Identity IQ

JULY 3, 2023

Unusual login attempts One of the most apparent signs of account misuse is failed login attempts or password reset notifications. Receiving notifications or text messages for failed login attempts that you didn’t initiate could mean someone is trying to gain unauthorized access to your account.

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Google Security

MAY 11, 2022

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. In this way, the attacker can count on their victim to solve any authentication challenge presented.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 7, 2021

The Google blog cites the security check-up page, but that simply lists: Devices which are signed in Recent security activity from the last 28 days 2-step verification, in terms of sign-in prompt style, authenticator apps, phone numbers, and backup codes Gmail settings (specifically, emails which you’ve blocked).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

A statement shared by Mailchimp CISO Siobhan Smyth with TechCrunch revealed that the company discovered the security breach on March 26. A threat actor gained access to a tool used by the company’s customer support and account administration teams. The company was the victim of a social engineering attack aimed at its employees.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

To gain access to the email accounts, he appears to have reset account passwords by correctly guessing password reset questions. He also used lists of compromised passwords to break into one account, and discussed social engineering tricks related to Snapchat. The more you read, the worse it gets.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

While these individual prices seem low, it’s important to remember that data breaches usually compromise millions of accounts at a time which are then sold in bulk. Given that 52% of people use the same password for multiple accounts, compromising one account can give a criminal access to a vast range of personal data.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Start with a zero-trust framework that begins at the access request with strong multi-factor authentication (MFA). Duo’s modern access security protects your users and applications by using a second source of validation. Most breaches involve weak, reused, or stolen passwords. How do you protect your users from phishing attacks?

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 24, 2023

This not only enables them to perform more effective social engineering, spear phishing, or other targeted attacks against you, but also those around you whose information they have also gleaned from your public profile. What are some strategies for securing my accounts?” Also, avoid saving them in the browser.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 24, 2023

This not only enables them to perform more effective social engineering, spear phishing, or other targeted attacks against you, but also those around you whose information they have also gleaned from your public profile. What are some strategies for securing my accounts?” Also, avoid saving them in the browser.

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Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The malware has the ability to steal passwords and cookies. The stolen cookies were then used to hijack all of the victim’s sessions, thus taking over their YouTube accounts. The account could either be repurposed for future crypto-currency scams or sold on the dark web, and the rate depends on the number of subscribers it has.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Last week I wrote a couple of different pieces on passwords, firstly about why we're going to be stuck with them for a long time yet and then secondly, about how we all bear some responsibility for making good password choices. This week, I wanted to focus on going beyond passwords and talk about 2FA. It's a subset of MFA.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Scammers will happily target younger gamers, hoping their naivety will leave them vulnerable to bad passwords, password reuse, social engineering tricks, or the promise of free gifts and rewards. SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA). Custom display names.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Also: LastPass’s Dan DeMichele joins us to talk about why password security is still so hard. In this episode of Security Ledger Podcast (#164): your car is spying on you. Also: LastPass’s Dan DeMichele joins us to talk about why password security is still so hard. Why Companies struggle with Passwords.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 20, 2020

Not only some of the most visible accounts got hacked but the hack may have permanently damaged trustworthiness of social media. Kumar Jack Dorsey confirmed that social engineering was used to compromise employees. Twitter was caught storing plaintext passwords in logfiles two years ago. Karthik Krishnan, CEO, Concentric.ai

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Malwarebytes

MAY 14, 2021

Gaming accounts had an essence of innate disposability to them, even if this wasn’t the case (how disposable is that gamertag used to access hundreds of dollars worth of gaming content)? These days, gaming security is taken very seriously indeed. More stolen accounts means more time tying up customer support lines.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Soon after, the attackers were able to use their control over his mobile number to reset his Gmail account password. ” Rose said mobile phone stores could cut down on these crimes in much the same way that potential victims can combat SIM swapping: By relying on dual authentication. ” Sgt.

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