Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2023

Emerging in 2007 as a banking trojan, QakBot (a.k.a. Reliaquest says QakBot infections accounted for nearly one-third of all loaders observed in the wild during the first six months of this year. Qakbot/Qbot was once again the top malware loader observed in the wild in the first six months of 2023. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2018

The hacker accessed user data, email addresses, and a 2007 backup database containing hashed passwords managed by the platform. Reddit users that are still using the same password since 2007 have to do it now and change the password for any service where they share the same login credentials.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 8, 2022

Some of the biggest stars around have seen content placed on their YouTube accounts without permission over the last couple of days. The last time I can remember an all-out targeted attack on social media musicians was way back in 2007 during Ye Olde Myspace days. Signing into YouTube requires a Google account. Justin Bieber?

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 1, 2018

Reddit.com today disclosed that a data breach exposed some internal data, as well as email addresses and passwords for some Reddit users. Reddit said the exposed data included internal source code as well as email addresses and obfuscated passwords for all Reddit users who registered accounts on the site prior to May 2007.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 15, 2022

You can reach back to 2007 and look in amazement at the 419 death threat. FBI Chicago released several good pieces of advice in March, which take into account the social engineering side of things: Never post news of upcoming travel dates and locations online. 2 factor authentication and password managers are good places to start.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

The APT41 group, aka Winnti , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly, HOODOO) is a China-linked cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. The attack took place in October 2022, threat actors sent phishing emails that contained links to a password-protected file hosted in Drive. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Zynga Inc is an American social game developer running social video game services founded in April 2007, it primarily focuses on mobile and social networking platforms. Zynga confirmed that the account login information for certain players of Draw Something and Words With Friends that may have been exposed in the data breach.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

” Once inside of a target organization, the hackers stole source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data and other information they could use or resell. APT41’s activities span from the mid-2000s to the present day. ” At the time of story, DaiLin was 28 years old. Security analysts and U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. It is unclear why APT28 is using compromised email accounts of (mostly) defense companies in the Middle East.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

Founded in 2007, Por t nox began selling a software-based NAC solution to be used in local networks. For example, encryption keys, administrator passwords, and other critical information are stored in the Azure Key Vault in FIPS 140-2 Level 2-validated hardware security modules (HSMs).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. “a password-protected RAR archive containing a LNK file. . “a password-protected RAR archive containing a LNK file.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

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.” ” reads the report published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) attributes this campaign with high confidence to ZINC, a DPRK-affiliated and state-sponsored group, based on observed tradecraft, infrastructure, malware patterns, and account affiliations.” Attackers also employed an encrypted Chrome password-stealer hosted on ZINC domain [link]. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. malware was used by threat actors to establish a backdoor in MSSQL Server 11 and 12 servers, allowing them to access to any account on the server using a “magic password.” The skip-2.0

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

Our documentary, “ The Life and Death of Passwords ,” explores with industry experts the history of passwords, why passwords have become less effective over time, and how trust is established in a passwordless future. Spacebar changes the whole paradigm because instead of writing a password, you can write a passphrase.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

OWASP security researchers have updated the organization’s list of the ten most dangerous vulnerabilities – and the list has a new number one threat for the first time since 2007. Insecure authentication process such as flawed account recovery or password reset, or insecure session tokens.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28 , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , and Sednit ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. ” continues Microsoft.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. since Q3 of 2007. According to data from the Federal Reserve , the 55-69 age group currently controls 41.2% for individuals under 40.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The vulnerabilities, CVE-2021-1675 and CVE-2021-34527 (aka PrintNightmare), can be used by an attacker with a regular user account to take control of a vulnerable server or client machine that runs the Windows Print Spooler service. BloodyStealer is just one of many tools available on the dark web for stealing gamer accounts.

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Spinone

AUGUST 27, 2019

How to backup Office 365 emails if you have a vast number of messages from multiple accounts? The biggest concern of using native O utlook email backup is the possibility of a hacker’s attack or a virus infecting your account. It enables you to copy your emails by forwarding them to another account. Tool №2.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 18, 2023

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!

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 18, 2023

Looking for the most recent Password Table? 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. Looking at Passwords in 2023 Since 2020, we’ve conducted a lot of research to develop and present the Hive Systems Password Table.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

This can be from your personal checking account or business account. The Chromebook is about $200 Now, the Chromebook however, is going to require you to log into your Gmail account and hiding that is a bit beyond the skill level in this episode. Don't use familiar passwords seriously. So you're going to need cash.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Outlook account settings contain important information essential for your inbox to operate properly. Restoring this data in case of loss might take much time especially when you have multiple accounts. This article describes several ways to backup Outlook account settings in great detail. How do I backup my Outlook rules?

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SC Magazine

APRIL 20, 2021

A career minor-league second baseman who was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11 th round out of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, McMains retired in 2007 with a lifetime average of.257 My password is terrible!” 257 and joined the organization’s coaching staff. Are you starting to realize, “Oh no.

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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). led the way, the first two iterations of OIDC, OpenID, were released in 2006 and 2007 as alternative authentication protocols. Identity Managers.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

Below is a brief description of the most popular types of threats that SMB employees encountered in January–May 2023: Exploits The biggest threat to SMBs in the first five months of 2023 were exploits , which accounted for 483,980 detections. If an employee enters their credentials, the scammers get access to their account.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Absence of a Password Policy for Employees – About 81% of company data breaches happened due to poor passwords One of the main O365 security concerns is password carelessness. According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, more than 70% of workers reuse passwords. How to make passwords secure: 1.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

It was found in the wild in 2007 and since then it has been continually maintained and developed. logins, passwords, etc.), In some cases, the emails were delivered with Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel) or password-protected archives with the documents attached. Procedure that collects passwords from different sources.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. There were PDFs of Election Day passwords that supervisors use to start in elections. Bee: Can you tell me what the password was? Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. There were PDFs of Election Day passwords that supervisors use to start in elections. Bee: Can you tell me what the password was? Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. There were PDFs of Election Day passwords that supervisors use to start in elections. Bee: Can you tell me what the password was? Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems.

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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. 1998-2007 — Max Butler — Max Butler hacks U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Exabeam UEBA 2021 Private Cato Networks SASE 2020 Private Confluera Cloud XDR 2019 Private Aqua Container security 2017 Private Netskope SASE 2017 Private Zscaler Zero trust 2012 Nasdaq: ZS Sailpoint Identity management 2007 Private. Accel Investments. New Enterprise Associates (NEA). YL Ventures.

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