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AUGUST 10, 2016

That could be the case with 12 health care payers, who are at risk of being hacked after a health care vendor was compromised. Social Security numbers, medical information, bank account numbers and claims information were not part of the hack.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Though Houzz is still investigating, it said that sensitive personal information — such as Social Security numbers and payment card, bank account or other financial information — was not affected by the breach. It also notified law enforcement authorities, as well as any customers that might have been impacted by the incident.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Capital One stressed that credit card account numbers and login credentials were not compromised, while more than 99 percent of Social Security numbers were not impacted. The breach impacts about 100 million individuals in the United States and around 6 million in Canada.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

An Indian web system — used to mark attendance for government workers, which records names, photos and unique Aadhaar numbers — was easily compromised, and led to the access of private information for thousands of workers, reports showed. . The system is for workers in the state of Jharkhand, and it hasn’t been password protected since 2014.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

Acer further noted that passwords, login credentials and Social Security numbers were not impacted by the breach. “Based on our records, we have determined that your information may have been affected, potentially including your name, address, card number, expiration date, and three-digit security codes.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Retailer Hudson’s Bay got story started in early April with the disclosure that Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor stores in North America had their payment cards compromised. The breach was believed to have seen 5 million cards compromised. Customers that may have been impacted were offered consumer protection services.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 21, 2023

Data breaches are affecting millions of people across the globe, with over 340 million records already compromised in 2023 headline cases and new incidents surfacing every week. You need to know if any data has been compromised and, if so, where it may have been shared.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Nordstrom has suffered a data breach that exposed employee names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, checking account and routing numbers, salaries and more. In April, retailer Hudson’s Bay disclosed that customers at Saks and Lord & Taylor stores in North America had their payment cards compromised.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

AeroGrow explained that customers who bought something through its website between October 29, 2018 and March 4, 2019 had their credit card number, expiration date and card verification value (the security code) stolen by the malware. “We have not delayed notifying you at the request of law enforcement.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Capital One stressed that credit card account numbers and login credentials were not compromised, while more than 99 percent of Social Security numbers were not impacted. The breach impacts about 100 million individuals in the United States and around 6 million in Canada.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

customers may have been compromised. The stolen data included Social Security numbers, birth dates and other personal information. The paper, citing Equifax, said the changes would take effect immediately. These moves come after the company disclosed a major data breach in which 143 million U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

and Puerto Rico had their payment card information compromised. While the information hacked included names, account numbers, expiration dates and verification codes, Brooks Brothers confirmed sensitive information like social security numbers and addresses weren’t compromised. This past week, the U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

The individual is accused of conspiring to open bank accounts in the state for fraudulent companies in order to perpetuate the business email compromise (BEC) scam, which involves issuing fake invoices to companies' accounts payable departments. Department of Justice. 270,000 worth of falsified invoices landed an 11-year ban for one U.K.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

Capital One announced that a hacker had accessed about 100 million credit card applications, as well as thousands of Social Security and bank account numbers. Capital One stressed that credit card account numbers and log-in credentials were not compromised, while more than 99 percent of Social Security numbers were not impacted.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The information exposed did not include any financial information, Social Security numbers or password data. None of your financial data (including credit card information) or Social Security numbers was involved, and no passwords were compromised.”. We promptly reported this to authorities.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2018

However, Macy’s said the accounts don’t include Social Security numbers or CVV numbers. While Macy’s blocked the profiles that it believes to have been compromised, the retailer is asking customers to “remain vigilant.” The company also revealed that the Social Security numbers of U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

However, Macy’s said the accounts don’t include Social Security Numbers or CVV numbers. While Macy’s blocked the profiles that it believes to have been compromised, the retailer is asking customers to “remain vigilant.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Banks, financial institutions (FIs) and other members of the financial world are, thus, dealing with a rising flood of identity theft and application fraud, as bad actors look to capitalize on the email addresses, Social Security numbers, credit details and other information they have on hand. Around the Digital Fraud World.

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JULY 30, 2019

The security breach at Capital One that exposed 100 million credit card applications and thousands of bank accounts and Social Security numbers is rapidly seeing repercussions. . About 140,000 Social Security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers were compromised. . Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

According to a news report in the The New York Post , hackers were able to steal customers’ data — including Social Security numbers — due to a weakness in open source software developed by Apache Software Foundation. consumers and potentially compromised the credit card numbers of approximately 209,000 people. Baird & Co.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Starting with one or two pieces of real information (a Social Security number is always one of them, sometimes paired with a real name), fraudsters take their time to slowly nurture a fake credit profile until it has a good enough record to make a big strike.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Under Armour has revealed that it’s suffered one of the biggest hacks in history after data from 150 million users of its MyFitnessPal diet and fitness app was compromised in February. Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers and payment card data were not compromised.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2018

Users should also be on the lookout for typos and grammatical errors in any emails, and be sure not to share sensitive details like payment card information or Social Security numbers. The Advocate also noted that a way to avoid falling victim to the scam is to verify the URL. That’s an instant foot in the door.”.

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Fi911

JULY 8, 2024

Synthetic Fraud Synthetic fraud occurs when criminals create fictitious identities by combining real and fake information, such as using a real Social Security Number with a fake name and address. Once they have control, fraudsters can make unauthorized transactions, change account details, and steal sensitive information.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The passwords, user names and Social Security numbers that once helped us prove we are who we say we are now are vulnerable or have already been compromised. The pandemic has spurred consumers to go online for all manner of daily activities — and the fraudsters are following them.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The public has become very aware of security incidents that have compromised their data and that of others, and it’s making them ask the tough questions: What does identity mean to them? Who are they, who has their documents and data and how are those things being stored and secured? The Social Security number won’t help.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Data compromised included email addresses, Social Security numbers and bank information. million records were compromised and exposed in a data breach of American Medical Collection Agency — a collector for Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealth Group. Separately, around 11.9

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2017

million users may have been compromised at its TIO Networks unit, a company it acquired earlier in 2017. PayPal said it was looking into the vulnerabilities at TIO and discovered that users’ information may have been compromised. PayPal disclosed late last week that the personal information of around 1.6

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

As if Yahoo didn’t have enough on its plate, the tech company is now facing a probe from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to whether or not it could have acted more promptly in response to two massive data breaches that left over a billion customers’ information compromised. 2013 had compromised even more user data.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

According to news from Bloomberg , compromised data from the October 2016 cyberattack included the names, email addresses and phone numbers of 50 million Uber riders around the world. The ridesharing company said that no Social Security numbers, credit card information, trip location details or other data were taken.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

But what about businesses that want to explore the dark web, specifically to see if their data or information has been compromised, without the risk that comes with poking around in such an unfamiliar place? Owl Cybersecurity created a way to safely query the dark net.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

Earlier this year, Under Armour revealed that it suffered one of the biggest hacks in history after data from 150 million users of its MyFitnessPal diet and fitness app was compromised in February. “On Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers and payment card data were not compromised.

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Segpay

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Securing Sensitive Information : With more services moving online, organizations are handling sensitive personal information such as social security numbers, medical records, and financial data. Proper digital identity verification tools help protect sensitive data from unauthorized access and security breaches.

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FICO

MARCH 8, 2021

Filing early will reduce the chances that a financial criminal will use stolen personal information (your name and Social Security Number [SSN] or Tax Identification Number [TIN]) to file a fraudulent tax return first, snatching, literally, a refund out of your hands. Don’t share your Social Security Number.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

Estimating the magnitude of the breach, Omni said that 50,000 payment card numbers have been compromised and sold on criminal online conduits by a hacker who goes by the moniker JokerStash. In addition to stealing payment card information, the hackers made off with cardholder names, security codes and expiration dates, noted WSJ.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

With data showing that 45 percent of all 2019 data breaches — and there were a lot of them — involved medical records theft, costing healthcare providers $429 per compromised patient record or nearly $18 billion, organizations can’t be confused about their value to cyberthieves. Medical Records = Dark Web Gold.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The hacks and cyberattacks occurred from May until July 2017, and among the data stolen were names and Social Security numbers for 145 million Americans and driver’s license numbers for 10 million Americans. and Canada were also compromised. The theft reached beyond U.S.

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