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Experian Sold Data To Vietnamese ID Theft Ring

Vietnamese criminals tricked Experian into selling them social security and driver’s license data. They then resold this data on hundreds of thousands of Americans via underground cybercrime sites, including Superget.info. Court Ventures, which was founded in 2001, was purchased by Experian in March 2012. The attackers reportedly continued buying data for a year after the acquisition, until Experian learned of their activities from the U.S. Secret Service. Hieu Minh Ngo, 24, was arrested in Feb. 2013 when he tried to enter the United States.”]

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/experian-sold-data-to-vietnamese-id-theft-ring

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