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Real-Time Attacks Against Two-Factor Authentication

Schneier on Security

Attackers are targeting two-factor authentication systems: Attackers working on behalf of the Iranian government collected detailed information on targets and used that knowledge to write spear-phishing emails that were tailored to the targets' level of operational security, researchers with security firm Certfa Lab said in a blog post.

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MY TAKE: A path for SMBs to achieve security maturity: start small controlling privileged accounts

The Last Watchdog

Related: How ‘PAM’ improves authentication. These hacking waves contribute to the harvesting of account credentials and unauthorized access to loosely-configured servers; and these ill-gotten assets can, in turn, be utilized to execute different stages of higher-level hacks, such as account takeovers and ransomware campaigns.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. That same email address also is tied to two forum accounts for a user with the handle “ O.R.Z.” account on Carder[.]su

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SAML: Still Going Strong After Two Decades

eSecurity Planet

In 2005, the open standard consortium OASIS released SAML 2.0 These communications on the backend of username and password login processes ensure users get authenticated by the overarching identity manager and authorized to use the given web service(s). Context: Authentication vs. Authorization. In 2005, OASIS released 2.0,

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a bank accounts. Multiple accounts are registered to that email address under the name Alexander Valerievich Grichishkin , from Cherepovets. This post is an attempt to remedy that omission. w s, icamis[.]ru

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The bleak picture of two-factor authentication adoption in the wild

Elie

This post looks at two-factor authentication adoption in the wild, highlights the disparity of support between the various categories of websites, and illuminates how fragmented the two factor ecosystem is in terms of standard adoption. How prevalent is 2FA authentication? in 2005 and TOTP in. Methodology. dongleauth.info.

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Joomla! vulnerability is being actively exploited

Malwarebytes

is an open-source CMS that’s been around since 2005, and has been one of the most popular CMS platforms by market share for much of that time. Secure accounts with two-factor authentication ( 2FA ). Many companies, from small outfits to large enterprises, use a CMS in some form to manage their websites.

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