Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:34:08 +0000
Change Healthcare says it has notified approximately 100 million Americans that their personal, financial and healthcare records may have been stolen in a February 2024 ransomware attack that caused the largest ever known data breach of protected health information.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 04:07:15 +0000
Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who’ve had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Research suggests identity thieves were able to hijack the accounts simply by signing up for new accounts at Experian using the victim’s personal information and a different email address.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:47:13 +0000
A year after offering free credit monitoring to all Americans on account of its massive data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 148 million people, Equifax now says it has chosen to extend the offer by turning to a credit monitoring service offered by a top competitor — Experian. And to do that, it will soon be sharing with Experian contact information that affected consumers gave to Equifax in order to sign up for the service.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:31:43 +0000
It is now free in every U.S. state to freeze and unfreeze your credit file and that of your dependents, a process that blocks identity thieves and others from looking at private details in your consumer credit history. If you’ve been holding out because you’re not particularly worried about ID theft, here’s another reason to reconsider: The credit bureaus profit from selling copies of your file to others, so freezing your file also lets you deny these dinosaurs a valuable revenue stream.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 02:26:06 +0000
Later this month, all of the three major consumer credit bureaus will be required to offer free credit freezes to all Americans and their dependents. Maybe you’ve been holding off freezing your credit file because your home state currently charges a fee for placing or thawing a credit freeze, or because you believe it’s just not worth the hassle. If that accurately describes your views on the matter, this post may well change your mind.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 18:51:08 +0000
A recent consumer survey suggests that half of all Americans still haven’t checked their credit report since the Equifax breach last year exposed the Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses and other personal information on nearly 150 million people. If you’re in that fifty percent, please make an effort to remedy that soon. Credit reports from the three major bureaus — Equifax, Experian and Trans Union — can be obtained online for free at annualcreditreport.com — the only Web site mandated by Congress to serve each American a free credit report every year.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:00:56 +0000
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from Monday, October 9 to Sunday, October 15. We presented our quarterly report, won security awards, and lots more. Categories: Tags: a week in securityandroid ransomwarebotnetcryptominersddosEquifaxhack backsphishingTransunion |
The post A week in security (October 9 – October 15) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:42:28 +0000
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| We take a look at the the recent malvertising incident that happened on Equifax’s site and show how it also affected TransUnion. Categories: Tags: EquifaxFlash PlayermalvertisingTransunion |
The post Malvertising on Equifax, TransUnion tied to third party script (updated) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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