Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2023: A Year of Record-Breaking Data Breaches IdentityIQ This past year has been an eye-opening year in the realm of digital security. Data breaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identity theft cases. Protecting yourself from the damages of data breaches and identity theft is paramount.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Data Breach: WizCase team uncovered a massive data leak containing private information about Turkish Citizens through a misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket. How Did the Data Breach Happen? Identity theft. How and Why We Discovered the Breach. This includes detailed VPN reviews and tutorials.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The following vectors represent some of the most common ways a criminal could gain access to your accounts and is also known as an account takeover : Social Engineering. 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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Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2023

Particularly in the workplace, staff can become overwhelmed with security warnings, IT alerts, cybersecurity policy documents, password change requests, or even media consumption of stories about data breaches at other companies. If employees aren't careful, they can fall for this social engineering tactic.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Reduce identity theft from phishing and other social engineering schemes. Phishing accounts for roughly a quarter of all data breaches, according to Verizon’s 2021 DBIR. With MFA, a password alone is insufficient to grant access, so credential stuffing and brute force attacks are rendered useless.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Such lapses in database security can (and often do) lead to hundreds of millions of people having their personal information exposed on the internet, allowing threat actors to use that data for a variety of malicious purposes, including phishing and other types of social engineering attacks , as well as identity theft.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Hacked social media accounts’ prices are decreasing across all platforms. After all, hackers don’t want (or need) to work that hard to collect their data with so many unsuspecting victims worldwide. Preventing Identity Theft. Keeping yourself safe is not rocket science. Avoid unsecured WiFi. Hackers love it.

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