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2 Jan

Landry’s Restaurant Chain Suffers Payment Card Theft Via PoS Malware

Landry’s, a popular restaurant chain in the United States, has announced a malware attack on its point of sale (POS) systems that allowed cybercriminals to steal customers’ payment card information. Landry’s owns and operates more than 600 bars, restaurants, hotels,...
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3 Nov

#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | Identity Theft Email Attacks Rose In Third Quarter, Study Finds 11/01/2019

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Identity deception attacks are on the rise — they accounted for 62% of all phishing campaigns from July to September of this year, according to Agari’s Q4 Email Fraud and Identity...
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28 Oct

#cybersecurity | #hackerspace | Credential Theft: How It Works and How to Mitigate It

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In the spirit of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re running a three-part series on how to shore up identity security and help prevent a data breach. In our first post below,...
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30 Mar

Ex-NSA Contractor Pleads Guilty to 20-Year-Long Theft of Classified Data

A former National Security Agency contractor—who stole an enormous amount of sensitive information from the agency and then stored it at his home and car for over two decades—today changed his plea to guilty. The theft was labeled as the...
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12 Apr

Public’s help #sought in #finding #identity theft suspect #active in #Riverside, San Diego #counties

Authorities reached out to the public Monday for help in identifying and locating a woman wanted for stealing people’s personal identifying information in San Diego and Riverside counties and using it to open credit lines in their names. In late...
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24 Feb

Identity #Fraud Sets New #Record; Theft More #Sophisticated

Source: National Cyber Security News Identity fraud had a banner year in 2017, ensnaring an all-time high of 16.7 million U.S. victims and financial losses topping $16.8 billion. Almost 1 million more consumers were victims of ID theft last year...
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23 Feb

UK #Citizens In #Danger Of #Identity Theft Due To #Negligence Towards #Cyber Security

Source: National Cyber Security News A recent survey has found that 52% of Britons aged 18-25 are using the same password for many online services, increasing the likelihood of identity theft. It was also found that the majority had sent...
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3 Feb

5 #Reasons Why a #Credit Freeze Isn’t Enough to Help Protect #Against #Identity Theft

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When a data breach happens, it’d be great if you could simply prevent identity theft with a credit freeze. The truth is, nothing can prevent identity theft, although there are things...
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3 Feb

Top 10 #Tips to #Protect you from #Identity Theft

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Identity thieves use your personal information without your knowledge. The thief may use your name to recover debt and even commit crimes. The following tips can help you reduce the risk...
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3 Feb

How #Parents Can Protect Their #Children From Infant #Identity Theft

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An identity thief can wreck credit scores, drain bank accounts, and cause underserved legal troubles. But the victims of identity theft aren’t always adults with established finances. In fact, according to...
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