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24 stories taggedidentity theft.
Can you actually stay private online? The case for separate digital identities
Reusing the same email, phone number and card everywhere hands data brokers and criminals a ready-made profile. Compartmentalising your identity blunts that.
Nearly a Million Australians' Data Stolen in Origin Energy Breach Traced to Manila Call Centre
A former employee at a Manila-based Accenture office allegedly took customer records belonging to roughly 900,000 Origin Energy customers and tried to extort the company for money to return them.
Heights Finance Data Breach Hits 1.2 Million Borrowers
A consumer lender's cloud storage platform was broken into, exposing Social Security numbers, bank account details and driver's licence numbers for more than 1.2 million past and present customers.
Holiday Photos Are Fuelling a New Bank Fraud Scam
Criminals are scanning public Instagram and Facebook posts, then using AI to craft eerily personalised phishing messages that reference where you were, and when.
Card Skimmers Are Stealing Billions. Here Is How They Work.
The U.S. Secret Service says organised criminal groups are planting tiny data-theft devices on card readers across the country, with government benefit cards among the easiest targets.
Millions of Belgians' IDs and bank accounts were wide open through a government browser extension
A browser extension used by more than 2 million Belgians to log into government and banking websites contained flaws so serious that criminals could have stolen identities, hijacked payment cards, and taken full control of victims' computers. The vendor fixed the problems on 22 July.
Origin Energy's Data Breach Is a Window Into Australia's Worsening Cyber Problem
Nine hundred thousand customers had their details exposed. Two university professors say the breach is neither surprising nor isolated, and that ordinary Australians are bearing the hidden costs.
3.8 Million People's Medical and Personal Data Stolen in Unlimited Technology Systems Breach
A healthcare billing company lost names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and scanned ID documents for nearly four million people after hackers spent five days inside its systems last October.
311,000 People's Medical and Financial Records Stolen from Brown Health Medical Group in Massachusetts
A hack at the group's Hawthorn location last December exposed Social Security numbers, credit card details, and medical records for more than 311,000 patients and staff. The breach sat undiscovered for six months.
CareCloud Data Breach Exposes Medical and Financial Records of 350,000 People
A healthcare IT company says hackers spent nearly a week inside its cloud storage system, making off with Social Security numbers, credit card details, and medical records.
DentaQuest Data Breach: Up to 23 Million People's Dental and Health Records Exposed
A three-day network intrusion at one of America's largest dental benefits administrators may have handed criminals the Social Security numbers, treatment records, and government IDs of tens of millions of people.
Synthetic Identity Fraud Is Quietly Building People Who Don't Exist
Criminals stitch real data points together with fake ones to invent 'people' banks and payroll systems will lend to, hire, and eventually be defrauded by.
What is a data breach and what should you do after one?
A data breach happens when personal information is accessed or taken without permission. Here is exactly what that means and how to protect yourself.
Clover Health Discloses Data Breach After Social Engineering Attack Hits Staff Accounts
Three employee accounts were broken into through a social engineering attack, exposing personal and health information belonging to Medicare Advantage plan members.
Ernst & Young Client Data Stolen in Third-Party Platform Breach
Names, Social Security numbers, and card details belonging to Ernst & Young clients were taken after criminals broke into a third-party software platform the firm used to manage data.