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Open Subtitles breach: The dangers of password reuse

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2022

Data included email and IP addresses, usernames and unsalted MD5 password hashes. He gained access to all users’ data – email, username, password…He promised the data would be erased and he would help us secure the site after the payment. This one falls under the familiar banner of “password reuse is bad”.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

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. Intel 471 shows akafitis@gmail.com was used to register another O.R.Z. user account — this one on Verified[.]ru ru in 2008.

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No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware

Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

In reality, “Apple magic” is more a byproduct of old advertising (this 2006 commercial from the “I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC” series did irreparable harm) and faulty conclusions concerning cybersecurity’s biggest breaches and attacks: People mistakenly believe that because most attacks target Windows computers and servers, no attacks target Macs.

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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

2002 – 2006: Origins of the Tor Project After onion routing was patented, additional computer scientists joined the original development team in 2002 and created the biggest project for onion routing yet: The Onion Routing Project, now commonly known as the Tor Project. Turn on multifactor authentication for all online accounts.

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Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management in 2021

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

These breaches left contact information, account passwords, credit card numbers, private photos, and more exposed. Since 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been the leading provider of cloud computing services. Since 2004, there have been 11,000 US data breaches. Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Promising Jobs at the U.S. Postal Service, ‘US Job Services’ Leaks Customer Data

Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2023

Constella reports that for roughly a year between 2021 and 2022, a Microsoft Windows device regularly used by Mr. Mirza and his colleagues was actively uploading all of the device’s usernames, passwords and authentication cookies to cybercriminals based in Russia. “I loved Russ deeply and he was like family.

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What To Know About Privacy Data

Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

When you add this type of data to cloud storage, ensure your account is protected with more than just a password. You should also try to set up two-factor authentication for other accounts – such as your bank login, cryptocurrency platforms, and platforms where you have your personal information stored.

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SAML: Still Going Strong After Two Decades

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 26, 2022

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. Despite the recent prevalence of OAuth and OIDC for authentication and authorization, SAML 2.0

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Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

In June, KrebsOnSecurity was contacted by a cybersecurity researcher who discovered that a group of scammers was sharing highly detailed personal and financial records on Americans via a free web-based email service that allows anyone who knows an account’s username to view all email sent to that account — without the need of a password.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Behavioral Biometrics

ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A lot of times we depend on usernames and passwords, but those really aren’t enough. So we include other telemetry that seeks to authenticate that the entity logging in is who they say they are. Without a basic ability to authenticate these characters, there’d be no drama, no romance, no tragedy. Think about it.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Car Hacking 0x05

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 10, 2021

This is also risky, when he was arrested in 2006, the Prague Post reported that the thief had the code for 150 stolen cars still on his laptop, enough evidence to convict him. Nothing was the same that the way the servers connected with the password, all of that stuff was completely different. It has to be controlled by the vendor.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. She connects him to any phone number he requests for free.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Abnormal Security Cloud email security 2019 Private Sqreen Application security 2019 Acquired: Datadog Demisto SOAR 2018 Acquired by PAN Skyhigh Cloud security 2012 Acquired: McAfee OpenDNS Internet security 2009 Acquired: Cisco Palo Alto Networks Cloud and network security 2006 NYSE: PANW. Accel Investments.

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Email Is the Biggest Threat to Business, So Why Is Everyone Using It?

Adam Levin

MAY 13, 2019

Email addresses are still the main way we authenticate ourselves to do business online, and because of that email as a category represents an extremely weak link in our collective cybersecurity. That’s why it doesn’t matter that Bill Gates didn’t come through with the promise of eradicating spam by 2006.

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Open Subtitles breach: The dangers of password reuse

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No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware

The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management in 2021

Promising Jobs at the U.S. Postal Service, ‘US Job Services’ Leaks Customer Data

What To Know About Privacy Data

SAML: Still Going Strong After Two Decades

Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Behavioral Biometrics

Top IoT Security Solutions of 2021

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Car Hacking 0x05

Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

Email Is the Biggest Threat to Business, So Why Is Everyone Using It?

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