Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Mister Chairman and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today concerning the security of credit data. Before the.

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Computers and Electronics Identity Theft Internet Internet 212

Malwarebytes

JULY 21, 2021

The moment victim details are released and / or leaked, the possibility for fraud is there. There were also plenty of concerns about this problem on a broad scale. Millions of dead people each year having their identities stolen, and around 800,000 instances of credit applied for in their names?

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Identity Theft Social Engineering Accountability Scams 81

Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

million to $4.24 million, according to IBM and the Ponemon Institute’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2021. million to $4.24 million, according to IBM and the Ponemon Institute’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2021. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket when it comes to protecting credentials and trusted access.

Retail 96

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Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2022

The leak led to the public shaming and extortion of many Ashley Madison users, and to at least two suicides. “Users almost always pay with credit card; their purchase details are not removed as promised, and include real name and address, which is of course the most important information the users want removed.”

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. Rescator, advertising a new batch of cards stolen in a 2014 breach at P.F. la — was selling more than six million payment card records stolen from Target customers.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Unfortunately, football fans aren’t the only ones tuning in to watch some of the best players in the world defending their national colors. Once again, the sophistication of the apps varied greatly; however, they largely shared one purpose: deceive users into downloading them.

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

The most widespread techniques of monetizing cyberattacks include selling stolen databases, extortion (using ransomware) and carding. However, there is demand on the dark web not only for data obtained through an attack, but also for the data and services necessary to organize one (e.g., that they save to their logs.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Just recently, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), owner of retailers Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5th and Lord & Taylor, acknowledged that an undisclosed number of customers’ payment card data had been stolen, and HBC shares fell more than 6 percent in response to the news. Evolving threats. Errors to avoid.

Retail 52

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 10, 2022

A report last week by the New York Attorney General’s Office put a spotlight on the ongoing threat of credential stuffing, a common technique used by cybercriminals that continues to spread and is helping to fuel the push for security practices that don’t involve usernames and passwords. Also read: Best Password Managers & Tools for 2022.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Attackers can either guess, leak, or brute force a victim’s ID and steal their payment information via the API endpoint. Often, applications allow users to access data objects based on an object ID instead of their user IDs. On a banking site, it could lead to attackers leaking everyone’s credit information and tax forms!

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