Identity theft, as cyber attacks go, is pretty easy to understand – a threat actor gains control of a user’s credentials (identity) and then attacks the service (organisation), posing as that user. There are nuances but that is the attack in the briefest of terms. Credential and identity theft are …
“Shoddy” customers’ identity security
JPMorgan Securities, UBS Financial Services, and TradeStation Securities have been fined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – although to me the fines look like small change for these organisations! JPMorgan, UBS accused of shoddy identity theft protection • The Register
Identity Theft – a case study
The BBC has an article about the identity theft again the novelist Joe Dunthorne. Instagram failed to act on identity theft, says novelist – BBC News I think the most important thing to come out of the article is the sheer difficulty in communicating with Big Tech. They all favour …