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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

To prove ownership over the hijacked firms, they hire low-wage image editors online to help fabricate and/or modify a number of official documents tied to the business — including tax records and utility bills. “It’s still not good by any means, but it’s definitely better for consumers than it is for businesses.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. And again, smart meters were positioned squarely as making the environment more friendly by knowing how and when energy is being used by individual customers. Environmental effects caused by pollution.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

Only 5 definitely haven’t had data breached. Italian data protection authority fines Enel €79 million Italy’s data protection regulator, the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, has fined the country’s largest utility company, Enel, more than €79 million for misusing customer data for telemarketing.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 22 – 28 January 2024

IT Governance

Only 1 definitely hasn’t had data breached. Computer SPRL Source (New) IT services Belgium Yes 1,000,000 AerCap Source (New) Transport Ireland Yes 1 TB MBC Law Professional Corp. On top of that, we found out about the MOAB this week, affecting 3,876 organisations with more than 26 billion records breached.