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School software provider Active Network discloses data breach

Security Affairs

The hackers gained access to Blue Bear , a cloud school accounting software customized especially for K-12 schools and districts to help manage and simplify schools’ activity fund accounting. Exposed data include name, store username and password, payment card number, payment card expiration date, and payment card security code.

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OnionPoison: infected Tor Browser installer distributed through popular YouTube channel

SecureList

Visual Studio 2010 – 10.10 Visual Studio 2010 – 10.10 Curiously, unlike common stealers, OnionPoison implants do not automatically collect user passwords, cookies or wallets. 3BA945FD2C123FEC74EFDEA042DDAB4EB697677C600F83C87E07F895FB1B55E2. 2021-Dec-21 09:44:08. PE32+ executable (DLL) (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows.

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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

Turns out it was possible for a threat actor to flood GLIBC with data , take control of it, and then use it as a launch point for stealing passwords, spying on users and attempting to usurp control of other computers. One tried-and-true incursion method pivots off social engineering. Branching attacks. Fast forward to 2017.

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How to Backup Outlook Account Settings: Manual vs. Automatic tools

Spinone

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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6 Dangerous Microsoft Office 365 Security Concerns for Business

Spinone

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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New Cyberthreats for 2021

Adam Levin

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. When applied to a set of 43 million compromised LinkedIn passwords, it was able to crack them with 27 percent accuracy. At the beginning of 2020, U.S.

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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

The document contained a list of pornographic sites, along with passwords for access to said sites and would then spread itself and its NSFW content by emailing the first 50 people in the victim’s contact list. Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. Going Mobile and Going Global: 2001-2010.

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