Supply chain attacks are growing more common. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), there were just 19 supply chain attacks in the final quarter of 2020. In the…
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Synthetic Identity Theft: When Everybody Knows Your Name
You probably have a place where everyone knows your name — and maybe your address and your birthday and your favorite drink. That place could be your favorite restaurant, your…
Consider the Human Angle in Your Threat Modeling
When it comes to threat modeling, many businesses plan as if there were only a few possible scenarios in which cybersecurity or privacy-related incidents could occur. We need to plan…
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.
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. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…
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. This post appeared first on Naked…
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. This post appeared first on Naked Security…
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. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by…
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. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author:…
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. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by…