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U.S. Soldier Charged in AT&T Hack Searched “Can Hacking Be Treason”

Krebs on Security

At the end of 2023, malicious hackers learned that many companies had uploaded sensitive customer records to accounts at the cloud data storage service Snowflake that were protected with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication needed). million customers.

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Fake bank ads on Instagram scam victims out of money

Malwarebytes

Recommendations to stay safe As cyberthreats and financial scams become more sophisticated, it is increasingly difficult for individuals to determine if a request coming via social media, email, text, phone call or even video call is authentic. Authentic banks will never request such details through social media or ads.

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Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S.

Krebs on Security

A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week from Spain to the United States, where he is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft. Buchanan’s court-appointed attorney did not respond to a request for comment.

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GUEST ESSAY: The Top 5 online privacy and data security threats faced by the elderly

The Last Watchdog

Ever present threats. Phishing emails may ask for personal information like a log-in or Social Security number to authenticate your account, or they may urge you to share your credit card payment details. Identity-theft. Thus hackers rely on them not revealing they’ve been duped. Debt relief scams.

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U.S. Secret Service Warns ID Thieves are Abusing USPS’s Mail Scanning Service

Krebs on Security

Secret Service issued an internal alert warning that many of its field offices have reported crooks are indeed using Informed Delivery to commit various identity theft and credit card fraud schemes. The final step in validating residents involves answering four so-called “knowledge-based authentication” or KBA questions.

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Experian API Exposed Credit Scores of Most Americans

Krebs on Security

Experian says it has plugged the data leak, but the researcher who reported the finding says he fears the same weakness may be present at countless other lending websites that work with the credit bureau. Many states now require drivers license numbers as a way of verifying an applicant’s identity.

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News alert: SpyCloud operationalizes darknet data, pioneers shift to holistic identity threat protection

The Last Watchdog

SpyClouds holistic identity threat protection addresses these challenges by encompassing the full spectrum of an individuals online presence. By connecting authentication data, financial data, and personally identifiable information (PII), SpyCloud uncovers hidden relationships across seemingly unrelated accounts, continuously and at scale.