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2018: The year of the data breach tsunami

December 28, 2018 admin 101, breach remediation, data breach, data breaches, Identity Theft, Infographic, Infographics, personally identifiable information, PII

Credit to Author: Logan Strain| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000

To get a sense of the grim state of data security today, take a look at this infographic from TruthFinder that explains why 2018 was the year of the data breach tsunami.

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Independent Krebs

U.S. Secret Service Warns ID Thieves are Abusing USPS’s Mail Scanning Service

November 8, 2018 admin A Little Sunshine, eSafe@usps.gov, Identity Theft, Informed Delivery, informeddelivery@custhelp.com, Latest Warnings, Ne'er-Do-Well News, The Coming Storm, U.S. Secret Service, USPS

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2018 07:28:45 +0000

A year ago, KrebsOnSecurity warned that “Informed Delivery,” a new offering from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that lets residents view scanned images of all incoming mail, was likely to be abused by identity thieves and other fraudsters unless the USPS beefed up security around the program and made it easier for people to opt out. This week, the U.S. Secret Service issued an internal alert warning that many of its field offices have reported crooks are indeed using Informed Delivery to commit various identity theft and credit card fraud schemes.

QuickHeal Security

What is the price of your stolen identity on the online black market?

July 10, 2018 admin Hacker, Hacktivism, Identity Theft, online black market, personal identity information, phishing, Social engineering, social media

Credit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:00:04 +0000

If you thought there is only a black market for stolen mobile phones, drugs, pirated software, etc., then you could be wrong. There is a black market that exists on the Internet and its most lucrative commodity is your personally identifiable information (PII – sensitive information that can be used…

MalwareBytes Security

Panerabread.com breach could have impacted millions

April 3, 2018 admin Brian Krebs, cybercrime, data breach, hacking, Identity Theft, KrebsOnSecurity, Lord & Taylor, MyFitnessPal, Orbitz, Panera, Panerabread.com, privacy, Saks Fifth Avenue

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2018 20:53:29 +0000

The Panerabread.com breach might have exposed 37 million customers’ data online. What should you do to make sure your security isn’t compromised?

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Tags: Brian Krebs data breach identity theft KrebsOnSecurity Lord & Taylor MyFitnessPal Orbitz Panera Panerabread.com privacy Saks Fifth Avenue

Kaspersky Security

Why face unlock is a bad idea

March 21, 2018 admin #klmwc18, #mwc18, biometrics, Face ID, face unlock, Identity Theft, Mobile World Congress, smartphones, Technology

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:00:48 +0000

Almost every new smartphone now lets you unlock it with your face — and that’s really bad for security.

Kaspersky Security

A wave of Telegram hacks hits: How to protect your account

March 5, 2018 admin accounts, Hijacking, Identity Theft, messengers, phishing, target phishing, telegram, Threats, Tips

Credit to Author: Nadezhda Demidova| Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 15:34:57 +0000

Avoid the phishing bait and protect your Telegram account

MalwareBytes Security

Please don’t buy this: identity theft protection services

November 28, 2017 admin credit card, credit monitoring, cybercrime, Equifax, Experian, fraud, Identity Theft, IdentityForce, IdentityWorks, Lifelock, please don't buy this, privacy

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 17:31:58 +0000

Identity theft protection services promise to have your back against cybercriminals looking to steal your data. But they don’t actually stop them from taking your identity. Are they worth it, then? We say no.

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Tags: credit card credit monitoring Equifax Experian fraud identity theft IdentityForce IdentityWorks Lifelock please don’t buy this

Kaspersky Security

A friend in need — or is it?

November 20, 2017 admin deceit, Facebook, fraud, Identity Theft, privacy, SCAM, social media, telegram, Threats

Credit to Author: Tatyana Sidorina| Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:00:49 +0000

Attackers pretending to be acquaintances asking for money — the story is old, the approaches new. We show you how to avoid the e-bait.