Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The team discovered that the now-closed database contained details such as: Names Emails Phone numbers Scanned copies of receipts, checks, contracts, and IDs The team believes that malicious actors could employ this type of data for identity theft, phishing attacks, or even commit financial fraud.

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Steer Clear of Phishing Websites You might think phishing won’t happen when you’re using your TV, but that’s not the case. Whether you have fallen to this scam or not, use IdentityIQ identity theft protection services to help monitor your personal information.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

The dataset is extremely dangerous as threat actors could leverage the aggregated data for a wide range of attacks, including identity theft, sophisticated phishing schemes, targeted cyberattacks, and unauthorized access to personal and sensitive accounts,” the researchers said. The leak’s scale is of yet unseen proportions.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The bad actors attributed to Chinese-speaking cybercriminals are leveraging a package tracking text scam sent via iMessage to collect personal (PII) and payment information from the victims with the goal of identity theft and credit card fraud. Smishing is a form of phishing that involves a text message or phone number.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Risk of plate cloning While the leaked parking permits are no longer valid, malicious actors could use the exposed data for identity theft and to craft spear phishing attacks. Cybernews reached out to MTC for an official comment but has yet to hear back from them. Another potential danger involves car plate cloning.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2021

He claims the data was obtained by exploiting the LinkedIn API to harvest information that people upload to the site.” Data available for sale exposes 700+ million people at risk of cybercriminal activities, including identity theft, phishing and social engineering attacks, and account hijacking.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2024

District Court in Seattle to three years in prison and more than $5 million in restitution for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Raoult and two other co-conspirators were charged with having hacked into protected computers of corporate entities and for the theft of stolen proprietary information.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Potentially affected Individuals are recommended to remain vigilant against fraudulent activities such as identity theft and scam attempts. The notice of the incident did not reveal technical details about the incident and why the City representatives waited months to publicly disclose the security breach.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

According to the team, having passport data exposed puts individuals at risk of identity theft. Since passports contain a significant amount of personal information, including full names, date of birth, and a unique passport number, cyber criminals could use them to impersonate victims and steal their identities,” the team said.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

Leak data could be abused by threat actors to carry out malicious activities, such as phishing/spear-phishing attacks, identity theft, and scams. Be vigilant on potential phishing messages that ask you to provide information. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all your online accounts.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Source: The Record by Recorded Future) Former head of information security at Amazon claims that customer data protection “was all put together with tape and bubblegum” (Source: Business Insider) Yes, ransomware threat actors can try to turn your employees against you. Source: CBS News). Stay safe!

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The company attempted to downplay the security breach, according to a notice of data incident sent to the Montana Attorney General’s office, EWA bacame aware of a recent phishing incident that had some limited impact on EWA email accounts on August 2, 2021. ” concludes the notice.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Firstly, to research what information their target could store, what technologies and security measures they are using. Second, personal information could be used for phishing, identity thefts and other attacks, targeting individuals,” our researchers said.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2023

Threat actors can exploit this data to carry out a broad range of fraudulent activities, from phishing attacks to identity theft. HCPF is providing access to credit monitoring services for twenty-four months, through Experian, to impacted individuals along with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Attacks such as hacking, phishing, ransomware and social engineering are on the rise. Businesses and other organisations are being pushed both by customers and regulators to evidence how they are keeping their information secure. Ransomware, identity theft, and other cybercrime is on the rise.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Or just targeted phishing attacks.” ” Concerned that his own information was similarly exposed, Sheehy contacted Jared parent company Signet Jewelers and asked them to fix the data exposure. That would be a pretty convincing scam. Data exposures like these are some of the most common yet preventable for online retailers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

Understanding the FTC Safeguards Rule The FTC Safeguards Rule is a set of regulations that require covered financial institutions to develop, implement, and maintain an information security program designed to protect customer information. What is the FTC Safeguards Rule? Implementation of multi-factor authentication.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

” The impacted individuals are exposed to a broad range of malicious activities, including identity theft, phishing attacks, and scams. Impacted users are recommended to change their account passwords and remain vigilant to possible phishing messages. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

” Credential stuffing attacks involve botnets to try stolen login credentials usually obtained through phishing attacks and data breaches. The exposed data could expose users to multiple malicious activities, including identity theft & fraud, scams, phishing and malware attacks, and of course account abuse.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

” , we mentioned that a cybercriminal could attack their victim by using targeted phishing e-mails to obtain access to the victim’s data. Despite their seemingly primitive simplicity, e-mail phishing and other malicious attacks still serve as some of the main tools used by cybercriminals to gather corporate data.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2022

The company highlight the risks of identity theft or phishing attacks in case their data have been compromised. The company pointed out that threat actors may have accessed data of its customers, for this reason it is recommending them to be vigilant.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

These individuals used various ruses, such as email phishing, to install the malware onto the computers of unsuspecting victims.” “Raccoon Infostealer then stole personal data from victim computers, including log-in credentials, financial information, and other personal records. .”

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

One of them is identity theft. Fraudsters may exploit the exposed personal information to impersonate the affected individuals and gain access to their financial accounts or other sensitive information. Leaked data might also lead to phishing scams. Why is leaking personal data dangerous?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The leaked information includes a staggering amount of sensitive personal details, making users susceptible to identity theft, sophisticated phishing schemes, targeted cyberattacks, and unauthorized access to personal and sensitive accounts.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

Sensitive information redacted. Identity Theft: The high amount of PIIs (personally identifiable information) and private details exposed in the breach could allow a bad actor to easily pose as someone else and steal their identity. Phishing emails often use scare tactics to force users to open the attachment.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In essence, passkeys replace the traditional password exchange with a more secure, cryptographic handshake between your device and the website. This public-key approach makes it much more difficult for hackers to steal or compromise your credentials, even in the event of phishing attacks or website breaches. Phishing Prevention.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2019

The company r ecommends customers to remain vigilant to avoid identity theft and phishing attacks. “Foxit also recommends customers to remain vigilant by reviewing account statements and monitoring credit reports to avoid identity theft. ” concludes the advisory.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

Screenshot of leaked filled-in KYC form According to researchers, threat actors could use leaked data to commit identity theft and fraud. Employees, businesses, and individuals whose data were exposed could be at risk of spear phishing campaigns,” added researchers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

Image by Cybernews A malicious actor could have exploited the leaked personal data to commit identity theft and fraud. A data leak of such magnitude creates an opportunity for criminals to craft spear-phishing attacks and target individuals with greater precision putting their financial and other accounts at risk.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2020

” Experts pointed out that exposed data could lead to identity theft and multiple fraud scheme. Journalists are a privileged target for nation-state actors that could use exposed data to launch spear-phishing attacks. ” concludes the experts. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

The data from the leaked files can be used by threat actors against LinkedIn users in multiple ways by: Carrying out targeted phishing attacks. The leaked files appear to only contain LinkedIn profile information – we did not find any deeply sensitive data like credit card details or legal documents in the sample posted by the threat actor.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

. “Affected individuals could be at risk of identity theft and should monitor their accounts closely. “Potential victims should also be on the lookout for targeted phishing and other scams. Fraudsters could pose as tax officials, for example, to steal money or request additional information to aid in identity theft.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2019

The suspects have received sentences ranging from four years and three months to eight years and two months i n prison on wire fraud conspiracy , computer fraud and abuse, and aggravated identity theft charges. Smishing” is similar to “ vishing ,” but communicates a phishing message through text messages. Attorney Byung J.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2023

Individuals’ personal information (PII) such as full names, dates of birth, emails, phone numbers, and home addresses can be exploited for identity theft, spear phishing attacks, and other sorts of fraud,” our researchers warned. For example, fraudsters could abuse such data to launch sham recruiting agencies.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Online surveys designed to steal personal information. Unsuspecting online shoppers could also fall victim of identity theft of phishing attack aimed at stealing their payment card data. Advertisements on social media platforms that promote non-existent or counterfeit items.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2020

Due to the fact that it is extremely easy to access these types of files, it is possible that bad actors may have accessed the information in this bucket and may potentially use it for malicious purposes. What’s the impact? Having 30,000 passport and driver’s licenses can be a huge find for many bad actors online.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

According to the 2020 Internet Crime Report , the top three crimes reported by victims in 2020 were phishing scams, non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion. “In 2020, the IC3 observed an increase in the number of BEC/EAC complaints related to the use of identity theft and funds being converted to cryptocurrency.

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