Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

That leaves 78 percent that only require usernames and passwords to authenticate account users. billion account hijacking attempts using brute-forced stolen passwords. Google introduced 2FA to Gmail in 2011. A 22 percent adoption rate is meager, especially in the face of the multiple online threats that enterprises face daily.

Authentication 71

Authentication Social Engineering Passwords Accountability 71

Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 29, 2024

These are common con techniques and used by social engineers. Some easily accessible breaches are over a decade old and hold passwords which are no longer in use, were invalid at time of capture, or have been incorrectly cross referenced to accounts that the users have no knowledge of.

Scams 72

Scams Passwords Media Accountability 72

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Often, a scammer will simply target the people in a company and fool them into giving up their personal details, account passwords, and other sensitive information and gain access that way. Then, we’ll go over the basic, foundational techniques most scammers find themselves using, such as social engineering and phishing.

Social Engineering 120

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 120

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

February 2011: Ross Ulbricht Creates the Silk Road Marketplace “I created Silk Road because I thought the idea for the website itself had value, and that bringing Silk Road into being was the right thing to do. The hidden service gained traction in 2011 and then hit the mainstream when a Gawker article about the site was published.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Government Engineering 98

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked. The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero.

Ransomware 243

Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2022

The reputation is well-deserved when you consider that we (the cybersecurity team) tell users to create a unique password for each account to increase security. According to Gartner, 20 – 50% of help desk calls are for password reset – which is an expensive burden for any help desk.

Passwords 71

Passwords Password Management Authentication Social Engineering 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

With passwords destined to be around for a foreseeable amount of time with all their weaknesses, businesses were always seeking for ways to verify the identity of people and services accessing sensitive data beyond any doubt. SIM swapping attacks were the key reason that back in 2011, NIST deprecated SMS-based OTP authentication.

Authentication 71

Authentication Social Engineering Mobile Digital transformation 71