A growing number of identity theft victims are having thoughts of suicide, the Identity Theft Resource Center reported Wednesday. #idtheft #identitytheft #cybercrime #suicide
https://jpmellojr.blogspot.com/2023/08/growing-number-of-id-theft-victims.html

@georgetakei 24-minute listen on NPR about romance scams.

“Host Brittany Luse talks first to Laci Mosley, host of a podcast called Scam Goddess, about how even a scam queen can become a victim. Then, Brittany chats with Susan Tompor, money columnist at the Detroit Free Press, about how these scams work, what's being done about them and why we all need to stop judging people who've fallen prey to scams.”

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166879223/fighting-back-against-spams-scams-and-schemes

#scams #privacy #cybersecurity #IDtheft #romance

Not sure how this can fly but so many other mammals without wings are destroying the earth - and away we go - #X #Twitter #Musk will begin to have users #verify their #identity by having them submit a #selfie alongside a #government issued #ID. The process requires users to consent to X storing their information for 30 days and sharing it with #AU10TIX, an identity verification company based in Israel. https://www.pcmag.com/news/verifying-your-identity-on-twitter-will-require-taking-a-selfie #privacy #cybercrime #socialmedia #IDtheft #surveillance #govdocs

This article provides an overview of common ID theft methods, signs to watch out for, and how to take preventive steps and report the case. #IDtheft https://documentedny.com/2023/07/25/identity-theft-how-report-protect-prevent/

Fears grow of #deepfake #ID #scams following Progress hack

However, cyber #security experts said that the nature of the data stolen in the attack—including the driving licenses, health and pension information of millions of Americans—hints at another way #hackers would cash in: #IDtheft scams, which combined with the latest in so-called deepfake software may prove even more lucrative than extorting companies.
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1950562

Definitely an email where you DON'T want to click that link, which will take you to https://email.mail1.onesignal.os.tc/....

#Scam #Phishing #IDTheft #Security #MyGov

International #sting brings down major #DarkWeb #marketplace.
#Lawenforcement agencies say "Genesis Market" dealt in stolen identities and account details. Dubbed "Operation Cookie Monster," Wednesday's sting involved 17 nations and resulted in 120 arrests. https://www.dw.com/en/international-sting-brings-down-major-dark-web-marketplace/a-65238597 #cybercrime #DataTheft #IDTheft

Supreme Court Hears Healthcare Identity Theft Case: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/supreme-court-hears-healthcare-identity-theft-case-a-21332

"Legal experts say a ruling in the Dubin case will be important on several levels, including in the prosecution of other cases involving the criminal use of a patient's protected health information moving forward."

#SCOTUS #IDtheft #healthcare #overbilling

California Northstate University student and employee data stolen:

AvosLocker added the listing yesterday and dumped a file with 393 employees' 2022 W-2 files. They also claim to have student info.

https://www.databreaches.net/california-northstate-university-student-and-employee-data-stolen/

#EduSec #infosec #cybersecurity #IDtheft #TaxRefundFraud #hack #databreach #dataprotection

@brett @douglevin @jgreig

My ID Thief has a better social life than I do.

#IDTheft

Okay, so get this.
The ID Thief has a fascination with showerheads. Or maybe they make good money on the black market? IDK, but the person has bought so many, my showerhead is currently jealous.
All of this is so absurd.
#IDTheft

As one of their efforts to prevent Morocco from extraditing Sebastien Raoult to the U.S. where he was indicted as an alleged member of ShinyHunters, Philippe Ohayon, Raoult's lawyer, also appealed to the U.N. Committee on Human Rights.

Yesterday, he received a response that said the committee was investigating the appeal and in the interim:

"En vertu de l'article 94 du règlement intérieur du Comité, il a également étédemandé à l'État partie de ne pas extrader l’auteur vers les États Unis tant que sa requêteest en cours d’examen par le Comité."

(translation): "Under article 94 of the rules of procedure of the Committee, it was also
requested the State party not to extradite the author to the United States while his request is under consideration by the Committee. This request does not imply that any decision has been taken on the substance of the issue in question."

So Morocco was asked NOT to extradite Raoult while the HR Committee considers the issues.

Sadly for Raoult and his family and friends, that request appears to have come too late. Raoult had already been extradited to the U.S. on January 25.

#extradition #ShinyHunters #Raoult #Sezyo #Morocco #France #Ohayon #phishing #WireFraud #CFAA #IDtheft

“In theory, everyone is at risk for their work or image to become a vulgarity with A.I., but I suspect those who will be the most hurt are those who are already facing the consequences of improving technology, namely members of marginalized groups.”
— Sarah Andersen #comics #AI #idtheft #plagiarism
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/31/opinion/sarah-andersen-how-algorithim-took-my-work.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

BREAKING: Morocco’s Court of Cassation has notified French national Sebastien Raoult (aka "Sezyo") that they have approved the U.S.'s extradition request. The U.S. indicted Raoult in 2021 as an alleged member of #ShinyHunters, He was detained in Morocco on May 31, 2022 as he tried to board a plane to fly to Brussels and then home.

Background on his case can be found by searching for #Sebastien Raoult" on databreaches.net I'll have more on this latest development later or tomorrow.

#cybercrime #IDtheft #conspiracy #extradition

I've gotten a number of requests for help this week from victims of fraud. One involves a known data breach but I don't see where the entity offered people any dark web monitoring services or anything. This person has already had multiple fraudulent accounts opened using old info on her and she definitely needs some help. They tell me that Experian won't even tell them how many fraudulent accounts have been opened.

Is there any firm that offers any free assistance to ID theft victims in monitoring to see if their name/creds shows up on dark web/forums, marketplaces, etc.?

#IDtheft #DataBreach #infosec #IncidentResponse #Fraud #CRA

Don't you love it when someone takes your social sec # and uses it to open a phony account? #IDTheft

It's called a "pig butchering" scam but no pigs are harmed. Thousands of victims, however, have had their lives ruined.

It starts with a a simple “Hi” from some charming, attractive stranger DMing you online.

It can end with all your money disappearing into a fraudster's account.

Read more, from reporter Cezary Podkul:
#ScamsAndFraud #Scams #IDtheft #Cybercrime

https://www.propublica.org/article/whats-a-pig-butchering-scam-heres-how-to-avoid-falling-victim-to-one

@Ellopunk You raise a good point -- a situation in which a minor's #SSN is used in a synthetic #IDtheft case. I wish all parents would check at least once -- particularly if their child is getting close to the age where they might actually need to establish credit. Get any messes or problems cleaned up before your kid turns 18.

@Ellopunk In the U.S., minors (under 18) shouldn't even have a credit report unless a parent has added them to an account. So that shouldn't be an issue while they're still kids. Parents should check, though, to make sure that no criminal has managed to create a credit report. But if criminals want to hang on to that identity info until the minor is 18, then they might be able to misuse it for #IDtheft then. Not sure how this plays out in the U.K.

Once more for the morning CEST crowd: That grumpy BSD guy: Your 'Forgotten' Blockchain Account Needing Reactivation? It's a Scam https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2022/09/your-forgotten-blockchain-account.html #idtheft #cryptoscam #bitcoin #cryptotulips also without trackers at https://nxdomain.no/~peter/forgotten_blockchain_account_scam.html