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Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 14:05:15 +0000

Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer credit reporting bureaus. Normally, Experian requires that those seeking a copy of their credit report successfully answer several multiple choice questions about their financial history. But until the end of 2022, Experian’s website allowed anyone to bypass these questions and go straight to the consumer’s report. All that was needed was the person’s name, address, birthday and Social Security number.

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LA housing authority is latest LockBit ransomware victim

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: LockBit

Tags: LockBit ransomware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles

Tags: HACLA

Tags: opportunistic attack

In an incident still under investigation, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) was attacked by LockBit during the holiday season.

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