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Identity IQ
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
FTC Recognizes Identity Theft Awareness Week. The Federal Trade Commission is commemorating Identity Theft Awareness Week with a series of free events focused on raising awareness and educating consumers about the growing risk of identity theft. So what is identity theft and, how can you protect yourself?
CyberSecurity Insiders
MARCH 22, 2022
American Online Retailing Giant CafePress has been pressed with a $500,000 penalty for failing to protect the data of its customers. Often data stored in such formats gets stolen or is fraudulently accessed, leading to cyber frauds such as identity thefts.
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CyberSecurity Insiders
JANUARY 30, 2023
JD Sports, Britain’s online retailer of branded sportswear, has reportedly become a victim of a cyber attack that leaked information of over 10 million customers. JD Sports has assured that hackers accessed no passwords related to their accounts and issued an apology for failing to protect the customer info.
CyberSecurity Insiders
MAY 9, 2022
IKEA has admitted that its Canadian wing has become a victim of a large data breach that could have spilled personal details of approximately 95,000 customers to hackers. Good news is no car data or other banking information was available for access to the cyber criminals.
Malwarebytes
MARCH 7, 2024
Pet retail company PetSmart has emailed customers to alert them to a recent credential stuffing attack. Credential stuffing relies on the re-use of passwords. Take this example: User of Site A uses the same email and password to login to Site B. This is why we are continuously telling people to not reuse their passwords.
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?
Adam Levin
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
It’s worth noting that there’s no reason a legitimate retailer would need that last one — the skeleton key to your identity — to process a purchase.). Make sure your smartphone, tablet and laptop are password-protected, particularly if you’re in the habit of carrying them around wherever you go. Change passwords repeatedly.
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