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Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S.

Krebs on Security

A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week from Spain to the United States, where he is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft. ” U.S. prosecutors allege that records obtained from Discord showed the same U.K.

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U.S. Soldier Charged in AT&T Hack Searched “Can Hacking Be Treason”

Krebs on Security

At the end of 2023, malicious hackers learned that many companies had uploaded sensitive customer records to accounts at the cloud data storage service Snowflake that were protected with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication needed). million customers.

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How to Prevent Tax Identity Theft

Identity IQ

How to Prevent Tax Identity Theft IdentityIQ Every year, tax season presents a seasonal opportunity for criminals seeking monetary gain from identity theft. Clearing up issues related to identity theft and fraudulent tax returns can be messy and significantly delay any tax refund you may be owed.

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Fake bank ads on Instagram scam victims out of money

Malwarebytes

Look for red flags: Be wary of ads that create a sense of urgency, promise unrealistic rewards, or ask for sensitive information like passwords or PINs. Protect your social media accounts by using Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection. Authentic banks will never request such details through social media or ads.

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How to Help Avoid Tax Identity Theft

Identity IQ

Every year, tax season presents a seasonal opportunity for criminals seeking monetary gain from identity theft. Clearing up issues related to identity theft and fraudulent tax returns can be messy and significantly delay any tax refund you may be owed. It pays to protect your identity now.

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Understanding Have I Been Pwned's Use of SHA-1 and k-Anonymity

Troy Hunt

Four and a half years ago now, I rolled out version 2 of HIBP's Pwned Passwords that implemented a really cool k-anonymity model courtesy of the brains at Cloudflare. SHA-1 is Just Fine for k-Anonymity Let's begin with the actual problem SHA-1 presents. The other problem relates to how SHA-1 is used for integrity checks.

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News alert: SpyCloud study shows Darknet identity exploitation arising to become a primary cyber risk

The Last Watchdog

Identity is the ultimate frontier of cyber risk, with users exposure across past and present, personal and professional identities the new attack surface. 548 million credentials were exfiltrated via infostealer malware, highlighting the growing role of stealthy, targeted data theft in enterprise attacks.