Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Two young men from the eastern United States have been hit with identity theft and conspiracy charges for allegedly stealing bitcoin and social media accounts by tricking employees at wireless phone companies into giving away credentials needed to remotely access and modify customer account information. Prosecutors say Jordan K.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Prosecutors charged Urban with eight counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and five counts of aggravated identity theft.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2022

The DOJ also charged the alleged administrator of RaidForums -- 21-year-old Diogo Santos Coelho, of Portugal -- with six criminal counts, including conspiracy, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. The post RaidForums Gets Raided, Alleged Admin Arrested appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2023

In that context, even small, unintentional errors that are unrelated to identity theft can have outsized consequences for consumers down the road. Keep in mind that — fair or not — your credit score as collectively determined by these bureaus can affect whether you get that loan, apartment, or job.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 16, 2020

” “It is assumed the fraud ring behind this possesses a substantial PII database to submit the volume of applications observed thus far,” the Secret Service warned.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 12, 2022

The DOJ also charged the alleged administrator of RaidForums — 21-year-old Diogo Santos Coelho , of Portugal — with six criminal counts, including conspiracy, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 28, 2020

But you probably didn’t know that these fraudsters also can use caller ID spoofing to trick your bank into giving up information about recent transactions on your account — data that can then be abused to make their phone scams more believable and expose you to additional forms of identity theft.

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