Identity IQ

APRIL 20, 2023

Many scams occur, but most have a common goal: filing a fraudulent tax return in your name and getting your hard-earned money Your Social Security number (SSN) can be lifted via data breaches, phishing scams, or even a stolen Social Security card. It pays to guard against tax identity theft.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2019

Mastercard disclosed a data breach that impacted customer data from the company’s Priceless Specials loyalty program. The American multinational financial services corporation noti f ied the data breach to the German and Belgian Data Protection Authorities. We are working to remove them as well.”

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In a notice for its customers , Xfinity acknowledges it recently fell victim to a data security incident. Xfinity is Comcast’s brand for TV, internet, and home phone services, sometimes referred to as Comcast Cable Communications. During the data breach the attackers were able to access 35.8

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Identity IQ

JUNE 15, 2022

How to Help Protect Your Identity Offline. The media often covers data breaches and cyberattacks that expose the personal data of large groups of people, leaving them vulnerable to identity theft and other forms of fraud. Here’s how to help protect your identity offline. IdentityIQ.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2023

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2022 Internet Crime Report , which reveals the trends and impacts of cybercrime in the United States. The report is based on 800,944 complaints of suspected internet crime reported to the FBI last year, with losses exceeding $10.3

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Can Your Identity Be Stolen from Your Phone Number? When it comes to helping prevent identity theft , there’s a lot of personal information you should safeguard, so it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. How to Protect Your Phone Number and Identity . The post Can Your Identity Be Stolen from Your Phone Number?

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Without a SIM card, you won’t be able to receive calls, send text messages, or access the internet. Your data could be stolen in a data breach and sold on the dark web. They could take over your social media accounts and try to scam your friends and family or hold your accounts for ransom.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Social media activity: likes, shares, comments and posts. Why is Your Digital Identity Important? In many ways, a digital identity can help improve your life by allowing you to enjoy the convenience and benefits of a connected world. Data Breaches. population vulnerable to identity theft. Geotagging.

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Identity IQ

MAY 30, 2023

IdentityIQ The dark web is a hidden part of the internet most people can’t access. 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. How Does My Data End Up on the Dark Web?

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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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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Titled “ Everyone’s afraid of the internet and no one’s sure what to do about it ,” the report reveals that too many people spy on their spouses , too few use unique passwords , and too many who are worried about identity theft don’t actually do anything about it (and to those people, we say: We’ve got you covered ).

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As home users, many of the threats we cover will only affect you second hand, such as disruptions after a company suffers a ransomware attack, or when your private information is sold online after a data breach. But other threats you can do something about.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

Users should always be wary of emails which appear to originate from LinkedIn or other social media networks, and rather than following links, navigate directly to the website to read any messages or to respond to notifications.”.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

If you have to connect to the internet using a public network, do so with a virtual private network. VPNs encrypt data , making it much harder to intercept when transmitted through a shared or suspect internet connection. Steer clear of freebies, discount codes, e-vouchers and sweepstakes making the rounds on social media.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 4, 2020

Using a different browser and Internet address, I proceeded to find out. Lest you think your SSN and DOB is somehow private information, you should know this static data about U.S.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2023

of total internet traffic in 2022, marking a significant 5.1% These findings shed light on the escalating prevalence of bots and the shifting dynamics of internet users. Internet Traffic in 2022 2. Data breaches: Bots can be exploited to breach security systems and pilfer valuable data.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Your passwords are on the internet. Passwords are a weak point in modern-day secure authentication practices, with Verizon highlighting that almost 50% of breaches start with compromised credentials. Delays in identifying, assessing, and notifying breaches make it more challenging to prevent harm. As a result, about 3.9

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (ic3.gov) gov) has released their 2021 Internet Crime Report. Personal Data Breach. Identity Theft. Corporate Data Breach. Thousands of such Investment Scam sites have been created and most of them are being pushed on social media. 600,249,821.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The dataset also contained payment logs with emails, dates, bank names, phone numbers, and internet protocol (IP) addresses. The database index marked “Users” contained over 152,000 entries: names, emails, links to social media profiles, and passwords, some of which were hashed using a very weak MD5 algorithm. Proper encryption is key.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Navigating the internet in 2022 is more dangerous than ever for Australian netizens. Social media-based scams are increasing as the average Australian uses their smartphone to connect unilaterally with multiple social networking services. Almost 75% of data breach originators have gone completely scot-free and remain anonymous.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2021

Forex trading may be dominated by banks and global financial services but, thanks to the Internet, the average person can today dabble directly in forex, securities and commodities trading. In the rush toward online trading though, users have entrusted terabytes of confidential data to online forex trading platforms. Blackmailing.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Websites experience an average of 60 attacks per day on average, according to SiteLock data. And as stated by a Harris Poll conducted in 2018 , more than 60 million Americans are affected by identity theft every year. With that, 43 percent of cyberattacks target small businesses.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Identity Theft. Data Breach. Physical Manipulation, Damage, Theft and Loss. The problems with the RDP is that it suffers from vulnerabilities that can be exploited and the RDP service may rely on internet-facing servers which are easily accessed.". Web-based Attacks. Web Application Attacks. Insider Threat.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Normally, doxing involves a threat to specific people, such as media personalities or participants of online discussions. The first and simplest step that can be taken by cybercriminals is to gather data from publicly accessible sources. Identity theft. However, any organization can also become a victim of doxing.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

I don’t know about you, but I grew up as a child of the internet, and the thought of never going online again isn’t one I’m likely to seriously consider. Some password managers have a built-in audit tool that will highlight re-used passwords or passwords that may have been captured in a data breach. a victim of identity theft.

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Hot for Security

APRIL 5, 2021

User data appears to have been scraped in 2019 by malicious actors exploiting a vulnerability in the platform. Check if your personal info has been stolen or made public on the internet with Bitdefender’s Digital Identity Protection tool. What type of data was leaked? However, users shouldn’t bet on it.

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Webroot

MAY 3, 2022

With all of the information we are freely sharing online through our social media platforms , a cybercriminal can easily spend a very small amount of time researching our habits, connections and other elements of our lives to guess potential passwords and gain access to our information. The impacts for businesses and consumers are enormous.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The malicious attack known as doxing has gone far beyond hacker tools, with the threat now extending to most social media platforms and making nearly anyone a target. Today, doxing continues to be an intimidating prospect for digital users and is a mainstream data security problem. Defending Against Doxing.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”. Odds are more than one was breached here,” said Davisson. “I Pictured: a Dome Series security camera from Verkada.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Importantly, if the Internet were to achieve such a promise, then everyone, no matter their gender, race, income level, education, or age, could feel as safe and as private online as they deserve. Women were twice as likely as men to say their identity was stolen because of earlier, physical theft of their wallet or purse.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. Any digital media asset created with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence qualifies. households had an estimated 11 internet-connected devices per household.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Stolen social media accounts are also for sale: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Gmail, Instagram, Spotify, Twitch, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Soundcloud are all listed with prices that vary from 5USD to 80USD, the specific platform, the number of followers, and other variables. Social Media. Preventing Identity Theft.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet. 2002 – Internet Attack — By targeting the thirteen Domain Name System (DNS) root servers, a DDoS attack assaults the entire Internet for an hour. A DSW data breach also exposes transaction information from 1.4

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