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JANUARY 3, 2021

The intruder or intruders did not, T-Mobile stated, have access to “names on the account, physical or email addresses, financial data, credit card information, social security numbers, tax ID, passwords, or PINs.”. “We T-Mobile previously suffered a data breach in March.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Warby Parker contacted law enforcement when it found out about the breach. One of the biggest problems with these types of data breaches is that many users repeat passwords over many sites, and when information is stolen from one company, it can often be used by another.

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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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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. It went on to explain that the information security team at the company discovered the incident, which took place on Oct.

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

“But many times, it’s literally just the shame they would feel in reporting the attack to customers and law enforcement.” For example, the number of instances in which attackers went after Social Security numbers increased eightfold between 2016 and 2017.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

We are also in regular contact with law enforcement investigators and technology partners as this investigation proceeds.”. Some of the files included names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers and bank and checking account numbers, as well as details of loan agreements.

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JULY 2, 2018

As noted last week, some regulators, spanning the United Kingdom, North America and Asia, are seeking those exemptions as they contend that the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) could stymie cross-border law enforcement actions that focus on fraud and manipulations of markets.

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JUNE 20, 2019

That convenience comes at a price, though: the risk of not only insurance fraud, but regulatory violations and data breaches, which can expose the most personal information about millions of consumers, as well as leave healthcare providers and retailers at risk for ruined reputations and ruinous lawsuits.

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MARCH 30, 2018

The stolen data includes account usernames, email addresses and scrambled passwords for the MyFitnessPal mobile app and website. Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers and payment card data were not compromised.

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APRIL 30, 2019

As criminals gain skills — and benefit from more sophisticated organizational structures — the fight against hacking, ID theft and data breaches must keep moving into higher gear. That’s not only because of the motivation to fight and prevent fraud, though that is certainly a big part of it.

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JULY 22, 2019

The company is working with the appropriate law enforcement authorities in connection with this matter,” KeyCorp said in the filing. The bank is currently working with law enforcement on the issue. personal identification numbers with income, as well as healthcare and social security information.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

After finding out about the breach, Warby Parker contacted law enforcement. At the time, Macy’s said the hackers didn’t get card CVV numbers or Social Security numbers. It was reported that hackers tried to access accounts and took usernames and passwords. Macy’s , for instance, was targeted by hackers last summer.

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Typically, this begins with hackers gaining access to stolen credentials through the types of massive data breaches that have made headlines in recent years. Whether its payment data or personally identifiable information (PII), the compromised credentials are quickly turned around and sold to fraudsters. Bitcoin’s Power Play.

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JULY 30, 2019

The documents said Thompson accessed the data through a “misconfiguration” of a firewall on a web application. . Capital One revealed the massive data breach in a news release on July 29, 2019. The breach impacts about 100 million individuals in the United States and around 6 million in Canada.

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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. . The data breach affected 100 million people in the U.S. Reuters reported. The suit is seeking class-action status. .

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