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Tag Archives: Identity Theft
Social Engineering Fraud Losses Doubled in 2015
Consider the largest breaches of 2015 and realize they weren’t about getting financial data directly. It was all about personal details. Identity theft is a hotter commodity on the dark web, than credit card numbers. Anthem 80 million (Personal Details) Ashley … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, 2016, cybercrime, fraud, hackers, hacking, Identity Theft, personal details, phishing, PII, Security Awareness, smishing, sniffing, social engineering, spearphishing, vishing
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Personnel Data and Social Security Numbers for EVERY Federal Employee STOLEN
It was announced last week that hackers stole Social Security Numbers, military records and veterans’ status information, address, birth date, job and pay history, health insurance, life insurance, and pension information (age, gender, race data) when they breached the Office … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, breach, cybercrime, fraud, hacked, hacking, Identity Theft, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, phishing
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Identity Theft, of the Children
Imagine getting credit card bills and hospital bills for your children, yet they are very young and barely in school yet. This is what is happening to children throughout the United States, and will continue to happen by the millions. Since … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Anthem, Identity Theft, privacy, Security Awareness
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Phishing Anthem
Since my original posting about the Anthem Health Insurance Breach… Investigators believe the cyber crooks compromised the logins from 5 different tech workers, possibly through a phishing scheme that could have tricked them into unknowingly revealing a password or downloading … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, 2015, Anthem, breach, Identity Theft, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering
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Anthem Health Insurance Breach
Anthem was the target of a very sophisticated external cyber attack. Based on what they know at this time, there is no evidence that credit card or medical information were targeted or compromised, just the other information that makes it … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, breach, Identity Theft, privacy
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Bennett Arron: How to Steal an Identity
Bennett Arron. Bennett is a stand-up comedian, award-winning writer and a major victim of Identity Theft. Years after having his identity stolen – which resulted in his losing everything – he wrote a comedy show about his experience. The video … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Bennett Arron, Identity Theft, social engineering, video tutorial
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