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Even though multiple media outlets quoted cybersecurity experts who said Gmail might have been hacked and warned of a potentially massive data breach, the Alphabet-owned tech conglomerate has not confirmed any such claims regarding a possible data breach, nor there is evidence for it yet.

Kevin David Mitnick

The hacker group Lulz Security is formed. April 9: Bank of America website got hacked by a Turkish hacker named JeOPaRDY. An estimated 85,000 credit card numbers and accounts were reported to have been stolen due to the hack. Bank officials say no personal customer bank information is available on that web-page.

As of Monday, Bank of America says sporadic problems with its website, which cropped up Friday, are not related to any online breaches or attacks. Tara Burke, a spokeswoman for BofA, says “some” BofA customers reported having trouble accessing their online banking accounts. …

“Bank of America systems were not compromised. Our customer data is secure.” “We take seriously our role in protecting our customers, data and systems,” BofA’s Pipitone adds. “That includes our role in protecting customers from individuals and organizations working to disrupt our business.”

The Bank of America Corporation (simply referred to as Bank of America, often abbreviated as BofA or BoA) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

A compromised card means that information (examples: card number, name, and expiration date) may have been obtained by an unauthorized source at a merchant where you used your card. A compromised card is at risk of being used fraudulently.

Not only can hackers steal your credit card information, they can also steal other sensitive information such as your bank login information, social security number, and other data straight from your computer.

Getting your money back Your bank should refund any money stolen from you as a result of fraud and identity theft. The bank can refuse to refund you if they find you acted fraudulently or were ‘grossly negligent’ – for example, if you shared your pin or password with someone else.

If someone steals your phone number, they become you — for all intents and purposes. With your phone number, a hacker can start hijacking your accounts one by one by having a password reset sent to your phone. They can trick automated systems — like your bank — into thinking they’re you when you call customer service.

Your phone number is an easy-to-find key that can be used by hackers and scammers to unlocking your personal data. They can also use your number in many other malicious ways. I used to think that maybe, at best, a person could possibly find my name and address using my phone number. I was wrong.

This can include details like Social Security number, birthdate, or name and address. Depending on what identity thieves find, they can do things like open new credit accounts, steal from existing accounts or commit other crimes using a fake identity.

Hacking Using a Phone Number Recording calls, forwarding calls, reading messages, and finding locations of a particular device can be done with access to the SS7 system. Although, due to the level of difficulty, it is unlikely that the average person would be able to hack a phone in this manner.

With a name and address, a thief can change your address via U.S. Postal Service and redirect mail to their address of choice, Velasquez says. With access to your financial mail, the thief may intercept bank statements and credit card offers or bills, then order new checks and credit cards.