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AT&T states that the data breach impacted 51 million former and current customers

Security Affairs

AT&T initially denied any data breach, below is the statement from the telecomunication giant : “Based on our investigation Thursday, the information that appeared in an internet chat room does not appear to have come from our systems,” Later, the telecommunications company retracted its initial denial and confirmed the data breach.

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News alert: AI-powered web scrapers from Oxylabs are breaking new ground in fraud detection

The Last Watchdog

“Enterprises in the finance, banking, and telecommunications sectors are the most susceptible to online fraud, but it can happen to any company,” said Vaidotas Sedys , Head of Risk Management at Oxylabs. Sedys concluded, “AI and ML technologies are vital in the fight against cybercrime, helping organizations identify anomalies.

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RaidForums Gets Raided, Alleged Admin Arrested

Krebs on Security

Department of Justice (DOJ) said today it seized the website and user database for RaidForums , an extremely popular English-language cybercrime forum that sold access to more than 10 billion consumer records stolen in some of the world’s largest data breaches since 2015.

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T-Mobile suffered the second data breach in 2023

Security Affairs

However, the compromised personally identifiable information can expose customers to identity theft, for this reason, T-Mobile is offering them two years of free credit monitoring and identity theft detection services, provided by myTrueIdentity, from Transunion.

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Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

However, there are some high-target industries, including healthcare, financial services, technology and telecommunications, retail and e-commerce, and the government and public sector, which are at a heightened risk of being targeted by cyber criminals. Supply chain security and third-party vulnerabilities.

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Are Bad Bots Unleashing Havoc in the Digital Realm?

SecureWorld News

Gaming (58.7%) and telecommunications (47.7%) had the highest bad bot traffic on their websites and applications. Personal information, such as credit card details, passwords, and social security numbers, can be harvested and employed for identity theft, fraud, or other malicious endeavors. Countries with High Bot Traffic 4.