Krebs on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

The site says it sells “cracked” accounts, or those that used passwords which could be easily guessed or enumerated by automated tools. As a result, it is often far easier for customers to simply create a new account than it is to regain control over a hacked one, or to change a forgotten password.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

million customers, including website administrator passwords, sFTP credentials, and private SSL keys; -December 2022: Hackers gained access to and installed malware on GoDaddy’s cPanel hosting servers that “intermittently redirected random customer websites to malicious sites.”

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Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Turner said he created the account at Experian in 2020 to place a security freeze on his credit file, and that he used a password manager to select and store a strong, unique password for his Experian account.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. But critics say the move is little more than a public relations stunt that will do nothing to help countless early adopters whose password vaults were exposed in a 2022 breach at LastPass.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2024

“They create a password-locked LAN with automatic network address translation,” the researchers wrote of cellular hot-spots. “Because this network is completely controlled by the cellular device and requires a password, an attacker should not have local network access.”

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Krebs on Security

MAY 5, 2021

After a user logs in, the link prompts them to install a malicious but innocuously-named app that gives the attacker persistent, password-free access to any of the user’s emails and files, both of which are then plundered to launch malware and phishing scams against others.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2019

Account + password = free lifetime use. Log in with the original password and the official website will ask you to change your password! Be sure to remember the modified new password. Once you forget your password, you will lose Office365! Password Initial: (sent password). Sounds legit, right?

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

For example, in 2019 McAfee found that for targets in Japan, the 16Shop kit would also collect Web ID and Card Password, while US victims will be asked for their Social Security Number. Various 16Shop lures for Apple users in different languages. Image: Akamai.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

In May 2015, KrebsOnSecurity published a brief writeup about the brazen Manipulaters team, noting that they openly operated hundreds of web sites selling tools designed to trick people into giving up usernames and passwords, or deploying malicious software on their PCs. ” A number of questions, indeed.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

In a typical PPI network, clients will submit their malware—a spambot or password-stealing Trojan, for example —to the service, which in turn charges per thousand successful installations, with the price depending on the requested geographic location of the desired victims. AWM Proxy’s online storefront disappeared that same day.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. DigitalOcean said the MailChimp incident resulted in a “very small number” of DigitalOcean customers experiencing attempted compromises of their accounts through password resets. ”

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2021

Many online services allow users to reset their passwords by clicking a link sent via SMS, and this unfortunately widespread practice has turned mobile phone numbers into de facto identity documents. Which means losing control over one thanks to a divorce, job termination or financial crisis can be devastating.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

to let users know when their email addresses or password are leaked in data breaches. Mozilla only began bundling Onerep in Firefox last month, when it announced the reputation service would be offered on a subscription basis as part of Mozilla Monitor Plus.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Any accounts that you value should be secured with a unique and strong password, as well the most robust form of multi-factor authentication available. In nearly all cases, the person who is in control of that address can reset the password of any associated services or accounts –merely by requesting a password reset email.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

In keeping with the overall theme, these phishing domains appear focused on stealing usernames and passwords to some of the cybercrime underground’s busiest shops, including Brian’s Club. Among those is rustraitor[.]info An archive.org copy of Rustraitor. What do all the phished sites have in common?

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

“At this moment in time, it looks like no emails, passwords, or any personal data were accessed, but we do suggest resetting your password and activate 2FA security,” the company wrote in a blog post. “Luckily, we fought them off well and they did not gain access to any important service.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. “Now, we provide you with an even easier way to connect to our VPN servers. form [sic] hackers on public networks.”

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2023

” These domains are either administrative domains obscured by a password-protected login page, or are.top domains phishing customers of the USPS as well as postal services serving other countries.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

.” After clicking “Pay Now,” the visitor is prompted to verify their identity by providing their Social Security number, driver’s license number, email address and email password.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

Anyone curious about why this might be a good approach should have a look at this deep-dive from 2019 on “DNSpionage,” the name given to the exploits of an Iranian group that has successfully stolen countless passwords and VPN credentials from major companies via DNS-based attacks.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Unfortunately for us, Doug freaked out after deciding he’d been tricked — backing up his important documents, changing his passwords, and then reinstalling macOS on his computer. While this a perfectly sane response, it means we don’t have the actual malware that was pushed to his Mac by the script.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Shotliff shared an April 2014 password reset email from Black Hat World, which shows he forwarded the plaintext password to the email address legendboy2050@yahoo.com. Shotliff said he sold his BHProxies account to another Black Hat World forum user from Egypt back in 2014.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

frequently relied on the somewhat unique password, “ plk139t51z.” ” Constella says that same password was used for just a handful of other email addresses, including gumboldt@gmail.com. Bringing things full circle, Constella Intelligence shows that various online accounts tied to the email address unforgiven57@mail.ru

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 4, 2022

” Hardaway said he has since wiped her computer, reinstalled the operating system and changed her passwords. But my mom went over to the neighbor’s house and they saw it for what it was — a scam.” But he says the incident has left his mom rattled.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2022

In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who've had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn't theirs.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 25, 2023

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. 15, 2022, LastPass said an investigation into the August breach determined the attacker did not access any customer data or password vaults.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

That allowed them to seize control over a target’s incoming phone calls and text messages, which were used to reset the password for email, social media and cryptocurrency accounts tied to those numbers. Interestingly, the conspiracy appears to have unraveled over a business dispute between the two men.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

From examining some of those tutorials, it is clear that VIP72 is quite popular among cybercriminals who engage in “credential stuffing” — taking lists of usernames and passwords stolen from one site and testing how many of those credentials work at other sites.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Using hard-to-crack unique passwords to protect sensitive data and accounts, as well as enabling multi-factor authentication. Tripwire’s tips for all organizations on avoiding ransomware attacks include: Making secure offsite backups. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2021

Many online services allow users to reset their passwords by clicking a link sent via SMS, and this unfortunately widespread practice has turned mobile phone numbers into de facto identity documents. Which means losing control over one thanks to a divorce, job termination or financial crisis can be devastating.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

These web injects allowed malware to rewrite the bank’s HTML code on the fly, and copy and/or intercept any data users would enter into a web-based form, such as a username and password. Most Web browser makers, however, have spent years adding security protections to block such nefarious activity.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Glupteba is a rootkit that steals passwords and other access credentials, disables security software, and tries to compromise other devices on the victim network — such as Internet routers and media storage servers — for use in relaying spam or other malicious traffic. attorney to pay Google’s legal fees.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

You might even take a minute to explain the perils of re-using passwords across multiple sites, and see if they’re interested in using a password manager. While you’re at it, ask your friends and family if they’ve frozen their credit files at the major consumer credit bureaus.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

According to Constella Intelligence [currently an advertiser on KrebsOnSecurity], Oleg used the same password from his iboss32@ro.ru The domain was registered in 2010 to an Oleg Iskushnykh from Omsk, who used the email address iboss32@ro.ru.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another.

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