Identity IQ

MARCH 13, 2021

The fraudulent email messages using the COVID-19 American Rescue Plan as bait target the infosec and technology sectors while employing subject lines ranging from “Joe Biden Rescue Plan Act” to “IRS Rescue Plan Form” to “President’s Rescue Plan Act.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 3, 2021

Identity security is the greatest weakness in enterprise security. As any infosec manager will tell you, no matter how secure your infrastructure, anyone with the right credentials can walk through the front door. Identity and user authentication continue to be a concern for IT managers.

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Authentication Identity Theft Technology InfoSec 140

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2023

With all ransomware attacks, identity theft scams, and countries hacking one another, it's enough to make anyone wonder… How about starting off with a cup of clarity instead? Does waking up each morning to an earful about the latest cyber disasters leave you worried about your personal security? In this blog post, we’ll cover [.]

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Personal Security Identity Theft Scams Ransomware 111

Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

The linked article talks about the author verifying the data with various people he knows, as well as other well-known infosec identities verifying its accuracy. So, let's focus on what we can prove, starting with the accuracy of the data. For my part, I've got 4.8M

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Data breaches Encryption Identity Theft InfoSec 345

Webroot

MAY 3, 2022

That’s why maintaining password integrity helps protect our online lives and reduces the risk of becoming a victim of identity theft or data loss. For consumers, dealing with identity theft can involve a world of headache. What is password integrity? Think of the foundation of a building.

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Passwords Identity Theft Password Management Antivirus 117

BH Consulting

MAY 23, 2023

Repetition can lead people to over-disclose information, that could then put them at risk of identity theft and cybercrime. MORE Threat Prompt newsletter covers the intersection between AI and infosec. Now, a new study from the University of East Anglia has uncovered a fresh twist: ask them twice.

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Artificial Intelligence Identity Theft Social Engineering InfoSec 52

Troy Hunt

JUNE 10, 2019

Increasingly, I was writing about what I thought was a pretty fascinating segment of the infosec industry; password reuse across Gawker and Twitter resulting in a breach of the former sending Acai berry spam via the latter.

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