Child identity theft, part 1: On familiar fraud

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 20:17:19 +0000

In this two-part series on child identity theft, we shed light on the growing problem of familiar fraud, where those entrusted with a minor’s information are the very ones who abuse it.

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Private photos leaked by PhotoSquared’s unsecured cloud storage

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:49:20 +0000

With no password required and no encryption in place, a burglar or ID thief could have seen your photos, your address and more.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/v6L-VwD68-Y” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US charges four Chinese military members with Equifax hack

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:48:41 +0000

The indictment suggests the hack was part of a series of major data thefts organized by Chinese military and intelligence agencies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/2euIheG1QVA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:21:30 +0000

Organizations were attacked for employees’ data, including names, addresses and birthdates used to set up hundreds of bank accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fdxyW-Y19KM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Cardplanet mastermind pleads guilty to credit card fraud

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:31:00 +0000

Cardplanet offered refunds on invalid card data, along with a card checking service that ensured a stolen card was still valid.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/u1COzi9wu6w” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:17:43 +0000

That’s pretty slow for thieves’ bots &#38; scripts to grab it and test it, said a researcher who posted his card online.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Kw0AyB4E8_0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Nationwide facial recognition ID program underway in France

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 10:36:10 +0000

It’s coming next month, in spite of a lawsuit and the data regulator’s protests about lack of consent, data security and privacy.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/dDDYjz1VwrY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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China’s new face-swapping app Zao gets whiplash-fast privacy backlash

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:53:53 +0000

Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China’s App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Jf1X-mppWbo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Romance scams – 80 people charged with ripping off millions of dollars

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:04:45 +0000

The $6m scam targeted women worldwide and victimized more than a dozen companies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6Wnqyl2R-08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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