Cybersecurity, Identity Theft and Social Security

Data Breaches 101: What They Are And How To Prevent Them

VISTA InfoSec

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This guide makes sensitive cybersecurity concepts approachable to enable smarter decisions in securing your systems against catastrophe. You might be able to prevent data breaches by hiring cybersecurity services to harden systems continuously. Most data breaches boil down to security failures and human error.

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Warby Parker Cybersecurity Attack Affects 198,000 Accounts

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Online glasses retailer Warby Parker was hit by a cybersecurity attack that affected about 198,000 of its customers from late September to late November, according to reports. The identity theft firm 4iQ did a study last year about password use and found that almost half of the study respondents reused their passwords over multiple sites.

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What to do if your company suffers a data breach

VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 21, 2023

Businesses with a dedicated cybersecurity team, who are likely to have identified the breach initially, should secure any systems, patch software, change access codes, and so on. You can also include links to up-to-date information on identity theft if appropriate.

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Wawa Says Thousands Affected By Data Breach

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

Wawa is getting in touch with customers and offering free credit card monitoring, as well as identity theft protection, to anyone who has been affected. The information exposed did not include any financial information, Social Security numbers or password data. We promptly reported this to authorities.

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Identity Theft: Moving Beyond Rules-Based Russian Roulette

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

After the Mueller indictments, do banks’ “day zero” identity verifications need a makeover? We’re referring, of course, to the act of opening a bank account from scratch, from the beginning – providing everything from name, address, Social Security number, identity documents and the like….

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Fraud’s New Paradigm: Let Fraudsters In, But Never Let Them Leave

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

What’s more, fraudsters are getting smarter, building out identities and initiating money transactions that are made to appear as legitimate as possible before making their move. Yet, how can banks protect against identity theft and application fraud with so many details compromised? Inverting the Fraud Approach.

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Experts May Overestimate SMBs’ Understanding Of Cyber Threats

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

Corporate cybersecurity is an ever-increasing focus of government entities, with the U.S. Late last week, the FTC rolled out a series of informational resources for nonprofits and small businesses (SMBs) to heighten awareness and understanding of cybersecurity threats and how to mitigate them.

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Protecting The Youngest — And Most Vulnerable — ID Theft Victims

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

It’s been said that fraudsters are always evolving, and always looking for the path of least resistance in their efforts to steal identities and credentials to remain anonymous and … keep stealing. No surprise, then, that identity theft is on the rise. Well, it can take years to discover.

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Deep Dive: Why New Hacking Technology Has Made Application Fraud More Difficult To Fight

PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

First-party fraud seems difficult to perpetrate because loan applications typically require identity verification with Social Security numbers, which enable banks to track down loan applicants who go off the grid. The bad actors then cut off all contact with the bank, preventing it from recouping its losses.

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PCI DSS Compliance in Healthcare

VISTA InfoSec

JULY 5, 2023

With the proliferation of people paying hospital bills and health insurance using credit and debit cards, the risk of identity theft has also augmented exponentially! PCI DSS is a robust cybersecurity standard that is endorsed by all the major credit card and payment processing companies. million between May 2020 and March 2021.

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Equifax Settles With NY AG Over App Security

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DECEMBER 16, 2018

Underwood said all five companies had mobile apps that had a well-known security vulnerability that enabled hackers to intercept private data including passwords, social security numbers, credit card account numbers and bank account information.

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As Medical Billing Goes Digital, New Benefits — And Challenges — Arise

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

One is the increasing prospect of fraud, of criminals breaking into healthcare IT systems in search of patient data, the scope of which can enable identity theft in ways that are relatively easier than in other sectors. That said, the move to digital can spark new challenges for medical offices.

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Celebrity Payment Data Hacker Charged

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JUNE 27, 2016

The victim data that was compromised includes Social Security numbers, names and birthdates, but none of the victims were actually identified in the court documents, Reuters said.

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When Synthetic IDs Are As Good As The Real Thing

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

It even comes down to the use of consumers’ phone numbers and children’s Social Security numbers. More than, say, just pumping out illegitimate payment cards, as one analysis described it , the scheme also involves “the creation of completely new identities,” sometimes via the Social Security numbers of children.

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Hacker Tracker: Yahoo In Hot Water, Selfie Security Risks, US Data Breaches Surge

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JANUARY 27, 2017

The SEC will investigate whether Yahoo’s disclosures about the cyberattacks aligned with civil securities laws that require firms to disclose cybersecurity issues at the point they become of material interest to investors. Social Security numbers were exposed in more than half of all breaches last year.

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Risk Management for Merchants in Payment Processing

Clearly Payments

JANUARY 8, 2024

Merchants must familiarize themselves with the diverse risks associated with payment processing, encompassing fraud, chargebacks, and cybersecurity threats. This can include stolen credit card information, identity theft, or fraudulent transactions.

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Mueller Indictment Exposes ID Theft Risks

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

That’s because the indictments allege malfeasance that spans online transactions, banking and the ever-present specter of identity theft. Birth dates, Social Security numbers, bank accounts — all wend their way through dark channels on the web. All can be used to construct identities. Oh, and cryptocurrencies too.

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Scouting The Cyberbreach Landscape

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JANUARY 24, 2017

Train your eye on cybersecurity and data breaches, and more is certainly something no firm wants to experience. Social Security numbers were exposed in more than half of all breaches last year. When is growth something that is not so good? And yet, hope cannot trump experience here. million combined cards in health care.

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Data Breaches 101: What They Are And How To Prevent Them

Warby Parker Cybersecurity Attack Affects 198,000 Accounts

What to do if your company suffers a data breach

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Wawa Says Thousands Affected By Data Breach

Identity Theft: Moving Beyond Rules-Based Russian Roulette

Fraud’s New Paradigm: Let Fraudsters In, But Never Let Them Leave

Experts May Overestimate SMBs’ Understanding Of Cyber Threats

Protecting The Youngest — And Most Vulnerable — ID Theft Victims

Deep Dive: Why New Hacking Technology Has Made Application Fraud More Difficult To Fight

PCI DSS Compliance in Healthcare

Equifax Settles With NY AG Over App Security

As Medical Billing Goes Digital, New Benefits — And Challenges — Arise

Celebrity Payment Data Hacker Charged

When Synthetic IDs Are As Good As The Real Thing

Hacker Tracker: Yahoo In Hot Water, Selfie Security Risks, US Data Breaches Surge

Risk Management for Merchants in Payment Processing

Mueller Indictment Exposes ID Theft Risks

Scouting The Cyberbreach Landscape

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