Webroot

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The respected technology blog TechRadar has even referred to 2021 as “the year of the Chromebook.”. The Chromebook sandboxing feature will defend against many of these so-called “malicious apps” from invading devices through things like popular mobile games, but some will likely find ways to avoid the feature.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

By embracing the Duo Desktop app, along with our Duo Mobile app, organizations can confidently identify the device, the user and the context of the access request to fortify their cybersecurity posture across desktops and mobile devices.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

” What follows is a deep dive into the identity of that Chinese vendor, which appears to have a long and storied history of pushing the envelope on mobile malware. cn who advertises a mobile game called “Xiaojun Junji,” and says the game is available at blazefire[.]com. “Yehuo” ( ? ? ) com and rurimeter[.]com

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Some malicious actors might trick you into giving your password or financial information away. They may also try and convince you to provide remote access to your computer or mobile devices. Delete any requests to provide financial information or passwords and report them as spam. What does social engineering look like?

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

Infected devices were used for multiple malicious activities, including traffic redirections through mobile proxies, info-stealing, click fraud, and social media and online messaging accounts and monetization via advertisements. Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog. The highest number of infected devices in the U.S.,

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Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

Use a strong, unique password for every account that you have. For even more protection, explore Webroot’s SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus antivirus solution. It will keep your system safe from all types of malware threats—and includes access to LastPass®, a reliable and easy-to-use password management tool.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Avoid using easily guessable passwords such as your name, birthdate, or “password123.”

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Show them these tips: Never use the same password twice. And if your child uses the same password across multiple accounts, when one gets breached they are all vulnerable. And if your child uses the same password across multiple accounts, when one gets breached they are all vulnerable. This is where a password manager comes in.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Underground services are cropping up that are designed to enable bad actors to intercept one-time passwords (OTPs), which are widely used in two-factor authentication programs whose purpose is to better protect customers’ online accounts. Best Antivirus Software for 2021. Further reading: Best Ransomware Removal Tools.

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Fox IT

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

After we discovered in February 2022 the SharkBotDropper in Google Play posing as a fake Android antivirus and cleaner, now we have detected a new version of this dropper active in the Google Play and dropping a new version of Sharkbot. Authored by Alberto Segura (main author) and Mike Stokkel (co-author). Introduction. Conclusion.

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ZoneAlarm

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In our increasingly interconnected world, the threat of cyberattacks looms larger than … The post 7 Ways to Make the Most of Cybersecurity Awareness Month appeared first on ZoneAlarm Security Blog.

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Webroot

MAY 3, 2022

Passwords have become a common way to access and manage our digital lives. Having a password allows you to securely access your information, pay bills or connect with friends and family on various platforms. However, having a password alone is not enough. Your passwords also need to be managed and protected.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

The expert discovered also that the gathered info was first stored in a password protected zip file named “history.zip”, then it would be uploaded to a remote server. Thomas Reed, director of Mac and mobile security at Malwarebytes, his firm is monitoring the activity of this developer since 2015. Cleaner”).

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

Networks can also be easily breached by social engineering, password theft, or tainted USBs, as in the Stuxnet attack. . . This renders the attacks undetectable and able to bypass conventional security solutions such as EDR, antivirus and other traditional security lines of defense. Blog post: Overcoming Patching Pitfalls.

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Energy and Utilities Malware DDOS Internet 72

SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The email antivirus was triggered most frequently by email messages containing members of the Trojan.Win32.Agentb We assume that those who called the numbers were asked to provide the login and password for the service that the scammers were imitating, or to pay for some diagnostics and troubleshooting services. Agentb malware family.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 18, 2022

Check out our previous blog Joker Joking in Google Play for a more in-depth analysis of this specific campaign. Serving as one of the primary reasons why these malicious apps often go undetected by antivirus softwares and during evaluation by the Play Store. IOCs: raw[.]githubusercontent[.]com/k6062019/qq/main/porc[.]apk. ccnfddbvb[.]pics/ZmEwY2ZmZWYzN2Mw/.

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Banking Malware Encryption Architecture 98

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

RedLine Password Theft Malware. The RedLine password theft malware is a hot topic this month with Microsoft’s employee compromise. Passwords: An Easy Target. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage.

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Cybersecurity Social Engineering Passwords Malware 98

Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. Those records show this individual routinely re-used the same password across multiple accounts: 16061991. Vpn-service[.]us

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Antivirus and security giant Avast and virtual private networking (VPN) software provider NordVPN each today disclosed months-long network intrusions that — while otherwise unrelated — shared a common cause: Forgotten or unknown user accounts that granted remote access to internal systems with little more than a password.

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Accountability VPN Software Antivirus 131

Troy Hunt

MARCH 2, 2020

This is going to be a lengthy blog post so let me use this opening paragraph as a summary of where Project Svalbard is at : Have I Been Pwned is no longer being sold and I will continue running it independently. Per the Project Svalbard announcement blog post, I engaged KPMG to run the merger and acquisition (M&A) process for me.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Mobile devices exposed to wide attacks. Although 2022 did not feature any mobile intrusion story on the scale of the Pegasus scandal, a number of 0-days have still been exploited in the wild by threat actors. In line with our predictions, we released two blog posts in 2022 introducing sophisticated low-level bootkits.

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