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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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

Category Awareness, Guides Risk Level Data breaches are a significant concern here in the digital age. The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reported that over 422.1 million victims were impacted by a data breach in 2022 alone. My data was breached. Now what do I do?"

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2020

The world’s largest travel leisure company Carnival Corporation discloses a data breach that took place last year and which exposed the personal information of its customers. Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest travel leisure company, discloses a data breach that took place in 2019. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 18, 2024

QR Code Scams: What You Need to Know About This Phishing Tactic madhav Tue, 03/19/2024 - 06:10 In a world where individuals and organizations alike are increasingly dependent on digital processes, cybercriminals are constantly looking for and developing new ways to exploit technology to take advantage of their targets.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2022

It's often a lucrative situation for cybercriminals, as sensitive medical data can fetch a high price on the Dark Web. Though not COVID-19 related, one of America's largest healthcare providers, Kaiser Permanente, disclosed a data breach affecting the protected health information (PHI) of more than 69,000 individuals.

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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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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2023

Now the important question: how many of you got scammed in some sort of way by cryptocurrency or another type of investment? Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity. Alright, how many of you saw a cryptocurrency ad on TV in 2022? Oh, yeah, everyone did. Probably some of you. According to the U.S.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This prolonged season of online shopping (and stress) will provide ample opportunity for phishers, smishers, vishers and identity thieves to pilfer your valuable personal and/or payment information. Here are 50 ways to avoid getting scammed on Black Friday — and beyond. Report scams. Choose credit over debit.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 17, 2024

Whether it’s through its cybersecurity and risk management solutions or Identity capabilities, Mastercard’s innovative technologies and industry standards are creating a secure environment for seamless and trustworthy digital transactions.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This was revealed in a 2022 Consumer Impact report released by Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) on Tuesday this week. And sometimes, 23% of them experienced cyber-bullying and around 20% of them became a victim of a romance scam.

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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. Some popular scams people are falling for involve: Expedited stimulus checks. Donation scams. Refunds for cancelled events or travel plans. COVID-19 cures and vaccines.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Related: How Google, Facebook enable snooping In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering. Cybersecurity specialists here at Digital Forensics have built up a store of knowledge tracking criminal patterns while deploying countermeasures on behalf of our clients.

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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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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2024

The infamous cybercrime syndicate ShinyHunters has struck again, this time claiming responsibility for an absolutely staggering data breach impacting live entertainment giants Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Consumers have become numb to data breaches, which leads to industry complacency."

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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. Yet a new report by Identity Theft Resource Center and DIG. Here’s some insight on why victims of data breaches might fail to react.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

What Data Was Left Vulnerable? Our team of ethical cybersecurity researchers discovered over 80 misconfigured Amazon S3 buckets holding data related to these municipalities, totalling over 1000 GB of data and over 1.6 million files. The type of files exposed varied by municipality. Sensitive information redacted.

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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. How to Help Protect Yourself from Bluetooth Hacking.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 9, 2021

This magnitude reminds of us of the 500 million people that were impacted in the data breach at Marriott. Oddly, Facebook initially dismissed the reports as irrelevant, citing that the data was leaked years ago so it didn’t matter now. What is a data breach?” What is data scraping?” spreadsheet).

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. It’s certainly interesting for business leaders today to learn more about the history of cybersecurity incidents.

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Webroot

MAY 31, 2024

2 64% of Americans have experienced a data breach. 3 95% of cybersecurity breaches are due to human error. These can lead to financial loss, identity theft, or installation of malware. What Cybersecurity Gets Wrong. [5] Learn how to avoid a phishing scam.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Private companies and large government agencies aren’t the only organizations that need to prioritize cybersecurity. Kindergarten through 12th-grade schools are also targeted by cybercriminals with hacks, ransomware, phishing scams, data breaches and more. K-12 Schools Have Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

“In the current digital landscape, identity security has gained paramount importance due to the growing cyber risks posed by phishing and social engineering attacks utilizing AI. These attacks have become more complex and challenging to detect, leading to increased instances of data breaches, account takeovers, and impersonation attacks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the age of data, with organizations creating trillions of gigabytes of new information each year, it’s easy to think of cybersecurity as a mere synonym for “data protection.” But cybersecurity is so much more. The cybersecurity stakes are higher than ever and growing by the day.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Some hackers even set up rogue hotspots with the sole intention of luring unsuspecting device users and stealing their valuable data. Data Breaches. A data breach is any unauthorized access to a company’s data that results in the exposure of sensitive information to an untrusted environment.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2022

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, Adaptive Health Integrations (AHI), a healthcare software and billing services firm in North Dakota, suffered a data breach that affected more than half a million individuals. After checking the website (screenshot below), some letter recipients thought it was a scam.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Now, cybersecurity may just be the most important aspect of financial technology (fintech) in the modern world. With 2020 being the worst year on record in terms of files exposed in data breaches , a thorough security approach is necessary to combat modern dangers. Regulatory technologies (Regtech). .

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Investment money is flowing into a fast-growing digital identity solutions market that is being fueled by the ongoing increase in data breaches launched via identity scams, a government focus on the issue, and the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers admitted to have suffered a data breach that likely impacted approximately 3.4 Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers disclosed a a data breach that might have impacted approximately 3.4 ” reads the data breach notification published by the company. million users.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Safer Internet Day is a reminder for organizations to train and regularly refresh employee awareness around cybersecurity. With regular headlines of the latest cyber-attack occurring, organizations must focus on cybersecurity and using the internet safely. So why is it vital to train employees on cybersecurity and internet risks?

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Hackenproof, the Estonian cybersecurity company that found the data trove online, announced their discovery on their blog. The data was found on Shodan , an IoT-centric search engine that allows users to look up and access “power plants, Smart TVs, [and] refrigerators.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Tax Service agencies collect the personal and financial information of citizens, such data can be exploited by threat actors to carry out a broad range of fraudulent activities, including financial scams and identity theft.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. As it happens, Plex announced its own data breach one day before LastPass disclosed its initial August intrusion. 9, 2024, U.S.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Australian Mobile Cybersecurity in 2022. Apple iOS users often fall prey to mobile scams; around 30.1% Social media-based scams are increasing as the average Australian uses their smartphone to connect unilaterally with multiple social networking services. of the total mobile app threats make up the real threats so far.

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Adam Levin

JULY 16, 2018

The data exposed included names, phone numbers, account PINs, as well as home addresses, service plans, account balances, whether or not they were employed by the federal government, and even customer “frustration scores” with Verizon’s customer service. ” Read more about the story as it develops here.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 5, 2023

Since then, with the help of an unnamed cybersecurity firm, it has "determined that the files contained information submitted to us in connection with the employment process." This would mean the compromised data include things such as names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Regis, Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels or anywhere else that operates on Marriot’s Starwood guest reservation database, it’s time to redouble your cybersecurity and privacy efforts, because this compromise is one of biggest we’ve seen—dwarfed only by the Yahoo breach that affected 2 billion users. If you’ve made reservations at the St.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

Why is leaking personal data dangerous? One of them is identity theft. Additionally, criminals could use the data to apply for loans or credit cards in the name of the affected individuals. Leaked data might also lead to phishing scams.

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