LifeLock Breaks its Promise of Protecting your Identity
LifeLock is known as an identity theft protection firm, promising to protect your identity from cybercrime. Ironically, LifeLock may have exposed the e-mail addresses of its customers due to a vulnerability on their website that allows anyone to index the e-mail addresses of their customers.
As Brian Krebs mentioned in a recent article, these customers are now at high risk of phishing e-mails that are impersonating LifeLock. LifeLock has a reported 4.5 million customers, so the extent of the damage is vast when you consider how many users can now be targeted by attackers.
If you are a current LifeLock customer, be extra cautious around any new e-mails that claim to be from LifeLock and which ask you to take action such as updating passwords or credit card information.
Pro Tip: Use a separate e-mail address when registering for non-essential online services (such as LifeLock) to limit the possible exposure from a data breach — preferably something that doesn’t have your name in it. This way your primary email address used for communication won’t be exposed by a third-party breach.
Pro Tip 2: If you are looking for a trustworthy cyber security solution, check out Rubica. Rubica is the most advanced cybersecurity protection available for individuals, families and small businesses. By simply downloading the Rubica app on your devices, your devices and data are automatically protected from:
- Phishing and redirects to malicious sites (Think: emails impersonating LifeLock…)
- Malicious pop-ups and downloads
- Malware and device infection
- Cryptocurrency-theft and unauthorized crypto-mining
- Man-in-the-middle attacks and privacy threats (internet traffic interception)
With Rubica running on your devices, you can connect safely to the internet from anywhere in the world and have access to our 24/7 cybersecurity experts for anything you need.
