The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

At the start of this week, word got out that hackers claimed to have seized personal data for as many as 100 million T-Mobile patrons. This stolen booty reportedly included social security numbers, phone numbers, names, home addresses, unique IMEI numbers, and driver’s license information. Josh Shaul, CEO, Allure Security.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The fraudsters behind the often laughable Nigerian prince email scams have long since branched out into far more serious and lucrative forms of fraud, including account takeovers, phishing, dating scams, and malware deployment. I think also because they rationalize that individuals who are victimized will ultimately get their money back.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

billion in fraudulent jobless benefits — nearly two-thirds of the phony claims it reviewed — was paid out to individuals with Social Security numbers filed in multiple states. To screen out fraudsters, ID.me The amount of fraud we are fighting is truly staggering.” 77,000 NEW (AB)USERS EACH DAY.

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