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Here’s Why Credit Card Fraud is Still a Thing

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McCoy and fellow NYU researchers found BriansClub earned close to $104 million in gross revenue from 2015 to early 2019, and listed over 19 million unique card numbers for sale. In 2015, the major credit card associations instituted new rules that made it riskier and potentially more expensive for U.S.

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Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware

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Croatia government agencies have been targeted by unknown hackers with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. A mysterious group of hackers carried out a series of cyber attacks against Croatian government agencies, infecting employees with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. Pierluigi Paganini.

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T-Mobile Investigating Claims of Massive Data Breach

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In 2015, a computer breach at big three credit bureau Experian exposed the Social Security numbers and other data on 15 million people who applied for financing from T-Mobile. In at least one case , retail store employees were complicit in the account takeovers. WHO HACKED T-MOBILE?

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

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The government also indicted and sanctioned a top Russian cybercriminal known as Taleon , whose cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex has evolved into one of Russia’s most active money laundering networks. Joker’s sold cards stolen in a steady drip of breaches at U.S. This batch of some five million cards put up for sale Sept.

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IRS To Ditch Biometric Requirement for Online Access

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government online. Many readers were aghast that the IRS would ask people to hand over their biometric and personal data to a private company that begin in 2010 as a way to help veterans, teachers and other public servants qualify for retail discounts. to commercialize what should be a core government service.” ”

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Hacker who helped the ISIS will remain in US prison

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government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison. Ardit Ferizi , aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel. He was arrested in Malaysia in September 2015 and transferred to the US to face trial. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Key Ring digital wallet exposes data of 14 Million users in data leak

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The images include scans of government-issued IDs, retail club membership and loyalty cards, NRA membership cards, gift cards, credit cards with all details exposed (including CVV), medical insurance cards, medical marijuana ID cards, and more. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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