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Ticketmaster breach: Customers' personal data stolen

Roger Ditter | Jochen Lohmann
June 28, 2024

Cyber criminals infiltered cloud service provider Snowflake, making off with the personal data of millions of music fans registered with online concert ticket platform Ticketmaster.

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Worrying trend: identity theft in India

Worrying trend: identity theft in India

Identity theft is a major problem in India. Around 45 percent of people there have experiences with it. Now fraud involving AI-generated voices and videos is also on the rise.
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3 tips to protect yourself from identity theft

3 tips to protect yourself from identity theft

Security expert Karsten Nohl advises using strong passwords and multi-factor authentication to ward off hackers. For extra security, it’s crucial to back up important data on external hard drives.
Digital WorldJune 28, 202401:07 min
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