Identity IQ

MARCH 11, 2021

On average there are three data breaches a day, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. If you’ve been notified you have been compromised in a data breach or suspect your personal information has been exposed, here are some concrete steps you can take to help protect your critical data.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 2, 2021

If you’re still under the impression that hacking is restricted to hoodie-wearing individuals in darkened rooms, then you might be vastly underestimating the scale the data breach problem. . Last year alone more than 300 million consumers were impacted by data breaches, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

What is Account Takeover? Account takeover, also known as ATO, is a form of identity theft in which a malicious third party gains access to or “takes over” an online account. One of the primary reasons behind this massive rise in account takeover is the relative ease with which it can be done. Account Takeover Prevention.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. In fact, last year, scams accounted for 80% of reported identity compromises to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It's just another day on the internet when the news is full of headlines about accounts being hacked. This is when hackers try usernames and password combos leaked in data breaches at other companies, hoping that some users might have reused usernames and passwords across services. Without doubt, blame lies with them.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Supply chain issues, inflation, a red-hot housing market, labor shortages and data breaches are just a few of the topics that affected our credit and personal finances. Our readers have been primarily concerned with avoiding malicious scams, from fake shopping websites to account takeovers. 8 Common Identity Theft Scams.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Identity theft happens when someone uses your personal or financial information — like your Social Security or financial account number — to commit fraud. If your data is used to open an account, take out a loan or lease, file taxes, or apply for unemployment insurance or other government benefits, you may be the victim of identity theft.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2020

Group-IB discovered thousands of personal records of users from multiple countries exposed in a targeted multi-stage bitcoin scam. The new scheme is similar to the “Bitcoin Evolution” scam, that Group-IB reported on in Feb. Later a victim would be asked to add to their account balance in BTC. .

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In this article, we’ll be covering the following topics: What are the Components of a Digital Identity? The following vectors represent some of the most common ways a criminal could gain access to your accounts and is also known as an account takeover : Social Engineering. Data Breaches. This is a big one.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Is it a Russia’s weapon?

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This article explains how people can hack your credit card account, the different types of credit card fraud, how to help prevent credit card fraud, and what your next steps should be. With this type of fraud, a person can acquire your credit card number through phishing scams, data breaches, or when you make online transactions.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The risk of identity theft is a concept that most of us are probably familiar with given the rise of cybercrime and data breaches. Works has revealed that most employees do little to protect themselves when they learn their personal information has been exposed in an employer’s data breach.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The fact is, older Americans are a popular target for criminals who seek to scam their victims out of their identity and money. Seniors often interact more with medical providers and government agencies, two sectors that are vulnerable to hacks and data breaches. Scams that Target Seniors. Impersonation Scams.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2021

During the coronavirus pandemic, there’s been a direct correlation with the rise of online activity, data breaches and identity theft. As many Americans’ personally identifiable information goes digital, it’s becoming increasingly vulnerable to hacks and theft by cybercriminals who profit from access to online accounts.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Google rolled out emergency fixes to address actively exploited Chrome zero-day Samsung discloses a second data breach this year The Prynt Stealer malware contains a secret backdoor.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Among these ever-present threats is phishing, which is a deceptively simple yet effective method cybercriminals use to compromise both business and personal accounts. In this article, we delve into the anatomy of email phishing and provide actionable insights to help you get through your inbox with confidence. What Is Phishing?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Exposed data include names, addresses, emails, postal addresses, telephone numbers, part of the payment card data (according to the information provided by the company, the card numbers were masked), account data, etc. I want you to check the following article: [link]. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

BEC or Email Account Compromise (EAC) was known as the $26 billion scam in 2019. The basics of the BEC scam are explained in a July 2021 SecureWorld article that interviewed Stephen Dougherty of the U.S. Dougherty said: "BEC is a cyber enabled financial fraud attack, where criminal actors get into email accounts.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! We are in the final ! Nominate Pierluigi Paganini and Security Affairs here here: [link] Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Lenny Zeltser

JULY 1, 2020

” How do such scams look from the victim’s perspective, and what can you do if you’re affected? How the Scam Works. the scammers get these details from massive data breaches, such as the Equifax breach. In my case, the scammer opened a GoBank account, specifying my former mailing address.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 30, 2024

For example, last year over 69 million players of Neopets, an online virtual pet game, had their customer data exposed — including usernames, emails, passwords, and personally identifiable information (PII) such as birth date, gender, zip code, and country of residence. But some gamers may bully, abuse, or try to scam other players.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs for free in your email box. A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived!

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Identity IQ

MAY 30, 2023

If you’re not familiar with the dark web, you might be wondering what it is, how information gets there, and what happens if your data is involved. In this article, we answer these questions and more, so you can understand the risks and how to help protect yourself from possible scams down the road. What is the Dark Web?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! users Thousands of WordPress WooCommerce stores potentially exposed to hack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 1, 2022

While criminals can’t open financial accounts and credit cards in your name using only your phone number, they can use it in other ways. Texting Scams. SIM swapping is a scam where criminals get your real phone number transferred to a SIM card in their possession. SIM Swapping. Spoofing Your Number.

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Identity IQ

JULY 28, 2022

The data obtained can be used to access your accounts or commit identity theft. No matter how vigilant you are about cybersecurity , there’s no way to be 100% safe from data breaches, hacks and identity theft. One of the most dangerous types of Bluetooth attacks is called Bluesnarfing.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

Every year, up to 10% of Americans fall for a scam, which often leads to the exposure of their personal data, according to Legaljobs. Other types of data that you should consider private include: Your bank account number and card details. Login information for online accounts you have. IdentityIQ.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 8, 2023

Additionally, 1 in 43 children were affected by a data breach from July 2021 to July 2022. Thieves can use your child’s information to open bank accounts, apply for loans, or obtain credit cards. Hacking Cybercriminals are always seeking ways to access large systems to obtain user data.

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Identity IQ

MAY 15, 2021

As important as they are, however, about 52 percent of people still use the same passwords across multiple accounts and 24 percent use a variation of common passwords that are easy to hack. So it helps to understand how they do it so you can prevent account takeover and other forms of identity theft. How Does Credential Stuffing Work?

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Malwarebytes

JULY 21, 2021

We’ve written at length about account compromise and identity theft , and how criminals will often hijack accounts belonging to dead people. The amount of abandoned accounts due to death can only ever go up, and nobody is really paying attention if someone accesses them illicitly. There’s something for everyone.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Trojan horses can also be used by cybercriminals to hijack control over your device, steal your personal data and even have access to your account. An opened phishing email usually contains links to shady sites asking for your credit card information, bank account information or personal details. This is a trap.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 12, 2021

This post has been brewing for a while, but the catalyst finally came after someone (I'll refer to him as Jimmy) recently emailed me regarding the LOQBOX data breach from 2020. A data breach made you sad and now you want money for being sad? I have to be aware that phishing scams may be used against me.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2023

AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. It amends the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) introduced in response to rising consumer data privacy concerns. Ensure employees use modern tools such as password managers to protect their online accounts.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 24, 2023

You get alerts from the IRS about suspicious account activity. For example, your existing online account has been hacked or disabled. Contact the IRS at 800-908-4490, so they can help assist you in protecting your tax account. The IRS will never call and ask for your bank or credit card account information.

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