Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

“I was able to answer the credit report questions successfully, which authenticated me to their system,” Turner said. That’s because Experian does not offer any type of multi-factor authentication options on consumer accounts. But now he’s wondering what else he could do to prevent another account compromise.

Accountability 315

Accountability Passwords Authentication Password Management 315

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Virtualfirefox.com is a domain registered via GoDaddy in 2013 and currently owned by The Mozilla Corporation , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation — the makers of the popular Firefox Web browser. Contacted by KrebsOnSecurity, GoDaddy acknowledged the authentication weakness documented by Guilmette.

DNS 240

DNS Internet Internet Computers and Electronics 240

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

By 2013, new LastPass customers were given 5,000 iterations by default. To automatically populate the appropriate credentials at any website going forward, you simply authenticate to LastPass using your master password. The more iterations, the longer it takes an offline attacker to crack your master password.

Passwords 269

Passwords Encryption Password Management Cryptocurrency 269

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

“The threat actor was able to capture the employee’s master password as it was entered, after the employee authenticated with MFA, and gain access to the DevOps engineer’s LastPass corporate vault.” ” By 2013, new LastPass customers were given 5,000 iterations by default.

Cryptocurrency 350

Cryptocurrency Passwords Encryption Accountability 350