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North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets defense industry with ThreatNeedle backdoor

Security Affairs

Next, the attackers logged in to the web interface using a privileged root account. It’s unknown how the attackers were able to obtain the credentials for that account, but it’s possible the credentials were saved in one of the infected system’s browser password managers.”

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The Life and Death of Passwords: Improving Security With Passwords and People

Duo's Security Blog

Humans are not the weakest link in information security. They’re the least invested in for security. Back in 2007, I believe, the Aurora attack saw Google employees targeted by a nation state. Jayson: One: Use a password manager and multi-factor authentication whenever you can, especially that.