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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

Krebs on Security

In December 2023, KrebsOnSecurity revealed the real-life identity of Rescator , the nickname used by a Russian cybercriminal who sold more than 100 million payment cards stolen from Target and Home Depot between 2013 and 2014. “Helkern was my friend, I [set up a] meeting with Golubov and him in 2013,” Shefel said.

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Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina?

Krebs on Security

The answer may no longer be a mystery: KrebsOnSecurity found compelling clues suggesting the intrusion was carried out by the same Russian hacking crew that stole of millions of payment card records from big box retailers like Home Depot and Target in the years that followed. billion in 2013. Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex

Krebs on Security

retailers, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord and Taylor , Bebe Stores , Hilton Hotels , Jason’s Deli , Whole Foods , Chipotle , Wawa , Sonic Drive-In , the Hy-Vee supermarket chain , Buca Di Beppo , and Dickey’s BBQ. Sometime around 2013, Taleon launched a partnership with a money transfer business called pm2btc[.]me.

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The Security Pros and Cons of Using Email Aliases

Krebs on Security

Indeed, security-minded readers have often alerted KrebsOnSecurity about spam to specific aliases that suggested a breach at some website, and usually they were right, even if the company that got hacked didn’t realize it at the time. ” HaveIBeenPwned’s Hunt arrived at the conclusion that aliases account for about.03

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Point-of-Sale (POS) Security Measures for 2021

eSecurity Planet

It’s a tough time to be a retailer. Just recently, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), owner of retailers Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5th and Lord & Taylor, acknowledged that an undisclosed number of customers’ payment card data had been stolen, and HBC shares fell more than 6 percent in response to the news.

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State attorneys general announced a $1.5 million settlement with Neiman Marcus

Security Affairs

million settlement with The Neiman Marcus Group over a 2013 data breach. million settlement with The Neiman Marcus Group LLC over a data breach suffered by the company in 2013 and disclosed earlier 2014. billion in the Q4 2013. Security Affairs – settlement, cybercrime ). Tens of state attorneys general announced a $1.5

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Hanging Up on Mobile in the Name of Security

Krebs on Security

The claims come in a lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles on behalf of Michael Terpin , who co-founded the first angel investor group for bitcoin enthusiasts in 2013. “But because of all these other companies are building in security measures, a phone number has become an identity document.”

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