Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It allows an attacker to provide covert, unauthorized access to email correspondence and was used after gaining access to email accounts through CVE-2023-23397 (Microsoft Outlook Vulnerability) or password-spraying.” The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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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. “A hacker broke into a few of Reddit’s systems and managed to access some user data, including some current email addresses and a 2007 database backup containing old salted and hashed passwords.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Collectively in control over millions of spam-spewing zombies, those botmasters also continuously harvested passwords and other data from infected machines. As we’ll see in a moment, Salomon is now behind bars, in part because he helped to rob dozens of small businesses in the United States using some of those same harvested passwords.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, North Korea). ” continues Kaspersky. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2019

In an ironic twist, the marketing empire that owns the hacked online properties appears to be run by a Canadian man who’s been sued for fraud by the U.S. A (redacted) screen shot shared by the apparent hacker who was selling access to usernames and passwords for customers of multiple data-search Web sites.

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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.

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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. SecurityAffairs – APT28, hacking). ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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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. SecurityAffairs – gaming, hacking). Now the Pakistani hacker claims to have stolen more than 218 million records from the popular mobile social game company Zynga Inc.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2022

Winnti (aka APT41 , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly) is a cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Winnti). .” The attribution to the China-linked APT group is based on the analysis of the forensic artifacts. To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2020

The Winnti hacking group continues to target gaming industry, recently it used a new malware named PipeMon and a new method to achieve persistence. Winnti hacking group is using a new malware dubbed PipeMon and a novel method to achieve persistence in attacks aimed at video game companies. SecurityAffairs – Winnti, hacking).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

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.” The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

One of the functions opened by the person hacking into the system was one that controls the amount sodium hydroxide in the water.” Too much lye in water could cause skin burns and rashes—something residents in a small town in Massachusetts had experienced when they had a water supply treatment problem back in 2007.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

These are, of course, on top of the obviously ominous features such as password retrieval and key logging that are normally seen in Remote Access Trojans.”. 2017 analysis of the RAT. This makes it harder for targets to remove it from their systems. According to Rezvesz himself, he is no stranger to the Canadian legal system.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

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. Attackers also employed an encrypted Chrome password-stealer hosted on ZINC domain [link]. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, Zinc).

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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. SecurityAffairs – Operation In(ter)reception , hacking).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2019

Reddit seems to exclude a security breach of its systems, it pointed out that the root cause of the accounts lockdown is caused by the use of simple passwords on its website and from the reuse of those passwords on multiple services. I’m leaning toward the former.” ” wrote a Reddit user. ” explained the admin.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

I mean, there are so many positive stories about people who are hacking for a living and doing good things because of it. Welcome to the hacker mind that original podcast from for all secure it's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. Don't use familiar passwords seriously. I'm Robert Vamosi.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 8, 2022

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. We’ve covered many Google-centric security concerns previously, but here’s some things you can do now to lock down your account: Create a strong password , and enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2019

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. “One file contains a public SSL certificate and the payload of the file appears to be encoded with a password or key.

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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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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

Bandook has been active since 2007, it has been continuously developed since then and was employed in several campaigns by different threat actors. This PDF file includes a shortened URL that downloads a password-protected.7z The new variant observed in October spreads via phishing messages using a PDF file.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. They invited us and other members of the public to try to hack it. Bee: Can you tell me what the password was? Apple Podcasts.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. They invited us and other members of the public to try to hack it. Bee: Can you tell me what the password was? Apple Podcasts.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. They invited us and other members of the public to try to hack it. Bee: Can you tell me what the password was? Apple Podcasts.

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Spinone

AUGUST 27, 2019

But be aware, that if someone will hack your Microsoft account and delete messages, they can do the same with your spare account. On Outlook 2007 choose Import and Export ; On Outlook 2010 select Open – Import ; On Outlook 2013 / 2016 / 2019 / Office 365 choose Open & Export- Import/Export. Open Outlook on your desktop.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

SDP enforces the need-to-know principle by verifying device posture and identity prior to grating access to applications. This strategy now provides a more complete sphere of governance across applications and files by putting identity at the center of security and IT operations.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

One of the methods often utilized to hack into employees’ smartphones is so-called “ smishing ” (a combination of SMS and phishing). Encourage employees to create strong passwords for all digital services they use and to protect accounts with multi-factor authentication wherever applicable.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. 1870 — Switchboard Hack — A teenager hired as a switchboard operator is able to disconnect and redirect calls and use the line for personal usage. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

Figure 2: password required to view and modify macros on document. The first peculiarity of the malicious document is the protected macro, in fact, when the user tries to read it immediately shows a message box asking for password. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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