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E-Verify’s “SSN Lock” is Nothing of the Sort

Krebs on Security

A reader who was recently the victim of unemployment insurance fraud said he was told he should create an account at the Department of Homeland Security ‘s myE-Verify website , and place a lock on his Social Security number (SSN) to minimize the chances that ID thieves might abuse his identity for employment fraud in the future. .”

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Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

Krebs on Security

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. VAMOSI: Cybersecurity insurance. cyber insurance as a whole was changing heavily. And why is that?

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Top MDR Services for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Their wealth of knowledge and real-life experience makes Blackpoint Cyber a formidable force against threats for organizations of all sizes. This framework is a globally accessible knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world observations. Blackpoint launched its MDR 4.0 Benefits of MDR services.

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