Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports

Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer credit reporting bureaus. Normally, Experian requires that those seeking a copy of their credit report successfully answer several multiple choice questions about their financial history. But until the end of 2022, Experian’s website allowed anyone to bypass these questions and go straight to the consumer’s report. All that was needed was the person’s name, address, birthday and Social Security number. Continue reading Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports

Modern technology and cyber recovery will intersect in the next generation of attacks

As technology continues to evolve for business and personal use, cybercriminals are also leveraging innovation in the next generation of attacks, according to Experian. Additional frontiers are a focus for 2023 In addition to the metaverse, hackers wil… Continue reading Modern technology and cyber recovery will intersect in the next generation of attacks

Experian Sentinel detects and distinguishes different types of entity fraud

Experian announced Sentinel, a suite of commercial entity fraud detection solutions, to help lenders and insurers prevent fraud and protect small to large businesses. The suite has three solutions — Multipoint Verification, Identity Velocity and Commer… Continue reading Experian Sentinel detects and distinguishes different types of entity fraud

Experian tool exposed partial Social Security numbers, putting customers at risk

The problem with using Social Security numbers to authenticate consumers goes much deeper than Experian, experts say.

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Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do

Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who’ve had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Research suggests identity thieves were able to hijack the accounts simply by signing up for new accounts at Experian using the victim’s personal information and a different email address. Continue reading Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do

Buy now, pay later fraud, romance and cryptocurrency schemes top the list of threats this year

Experian released its annual forecast, which reveals five fraud threats for the new year. With consumers continuing to take a digital-first approach to everything from shopping, dating and investing, fraudsters are finding new and innovative ways to co… Continue reading Buy now, pay later fraud, romance and cryptocurrency schemes top the list of threats this year

2021 will be a record-breaking year for data breaches, what about 2022?

In a new Experian forecast, five predictions for 2022 underscore the ongoing impact of the pandemic on cybersecurity. Cybercriminals will continue to exploit vulnerabilities within remote working and the vaccine ecosystem, but also set their sights on … Continue reading 2021 will be a record-breaking year for data breaches, what about 2022?

Skyflow Fintech Privacy Vault accelerates product development for software teams

Skyflow announced a new zero trust data privacy vault that allows software teams to build and ship next-generation financial apps and systems faster. The new Fintech Privacy Vault removes the data security, privacy and compliance challenges associated … Continue reading Skyflow Fintech Privacy Vault accelerates product development for software teams

Approov Alliance and Integration Program offers security solutions to protect APIs

Approov introduced the Approov Alliance and Integration Program to ensure that the critical elements of comprehensive mobile app API protection are rigorously tested and work together harmoniously and seamlessly to avoid both data leakage and exposure … Continue reading Approov Alliance and Integration Program offers security solutions to protect APIs

Aerospike expands Accelerate Partner Program to speed up partner ramp to revenue

Aerospike unveiled a significant expansion of its Accelerate Partner Program for systems integrators, independent software vendors (ISVs), cloud service providers (CSPs), value-added resellers (VARs) and other hardware and software platform providers. … Continue reading Aerospike expands Accelerate Partner Program to speed up partner ramp to revenue