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16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Enable two-factor authentication Whenever you can, enable  two-factor authentication  (2FA) -- especially after you've become a victim of a data breach.  Many vendors are now exploring passwordless authentication. Apple and Microsoft intend to follow suit.  Your MacBook is getting a big upgrade.

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Heard about the 16 billion passwords leak? Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Enable two-factor authentication Whenever you can, enable  two-factor authentication  (2FA) -- especially after you've become a victim of a data breach.  Many vendors are now exploring passwordless authentication. Apple and Microsoft intend to follow suit. 

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It’s Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian

Krebs on Security

I immediately suspected that Experian was still allowing anyone to recreate their credit file account using the same personal information but a different email address, a major authentication failure that was explored in last year’s story, Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do. 9, 2022 and Dec.

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Sendgrid Under Siege from Hacked Accounts

Krebs on Security

Email service provider Sendgrid is grappling with an unusually large number of customer accounts whose passwords have been cracked, sold to spammers, and abused for sending phishing and email malware attacks. “2FA has proven to be a powerful tool in securing communications channels. . Image: Wikipedia. ”

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Hackers are actively exploiting a Zero-Day in WordPress ThemeREX Plugin to create Admin Accounts

Security Affairs

A new flaw was discovered in a WordPress plugin, this time experts found a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons to create admin accounts. Security experts from WordFence have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons that was actively exploited by hackers in the wild to create user accounts with admin permissions.

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Recipe for Cybersecurity Success in the Restaurant Industry

SecureWorld News

Wendy's (2015-2016): The restaurant chain experienced a significant breach affecting over 1,000 locations, with customer payment card data compromised. Dunkin' Donuts (2015-2018): The company faced multiple credential stuffing attacks that led to unauthorized access to customer accounts. With the introduction of PCI DSS 4.0,

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Poloniex forces password reset following a data leak

Security Affairs

. “While almost all of the email addresses listed do not belong to Poloniex accounts, we are forcing a password reset on any email addresses that do have an account with us, including yours,” states the email. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. This is a real email!