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Seized Genesis Market Data is Now Searchable in Have I Been Pwned, Courtesy of the FBI and "Operation Cookie Monster"

Troy Hunt

You've probably seen stories and infographics about how much your personal information is worth, both to legitimate organisations and criminal networks. In its simplest form, the illegal data marketplace has long involved the exchange of currency for personal records containing attributes such as email addresses, passwords, names, etc.

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10 Behaviors That Will Reduce Your Risk Online

Daniel Miessler

Use unique, strong passwords, and store them in a password manager. Many people get hacked from having guessable or previously compromised passwords. Good passwords are long, random, and unique to each account, which means it’s impossible for a human to manage them on their own. Stay safe out there!

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A 3-Tiered Approach to Securing Your Home Network

Daniel Miessler

There are security/hacker types that maintain massive repositories of passwords. Change all default passwords to something unique and strong. Most home networks get broken into through either phishing or some random device they have with a bad password. The next strong control to consider is segmenting your network.

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Security Roundup February 2024

BH Consulting

Passwords: can’t live with ’em, can’t access vital online services without ’em Passwords were in the news again lately, for all the wrong reasons. LastPass, the password management service, is enforcing a 12-character minimum for master passwords to access its service.

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BrandPost: Scary Cyber Threats and Sweet Solutions

CSO Magazine

Not adhering to basic cybersecurity practices like strong passwords, setting permission levels for access, etc., With all of these threats to consider, building a strong cybersecurity plan is more important than ever. Angelo Marcotullio, Chief Information Officer : “The top security threat is all of us – the human.

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Unveiling the Balada injector: a malware epidemic in WordPress

Security Affairs

The below infographic summarizes the initial attack vectors that Balada will seek to exploit, services or plugins it attempts to abuse, and some of its more recognized persistence vectors. Organizations should also enforce a strong password policy (complexity, 16+ characters, etc.),

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Are Your Passwords in the Green?

Approachable Cyber Threats

The 2023 update to the Hive Systems Password Table that’s been shared across the internet, the news, universities, and by thousands of organizations worldwide. Download now Looking at Passwords in 2023 Since 2020, we’ve conducted a lot of research to develop and present the Hive Systems Password Table. Keep reading below!