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The FTC fined Amazon $2.25 million for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to provide identity theft victims with records of fraudulent transactions.
Nearly a million passports and photo IDs from multiple European countries were exposed on public URLs with no authentication, accessible to anyone for months. The breach, discovered by security researcher Sammy Azdoufal, occurred due to poor security practices by companies managing age verification for cannabis clubs.
The article describes a sophisticated identity theft scam where attackers use fake job interviews and SSO login flows to steal credentials and drain accounts, warning tech-savvy professionals about new phishing techniques.
A Hacker News discussion thread featuring Ross Anderson (or a related figure) clarifying false rumors about their death, sparked by AI hallucinations, with comments on the risks of digital identity fraud and the irony of AI errors.
Author argues that AI-simulating real people without consent is identity theft and morally wrong except for meaningful satire.
A senior member of the cybercrime group Scattered Spider, Tyler Robert Buchanan, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft for orchestrating SMS phishing attacks that compromised major tech companies and stole millions in cryptocurrency.