Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2018

Hundreds of Instagram accounts were hijacked in what appears to be the result of a coordinated attack, all the accounts share common signs of compromise. Alleged attackers have hijacked Instagram accounts and modified personal information making impossible to restore the accounts. Russian domain. Russian domain.

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Accountability Hacking Authentication Passwords 56

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Here are some examples of how potential attackers can use the data found in the unsecured Amazon S3 bucket against the owners of the exposed email addresses: Spamming 350 million email IDs Carrying out phishing attacks Brute-forcing the passwords of the email accounts. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Social Engineering 133

Social Engineering Passwords Marketing Phishing 133

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

If you have a Snewpit account, there is a high chance that your records may have been exposed in this breach. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on your email and other online accounts. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. What happened to the data? Original post at [link].

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Identity Theft Passwords Advertising Password Management 116

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

It is currently unknown for how long the data was left unprotected, and we assume that anyone who knew what to look for could have accessed the data bucket without needing any kind of authentication during the unspecified exposure period. You can reach him via email or find him on Twitter giggling at jokes posted by parody accounts.

Identity Theft 74

Identity Theft Advertising Accountability Passwords 74

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022, KrebsOnSecurity documented the plight of several readers who had their accounts at big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian hijacked after identity thieves simply re-registered the accounts using a different email address. So once again I sought to re-register as myself at Experian.

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Accountability Authentication Passwords Identity Theft 291

Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Weak access and permissions, therefore, may cause data breaches through: Inadequate authentication – weak verifications can result in data breaches by unauthorized employees in the organization. A lack of security features to upgrade or downgrade a user may result in mismanagement of user accounts.

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Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Now think about the type of data you enter when you create a new account on a website. This is valuable personal data that can be used for anything from targeted advertising to identity theft in extreme cases. You are often required to provide your email address, date of birth, first and last name, and a password.

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Backups Passwords Identity Theft Malware 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

The emails are designed in a way that it appears to be authentic or belonging from a real business or authoritative source. These emails appear to be coming from some authentic source like from your bank or some legit business organization. Use Two Factor Authentication. Phishing is one of the oldest methods of cyberattacks.

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Phishing Accountability Authentication Passwords 95

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2020

Storing anything on a publicly accessible server without any kind of authentication process in place is dangerous, which is a lesson many organizations still tend to learn the hard way. Acquiring someone’s social security number or employer identification number is one of the first steps toward committing identity theft.

Identity Theft 59

Identity Theft Accountability Advertising Marketing 59

Krebs on Security

MARCH 8, 2024

Such information could be useful if you were trying to determine the maiden name of someone’s mother, or successfully answer a range of other knowledge-based authentication questions. Dmitry Lybarsky’s Facebook/Meta account says he was born in March 1963. monthly subscription fee just to view the results. government.

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Media Data privacy Advertising Government 251

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Beyond financial exchange, permissionless blockchains offer strong security through decentralization, and potential use cases include identity verification, voting, and fundraising. Since the 1970s, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) has offered encryption , authentication, bootstrapping, and digital signatures to secure digital communications.

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Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Technology Energy and Utilities 135

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. banks using the Zeus Trojan virus to crack open bank accounts and divert money to Eastern Europe.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135