Identity Theft, Retail and Social Engineering

Identity theft of 225,000 customers takes place at Latitude Financial Services

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2023

Latitude offers ‘buy now-pay later’ facility to a number of Australian retailers such as David Jones and Harvey Norman has assured that it will post more details as soon as the investigation gets over. Note 4- Australian Cyber Security Centre is working with relevant law enforcement forces to investigate the data theft in detail.

Financial Services

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Data Breach at Britain JD Sports leaks 10 million customers

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2023

JD Sports, Britain’s online retailer of branded sportswear, has reportedly become a victim of a cyber attack that leaked information of over 10 million customers. Accessed information includes data related to phone numbers, email accounts, addresses, names, the location where the order was delivered, and the final 4 digits of bank cards.

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Scams 101: All you need to know to protect against online fraud and identity theft

Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

While some may be harmless, consisting of ads from retailers, criminals also use emails in mass-market phishing campaigns. They use social engineering techniques such as clickbait and scare tactics to persuade recipients to access a fraudulent link or malicious attachment. A daily dose of spam.

Scams

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T-Mobile Store Owner Made $25M Illegally Unlocking Cellphones

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Most recently, a former T-Mobile retail store owner was convicted for stealing employee credentials to illegally access internal computer systems and unlock and unblock cellphones. Very often he would socially engineer employees at the IT help desk to get their credentials. How was he unlocking these phones?

Mobile

Mobile Identity Theft Social Engineering Retail

UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

This London-based business provides facility management & security services to organizations such as the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), HM Revenue & Customs, various UK boroughs and councils, British retailer WHSmith , and other organizations.

Identity Theft

Identity Theft Social Engineering Retail Banking

Australia Recorded the Highest Rate of iOS & Android App Threats

Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Thus, these Australian attacks significantly contribute to the rising trend in socially engineered attacks. The lockdowns have made on-demand retail and mCommerce a permanent fixture among Australian users who share their transaction details without any qualms. Common Trends Among the Australian Mobile Threats.

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An odd kind of cybercrime: Gift vouchers, medical records, and.food

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 24, 2022

His compromise modus operandi was a combination of breaking into networks run by food retailers, and breaking into networks containing confidential patient records. This could put those people at an increased risk of social engineering or identity theft. That’s quite a peculiar mixture.

Cybercrime

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Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

Data breaches

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Research partnership to examine how fraudsters abuse financial tech innovations

SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

. “I don’t think it would influence Federal Reserve policy, but what it might do is influence the industry to take additional action through our existing venues and our ability to share the data,” said Trish Supples, advanced subject matter expert in the Retail Payments Office at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Financial Services

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Spam and phishing in 2022

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit. Phishing attacks targeted both the customers of globally known retailers and regional players. Large retailers being out of stock, combined with unbelievably low prices, made these offers especially appealing.

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The dark web index 2021, report

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

More retailers accept several forms of online payments. Hacked social media accounts’ prices are decreasing across all platforms. Preventing Identity Theft. The guides add a cost of cents to the purchase, and it’s anybody’s guess if they work at all. Cryptocurrency trading accounts. Avoid unsecured WiFi.

Accountability

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.