June 08, 2022

SSNDOB Market domains seized, identity theft “brokerage” shut down

The online identity "brokerage" SSNDOB Market didn't want people to be in any doubt what it was selling.

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May 21, 2020

Scammers target COVID-19 CARES Act relief scheme

US states are being flooded by fraudulent unemployment applications in a scam run by a sophisticated cybergang.

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April 30, 2020

Coronavirus delays trial of alleged Russian hacker a third time

Justice has already been slow in this case, and the pandemic isn’t helping: His trial has been postponed for a third time.

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April 03, 2020

Watch out for the new wave of COVID-19 scams, warns IRS

If somebody promises to get your economic impact payment fast, back away: it's just one flavor of COVID-19 scam the tax agency is seeing.

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February 19, 2020

Private photos leaked by PhotoSquared’s unsecured cloud storage

With no password required and no encryption in place, a burglar or ID thief could have seen your photos, your address and more.

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February 12, 2020

US charges four Chinese military members with Equifax hack

The indictment suggests the hack was part of a series of major data thefts organized by Chinese military and intelligence agencies.

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February 07, 2020

Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud

Organizations were attacked for employees' data, including names, addresses and birthdates used to set up hundreds of bank accounts.

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January 27, 2020

Cardplanet mastermind pleads guilty to credit card fraud

Cardplanet offered refunds on invalid card data, along with a card checking service that ensured a stolen card was still valid.

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December 18, 2019

Doxed credit card data has two hours max before it’s nabbed

That's pretty slow for thieves' bots & scripts to grab it and test it, said a researcher who posted his card online.

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