Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

National pharmacy network PharMerica discloses a data breach that impacted more than 5.8 National pharmacy network PharMerica disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of 5,815,591 individuals. The company is the second largest in the institutional pharmacy services market, with revenues of $1.9

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 19, 2021

With all that transpired over the last few months, and even with the SolarWinds cyberattack making headlines , it might be easy to forget that data breaches and hacks continue to expose the personal information of millions. This leaves victims of the data breaches vulnerable to identity theft.

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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. 8 Common Identity Theft Scams. Scam School: Bad Practices on Social Media Could Put Your Identity at Risk. Tips to Avoid Holiday Job Scams.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 17, 2024

Trustworthy brands are more likely to attract and retain customers, leading to increased sales and market share. One of the primary concerns is the issue of cybersecurity, particularly online fraud and identity theft. To End… Trust is the cornerstone of the digital economy, and its importance cannot be overstated.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

16, 2021 – IDIQ , an industry leader in identity theft and credit report monitoring, has named Damian Bushnell the company’s new chief product officer. For more than two decades, Bushnell has been a technology and product leader in the consumer credit and identity theft protection industry. IdentityIQ.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 15, 2021

Volkswagen Group of America has revealed a data breach impacting more than 3.3 million customers after a vendor exposed unsecured data online. Once hackers obtain this personal data, they can use your credentials to access your financial and other accounts online in what is called credential stuffing.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

CyberNews researchers discovered an unsecured data bucket that belongs to View Media containing close to 39 million US citizen records. The CyberNews research team discovered an unsecured data bucket that belongs to View Media, an online marketing company. What happened to the data? Original post: [link].

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2021

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access the information, and the data was not encrypted. Ringostat is an Eastern European company specializing in call-tracking, analytics, and other marketing aids for smartphones. l discovered an ElasticSearch database used by Ringostat which exposed over 800 GB of user data.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

. “ vpnMentor’s research team recently received a report from an anonymous ethical hacker about a massive data leak exposing users of over 70 adult dating and e-commerce websites from around the world.” The post Popular Marketing Tool exposes data of users of dating sites appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The file contained credentials for various business accounts throughout India, including 19 other dealerships, logins to the platform to send marketing-related SMS, tokens, and API keys that give access to internal systems and their own WhatsApp account. This could encompass customer information, sales records, and financial data.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 8, 2021

8, 2021 – IDIQ, an industry leader in credit report and identity theft monitoring, has selected Patrick Glennon to lead technology and security at the company. During the pandemic, the company has hired more than 125 employees to meet increased consumer demand for identity theft and credit report monitoring services.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2020

On June 16, authorities in Michigan arrested 29-year-old Justin Sean Johnson in connection with a 43-count indictment on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The fraudulent tax refund claims made in the names of UPMC identity theft victims caused the IRS to issue $1.7

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

16, 2021 – IDIQ , an industry leader in identity theft and credit report monitoring, has named Damian Bushnell the company’s new chief product officer. For more than two decades, Bushnell has been a technology and product leader in the consumer credit and identity theft protection industry. IdentityIQ.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 5, 2022

Temecula, California, April 5, 2022 – IDIQ , an industry leader in identity theft protection and credit monitoring, announces the appointment of Bryan Sullivan to the company’s top operating and financial role. He specializes in fintech, financial services, data services and real estate services. IdentityIQ.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

The app, developed by NJ Technologies, an India-based software developer, has over half a million downloads on the Google Play store and mainly serves the Indian market. According to the team, the exposed server contained data on over 497,000 users, almost matching the number of times the app was downloaded.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Digital exploitation refers to the abuse and manipulation of technology and the internet for illegal and unethical purposes, including identity theft, sextortion, cyberbullying, online scams, and data breaches.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

According to the team, leaked database credentials pose a real risk of data breaches and exfiltration since leaked credentials grant attackers access to government-based systems. This can include personally identifiable information (PII) of citizens, classified information, financial records, or other sensitive government data.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 30, 2021

Identity theft topped the list for both groups at 51%, with fake vaccine cards that could be used to hack smartphones (Americans 45%, British 44%) and data breaches (Americans 44%, Brits 45%) close behind. Among key findings: 80% of Americans and 76% of those in the U.K. Learn more at www.anomali.com.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Digital activities provide a fuller picture of your preferences and personality and are often used by companies for targeted marketing or to help improve user experience. Some hackers even set up rogue hotspots with the sole intention of luring unsuspecting device users and stealing their valuable data. Data Breaches.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 12, 2022

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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Identity IQ

APRIL 20, 2021

Temecula, California, April 20, 2021 – IDIQ , an industry leader in credit report and identity theft monitoring, has named John Bauer to the role of president and chief revenue officer. About IDIQ: IDIQ® is recognized as one of the fastest-growing industry leaders in credit and identity theft monitoring and data breach preparation.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

A year after offering free credit monitoring to all Americans on account of its massive data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 148 million people, Equifax now says it has chosen to extend the offer by turning to a credit monitoring service offered by a top competitor — Experian. for each additional month.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2018

.” ICBA Bancard is the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America , a organization representing more than 5,700 financial institutions that has been fairly vocal about holding retailers accountable for credit card breaches over the years.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Investment to Accelerate Growth of Leading Identity Theft and Credit Protection Company. . IDIQ provides credit reporting, identity theft and dark web monitoring, identity restoration and related family protection services in the rapidly evolving $20 billion consumer identity monitoring market.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 24, 2023

RELATED: What Are the Consequences of a Biometric Data Breach? Recently, the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado, backed out of a plan to use the Amazon One product because of an open letter that stated it would make data vulnerable to ongoing government tracking and to abusive hackers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 16, 2023

By minimizing the role of humans in secrets management, organizations can avoid data breaches, identity theft, and other identity-related problems by using a methodical approach to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems. Key concepts of secrets management What is a secret?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Urgent patching and prompt updates can protect systems from unauthorized access, data breaches, and potential exploitation by threat actors. To secure sensitive data, cybersecurity specialists, software vendors, and end users should encourage collaborative efforts against malicious activities.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

As a result, all 143 million US victims are at greater risk of identity theft, and will remain at risk for years to come. And those who suffer identify theft will have problems for months, if not years, as they work to clean up their name and credit rating. The company's incident response after the breach was similarly damaging.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2023

However, organizations face many challenges preventing them from mitigating expanding threats against identity theft. In addition, according to a Gartner report, by the end of 2024, the change in the nature of work will increase the total available remote worker market to 60% of all employees.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2021

PrivacySharks’ Madeleine Hodson , the first to report the new leak, noted that while it appears simply to be a “cumulation of data from previous leaks,” that data could still include private as well as public information. As reports have stated, this is likely scraped instead of a breach.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

While Equifax’s stock price took a steep hit in the months following its breach disclosure, shares in the company [ NYSE:EFX ] gained a whopping 50.5% in 2019 , according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. ID theft protection services are most useful in helping people recover from such crimes.

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SiteLock

DECEMBER 7, 2021

According to IBM , the average total cost of a data breach in 2021 was $4.24 In fact, the Identity Theft Resource Center found that by September 30, 2021, the number of reported data compromises in 2021 had already exceeded the number of compromises throughout 2020. million, a 10% increase year over year.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2021

Moreover, many of these incidents were significant: resulting in school closures, millions of dollars of stolen taxpayer dollars, and student data breaches directly linked to identity theft and credit fraud.". Data Breach/Leak (36%). Ransomware (12%). Other (5%). Phishing (2%).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Example of leaked email addresses: Besides the CSV files, the bucket also contained voice recordings of several sales pitches to digital marketers about RepWatch, which appears to be a long-defunct domain reputation management tool and may or – considering when the files were uploaded – may not be related to the CSV files stored in the bucket.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 27, 2021

In this episode of the podcast (#212), Brandon Hoffman, the CISO of Intel 471 joins us to discuss that company’s latest report that looks at China’s diversified marketplace for stolen data and stolen identities. Data leaks, data breaches and data dumps are so common these days that they don’t even attract that much attention.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 5, 2023

In its simplest form, the illegal data marketplace has long involved the exchange of currency for personal records containing attributes such as email addresses, passwords, names, etc. Cybercriminals then use this data for purposes ranging from identity theft to phishing attacks to credential stuffing.

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