Google Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Malicious cyber attacks that exploit the insecurity of SMS have resulted in identity theft, personal or corporate financial losses, unauthorized access to accounts and services, and worse. Today, most global carriers and over 500 Android device manufacturers already support RCS and RCS is enabled by default on Messages by Google.

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Mobile Identity Theft Authentication Encryption 131

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

A small but telling example was a recent court case where a judge ruled that car manufacturers collecting users’ text messages and call logs did not meet the Washington Privacy Act’s (WPA) standard that a plaintiff must prove that “his or her business, his or her person, or his or her reputation” has been threatened.

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Identity Theft Consumer Protection Surveillance Data privacy 131

Webroot

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The attackers still have full control over the company’s email systems, which they will likely use for additional phishing attacks or identity theft operations. Austrian crane manufacturer hit by ransomware. The attack is still ongoing nearly nine days after being first identified.

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Ransomware Identity Theft Retail Manufacturing 108

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

.” In November 2017, Estonia announced that it would suspend security digital certificates for up to 760,000 state-issued electronic ID-cards that are using the buggy chips to mitigate the risk of identity theft. At the time, Estonia had issued 1.3 At the time, Estonia had issued 1.3 “continues the Reuters.

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Manufacturing Identity Theft Government Advertising 87

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

1) Manufacturer Protocols “Matter” First, consumers should seek to purchase Smart Devices that are Matter certified. Additionally, while most manufacturers are experts in their device domain, they are not typically familiar with IoT security needs or how to incorporate them into production.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

It manufactures products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles, and builds new locomotives up to 6,000 horsepower. rail and locomotive company Wabtec Corporation disclosed a data breach after it was hit with Lockbit ransomware attack. ” concludes Wabtec.

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Ransomware Identity Theft Insurance Data breaches 87

Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The vaccination card contains several elements of PII (personally identifiable information) – including your full name, date of birth, the dates on which you received doses of the vaccine, the manufacturer and lot numbers of the relevant doses, and the physical location at which the injections were administered; this type of information may be (..)

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Media Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Manufacturing 349

SecureWorld News

APRIL 28, 2022

pharmaceutical manufacturer. In October 2020, a federal judge indicted these officers on counts of conspiracy to conduct computer fraud and abuse, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, damaging protected computers, and aggravated identity theft. Among the targeted systems were those of U.S. entities.".

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Identity Theft Government Phishing Manufacturing 77

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

By learning how to use online platforms safely from the tips below, you will be able to minimize the risks of identity theft and money fraud. When device manufacturers and software developers find out about bugs, they immediately release a patch to fix them. Keep All Your Devices Up to Date.

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Internet Internet Passwords Banking 120

Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2021

CISA releases CHIRP, a tool to detect SolarWinds malicious activity Microsoft Defender can now protect servers against ProxyLogon attacks Swiss expert Till Kottmann indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft Abusing distance learning software to hack into student PCs Adobe addresses a critical vulnerability in ColdFusion product (..)

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Identity Theft Data breaches Ransomware Wireless 52

Krebs on Security

APRIL 8, 2019

Almost exactly one year ago, KrebsOnSecurity reported that a mere two hours of searching revealed more than 100 Facebook groups with some 300,000 members openly advertising services to support all types of cybercrime, including spam, credit card fraud and identity theft. Facebook responded by deleting those groups.

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Cybercrime Passwords Identity Theft Accountability 206

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

Last year, with a total share of 18% of all cyberattacks, it was the second most targeted industry, following manufacturing. Screenshot of leaked filled-in KYC form According to researchers, threat actors could use leaked data to commit identity theft and fraud.

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Banking Identity Theft Accountability Phishing 96

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

, aka Baobeilong, aka Zhang Jianguo, aka Atreexp, both nationals of the People’s Republic of China (China), with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft was announced today. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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Computers and Electronics Identity Theft Technology Manufacturing 79

SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

Cybercriminals can exploit such information for identity theft and blackmail, said Demi Ben-Ari, co-founder and chief technology officer of Panorays. While it’s a preventable situation, Ben-Ari said it requires companies to monitor how their third parties manage their data with cloud services.

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Risk Identity Theft Media Technology 62

Identity IQ

APRIL 1, 2024

They Have Financial Issues Scammers often manufacture financial troubles to exploit their victims’ empathy. If you end up providing personal information to a scammer, IdentityIQ identity theft protection services can help by alerting you in real-time when someone suspiciously uses your financial or identity information.

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Scams Identity Theft Manufacturing Media 52

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2021

Too often manufacturers prioritize releasing their products to market and interface connectivity rather than effective controls, all of which is made more difficult by the weak implementation of IoT standards, frameworks and basic security in designs. Spending on Digital Display Ads Increasing.

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IoT Advertising Identity Theft Mobile 145

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Fraud and identity theft are on the rise, with online shopping hacks and COVID-related scams popular among cybercriminals. . Instead of displacing work as AI might do to 20 million-plus manufacturing jobs, artificial intelligence stands to supplement skill shortages to make effective security more accessible.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

These attacks can lead to identity theft, banking theft, ransom-based threats, and even blackmail, depending on what information is compromised. The excessive trust in mobile device manufacturers and OS platform security fosters a breeding ground for malware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

through September of 2021 has already surpassed the total number of compromises in 2020 by 17%, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).” For hackers’ soft targets for ransomware extortion are plentiful, especially in the healthcare, financial, and manufacturing industries. ” Industry panel: U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

Since the report was released, “A security breach in India has left a billion people at risk of identity theft,” 2 Under Armour was breached affecting 150 million user accounts, Orbitz discovered a data breach potentially affecting 880,000 customers 3 , and “the U.S. Interested in learning more?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 4, 2023

A price of $200,000 is being demanded for the stolen information and as it contains sensitive information such as contact details, those interested might make merry as they can use the purchased data to launch identity thefts and phishing campaigns. Hudson Rock did not name the hacking form that contains the twitter data dump.

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Identity Theft Big data Manufacturing Healthcare 137

Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

American consumers lost $56 billion to identity theft last year with an average of 49 million consumer victims, according to a CNBC News report. The 2021 Identity Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy & Research reports the identity fraud resulted from stolen personally identifiable information (PII) and data breaches.

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 30, 2022

However, what if you could manufacture a hash collision? The k-anonymity search for email addresses sees over 100M queries a month and is baked into everything from browsers to password managers to identity theft services.

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Passwords Identity Theft Consumer Services Password Management 308

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit. To lend an air of authenticity and to motivate the victim to enter valid information, the swindlers warned that the victim could be prosecuted for providing false information.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

granting them access to live and archived video feeds across multiple organizations, including manufacturing facilities, hospitals, schools, police departments and prisons. That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”. Costlow agreed, adding, “Deepfakes are becoming increasingly common.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In its 2021 Threat Force Intelligence Index , IBM reported that manufacturing and financial services were the two industries most at risk for attack, making up 23.2% Synthetic identity theft in particular can be thwarted by TransUnion models before the fraudster has a chance to escape with their ill-gotten gains.

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eCommerce Risk Financial Services Authentication 109

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Unfortunately, many are not secure because they are protected by nothing more than manufacturer default passwords readily available online. More employers will offer their employees identity protection products and services as part of their paid or voluntary benefits programs. (An The cloud will leak.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2020

The duo targeted organizations in multiple industries, including high tech manufacturing, medical device, civil, and industrial engineering, business, educational, gaming software, solar energy, pharmaceuticals and defense. ” concludes the DoJ.

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Identity Theft Government Hacking Advertising 71

Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

They can infect networks and devices with malware, and trick users into providing sensitive personal information that can be later used in an identity-related crime. While it’s hard to know what would perform best given the manufactured crisis of a shortened count, anything beats email.

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