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Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do

July 10, 2022 admin A Little Sunshine, arthur rishi, emory roan, Equifax, Experian, john turner, Latest Warnings, Nicholas Weaver, privacyrights.org, TransUnion, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 04:07:15 +0000

Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who’ve had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Research suggests identity thieves were able to hijack the accounts simply by signing up for new accounts at Experian using the victim’s personal information and a different email address.

Independent Krebs

IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online Access

February 2, 2022 admin A Little Sunshine, blake hall, Equifax, id.me, tax refund fraud, u.s. internal revenue service

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:15:06 +0000

If you created an online account to manage your tax records with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), those login credentials will cease to work later this year. The agency says that by the summer of 2022, the only way to log in to irs.gov will be through ID.me, an online identity verification service that requires applicants to submit copies of bills and identity documents, as well as a live video feed of their faces via a mobile device.

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (February 10 – 16)

February 18, 2020 admin a week in security, accusoft, CISO, coronavirus, Dell, emotet, Equifax, gigabyte, gridworks, helix, HOLLYWOOD, nude photos, online dating, robbinhood, state of malware report, xHelper

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:40:45 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s security news, including Malwarebytes’ release of the 2020 State of Malware Report, online dating woes, Emotet infection vectors, ransomware attacks, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: accusoft CISO coronavirus Dell emotet Equifax gigabyte gridworks helix Hollywood nude photos online dating robbinhood state of malware report xHelper

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MalwareBytes Security

Stalkerware developer dealt new blow by FTC

October 29, 2019 admin Capital One, consent agreement, consent order, data breach, data breaches, Equifax, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, ftc bureau of consumer protection, Marriott, mobilespy, motherboard, national domestic violence hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence, phonesheriff, retina-x, retina-x studios, stalkerware, StealthGenie, Teensafe, Uber, US Federal Trade Commission, vice

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:56:37 +0000

A new government front has emerged against stalkerware—the US Federal Trade Commission. Following enforcement against Retina-X and its founder, what’s next?

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Stalkerware

Tags: Capital One consent agreement consent order data breach data breaches Equifax Federal Trade Commission FTC FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Marriott MobileSpy Motherboard national domestic violence hotline National Network to End Domestic Violence PhoneSheriff Retina-X Retina-X Studios stalkerware StealthGenie TeenSafe Uber US Federal Trade Commission Vice

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Kaspersky Security

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 110

September 17, 2019 admin ads, Equifax, news, podcast, privacy, ransomware, Threats, Youtube

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:48:35 +0000

Jeff and Dave discuss the latest hurdles for the Equifax breach settlement, Entercom being hit with ransomware, and more.

Kaspersky Security

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 104

August 8, 2019 admin Amazon, Equifax, five eyes, news, podcast, Threats

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 11:56:29 +0000

Jeff and Dave discuss Five Eyes looking to weaken encryption, possible social media changes, Amazon Rings used for surveillance, and more.

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (July 29 – August 4)

August 5, 2019 admin android q, atm attacks, board of directors, Capital One, Equifax, Equifax breach, exploit kit, exploit kits, germanwiper, government cybersecurity, Lord exploit kit, Magecart, MageCart attacks, Malwarebytes news

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:44:37 +0000

A roundup of security news from July 29 – August 4 including Capital One breach, Lord Exploit Kit, more Magecart skimming, ATM attacks, QR code scams, and Equifax payout.

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Malwarebytes news

Tags: android q atm attacks board of directors Capital One Equifax Equifax breach exploit kit exploit kits germanwiper government cybersecurity Lord exploit kit Magecart MageCart attacks

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MalwareBytes Security

Capital One breach exposes over 100 million credit card applications

August 2, 2019 admin Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, AWS, Capital One, Capital One data breach, data breach, EC2, Equifax, Equifax breach, Fintech, iam, identity access management, Paige Thompson, reports

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 16:00:00 +0000

The Capital One data breach is an exceptional example, if only because of how much we already know. Not only that, but the breach happened to one of the technical front-runners in banking.

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Reports

Tags: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon web services aws Capital One Capital One data breach data breach EC2 Equifax Equifax breach fintech iam identity access management Paige Thompson

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