Identity IQ

JULY 3, 2023

How to Detect and Respond to Account Misuse IdentityIQ As digital connectivity continues to grow, safeguarding your online accounts from misuse is becoming increasingly crucial. Account misuse can result in alarming repercussions, including privacy breaches, financial losses, and identity theft.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 19, 2022

From chat rooms, to emails, to bank accounts, to medical information, proving that someone is who they say they are is a continuously evolving challenge. Let’s review what one-time passwords are, how phishing takes advantage of them, and how multi-factor authentication can help mitigate this risk. What is a One-Time Password?

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors to access their networks. In 2017, crooks launched a phishing campaign against universities to compromise.edu accounts. ” reads the alert published by the FBI.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 4, 2023

Educational institutions own many sensitive data, such as personnel and financial information, as well as intellectual property. In this blog post, we’ll look at the factors that make schools susceptible to cyberattacks and discuss why it’s crucial to have robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard the academic community.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

.” The investigation launched into the incident revealed that that an unauthorized third party obtained usernames and hashed and salted passwords for members’ online accounts on the ABA website prior to 2018 or the ABA Career Center since 2018. According to BleepingComputer, 1,466,000 members were impacted by this breach.

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Webroot

MAY 31, 2024

Ensure your online privacy with a VPN Without proper protection, your sensitive information—like passwords and credit card details—can be easily intercepted by cybercriminals while browsing. Keep your passwords safe Weak or reused passwords can easily be guessed or cracked by attackers, compromising your online accounts.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware. Enforce strong passwords and implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) — by educating users about using a unique password for each account and enforcing higher security for privileged accounts (administrators, root).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2023

. “MyBB admin logs show the account of a trusted but currently inactive member of the forum admin team was used to access the web-based MyBB admin console twice: on 16 February and again on 21 February. The account was used to create database backups which were then downloaded and deleted.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. In addition, educating employees about cybersecurity issues can help to reinforce the security-minded culture of the organization and change employee behaviour. Change passwords regularly. The best practice is to change passwords every 90 days.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For example, your accounting technology should have features that work to protect your data, like internal controls, multi-factor authentication, or an audit trail that documents change to your data. Monitoring who has made what changes protects your business and holds team members accountable for safe IT practices. Stay educated.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2024

This blog post was written based on research carried out by Jérôme Segura. The miscreants may have installed password stealers or other Trojans to capture your keystrokes. Change all your passwords. Windows password, email, banking, etc.) That should cut the remote session and kick them out of your computer.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

This day serves as an annual reminder to increase awareness and education for leaders, IT decision-makers and the general public on the importance of identity management. These attacks have become more complex and challenging to detect, leading to increased instances of data breaches, account takeovers, and impersonation attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2023

Once the attacker gained access to BI user’s passwords and depending on the privileges of the BI user, he can perform operations that can completely compromise the application. The complete list of the notes is reported in the latest security bulletin : SAP administrators are urged to apply the available security patches as soon as possible.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Our documentary, “ The Life and Death of Passwords ,” explores with industry experts the history of passwords, why passwords have become less effective over time, and how trust is established in a passwordless future. Ted: Passwords have a bunch of problems from a user perspective. Couldn’t we just fix passwords instead?

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

And in May of this year, GoDaddy disclosed that 28,000 of its customers’ web hosting accounts were compromised following a security incident in Oct. “This gave the actor the ability to change DNS records and in turn, take control of a number of internal email accounts. . 2019 that wasn’t discovered until April 2020.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

The Atomic macOS Stealer allows operators to can steal various types of information from the infected machines, including Keychain passwords, complete system information, files from the desktop and documents folder, and even the macOS password. The threat actors spread the malware in the form of a ‘.dmg’

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2023

The tool was developed by a company named Kodex, which claims that the tool was developed for an educational purpose. FortiGuard Labs observed this malware in a phishing email campaign on 30 March, which we traced back to the samples included in this blog.” The malware environment checking and Anti-VM functions.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

An attacker could exploit this data to hijack the victim’s account. Attackers may have exploited leaked credentials to brute force access to the repository, since they only needed a password, which is faster than guessing both a username and password.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

But by all accounts, few attacks from those gangs have come close to the amount of firepower wielded by a pro-Russia group calling itself “ NoName057(16).” “And then they just keep coming back and opening new cloud accounts.” Neculiti registered multiple online accounts under the email address dfyz_bk@bk.ru.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

The attacker can also use the compromised accounts to carry out lateral phishing attacks and further infiltrate the target organizations TA473 targeted US elected officials and staffers since at least February 2023. The threat actors created bespoke JavaScript payloads designed for each government targets’ webmail portal.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The credentials provided by the recipient are sent to an attacker-controlled URL, however, after the recipient enters their password, the phishing page redirects to a benign document that contains the interview questions, or an RFI that includes information of interest for the victims.

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This blog will delve into the various types of impersonation scams, shed light on their insidious nature, and provide practical tips on how to protect yourself from falling prey to them. In some cases, an actual high-ranking employee’s account may have been compromised already. They may also have attachments that contain malware.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

Educate yourself on common phishing tactics and train employees to recognize fraudulent emails. For consumers, being alert to suspicious emails, using secure passwords, and frequently backing up data is crucial. The post Key Insights from the OpenText 2024 Threat Perspective appeared first on Webroot Blog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

The attack took place in October 2022, threat actors sent phishing emails that contained links to a password-protected file hosted in Drive. The researchers noticed that the most common attack against networks and cloud instances is the account takeover. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

The attackers launch brute-force or dictionary attacks against the server in an attempt to guess account credentials. “Admins must also use passwords that cannot be easily guessed and change them periodically to protect the database servers from brute force and dictionary attacks.” ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The exposed file contained: Full MySQL database Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) – a unique sequence of characters that identifies a resource – as well as username and password to access it; JSON Web Token’s (JWT) passphrase and locations of private and public keys; A link to the git repository for the site; Symfony application secret.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

Be Mindful of Your Online Accounts Your online accounts are key access points to your digital identity. Begin by cleaning up old accounts. Close or delete outdated email addresses, social media accounts, and online services you no longer use. Consider employing a password manager to organize and track them securely.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Security education and awareness have come a long way since the first Cybersecurity Awareness Month 20 years ago. Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager In 2022, threat actors leaked more than 721 million passwords. Turn on Multifactor Authentication Even strong, secure passwords can be exposed by attackers.

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Centraleyes

MAY 20, 2024

The assessment takes into account governance, security, and identity management challenges. This may include: Manage identities Offboarding accounts Checking administrative privileges Data governance involves quality assurance Review privileged user credentials Reduce the number of accounts with privileged access.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. MI5 said the faked LinkedIn accounts are created and operation by nation-state spy agencies, with an intent to recruit individuals or gather sensitive information.

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SC Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Google made the announcement on World Password Day , in which Mark Risher, Google’s director of product management, identity and user security, pointed out in a blog that 66% of Americans admit to using the same password across multiple sites, which makes all those accounts vulnerable if any one fails. “We

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

This is how the scammers “fatten the pig” until the right time to “butcher it,” when they take all the money out of the account. Use strong passwords, and ideally a password manager to generate and store unique passwords. Stay educated, implement security recommendations, stay safe. What You Can Do. Rosa Rowles.

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Security Through Education

JULY 18, 2023

Use strong passwords and PINs Never use your birthdate, phone number, or physical address, as your passwords or pin codes. A good judge of whether your password is secure or not: If your friend or relative can guess your pins, a criminal can too. Following these preventative tips can help you protect yourself.

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NopSec

AUGUST 9, 2017

The “password” is one of those seemingly foolproof ways to protect your online valuables. Many of us haven taken the password system for granted and have used it incorrectly, and it’s not so much our fault, but more a lack of education. As one of our team members put it: “Passwords used to be easy. What a headache!

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

These types of "unauthorized access" attacks account for 50% of all data breaches and can cost companies as much as $9.5M It has to be complemented with well-designed, enforceable policies, proven procedures, and strong system hygiene coupled with continuous education and awareness. Continuously educating your workforce.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Data includes verified online banking credentials, in some cases phishers also provides info on the account balances. “For example, the same Telegram channel offered the credentials for a bank account with $1,400 in it for $110, whereas access to an account with a balance of $49,000 was put up for $700.”

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Glenn County Office of Education in California suffered an attack limiting access to its own network. They paid $400,000 to regain access to accounts and protect prior and current students and teachers, whose Social Security numbers were in the data. Amos These are just a handful of examples of ransomware attacks in the last year.

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