404 Media reports on cybercriminal activity involving the unauthorized access and sale of U.S. credit header data. Hackers are allegedly purchasing former law enforcement identities to enter credit reporting companies' databases and then selling lifted information to fellow criminals. Credit header data includes various personal details about individuals connected to credit, but it also facilitates connections to information belonging to relatives.
23 Aug. 2023
Hackers unlawfully accessing, selling US credit header data
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