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Insurance scams via QR codes: how to recognise and defend yourself

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The Postal Police has issued an alert to warn citizens against insurance scams using QR codes. In practice, fake insurance operators contact victims through calls, messages, or sponsorships on social networks, offering policies at advantageous prices. Online companies do not use generic domains or channels such as WhatsApp or Telegram.

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Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4 billion claim over NotPetya damages

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Merck has resolved a dispute with insurers regarding a $1.4 Merck and its insurers have agreed with a $1.4 billion insurance claim for the losses caused by the NotPetya attack that took place in 2017. Merck had not taken out specific insurance to cover cyber attacks, it only had insurance coverage against general risks.

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Crooks stole driver’s license numbers from Geico auto insurer

Security Affairs

Car insurance provider Geico has suffered a data breach, attackers have stolen the driver’s licenses for policyholders for several weeks. Geico, the second-largest auto insurer in the U.S., Once discovered the security breach, Geico secured the website and launched an investigation into the incident to determine the root cause.

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Threat actors offer for sale data for 50 millions of Moscow drivers

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Threat actors are offering for sale a database containing 50 million records belonging to Moscow drivers on a hacking forum for $800. “The cybercriminals put up for sale for $ 800 a database of 50 million lines with the data of drivers that were registered in Moscow and the Moscow region from 2006 to 2019. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina?

Krebs on Security

7, 2012 — three days before South Carolina officials say they first learned of the intrusion — a notorious cybercriminal who goes by the handle “ Rescator ” advertised the sale of “a database of the tax department of one of the states.” state tax database, without naming the state.

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30,000+ Italian sales agents’ personal data, IDs leaked by Ariix Italia

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A database allegedly belonging to Ariix Italia was exposed online on an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket, it includes 30,000+ Italian sales agents’ personal data. We then reported the incident to Amazon and they were able to secure the S3 bucket. As of June 5, the Ariix Italia data bucket has been closed and is no longer accessible.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 463 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.