Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Turner said he created the account at Experian in 2020 to place a security freeze on his credit file, and that he used a password manager to select and store a strong, unique password for his Experian account.

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Zero Day

JUNE 22, 2025

Use a password manager If you use a password manager, it may offer breach-monitoring services that will alert you when your passwords are exposed during a data breach. However, if your data has been compromised, you will see a screen (shown below) telling you which breaches have impacted you. 

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

Use a password manager If you use a password manager, it may offer breach-monitoring services that will alert you when your passwords are exposed during a data breach. However, if your data has been compromised, you will see a screen (shown below) telling you which breaches have impacted you. 

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

Dashlane and LastPass are two of the biggest names in password management software. They both provide businesses secure vaults for sensitive information, including passwords, credit card details, and personal identification numbers. It has long been regarded as a top password manager for both personal and professional use.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Just 15 percent of people use a password manager. Just 35 percent of people have unique passwords for most or all of their accounts. Creating strong, unique passwords is simple enough, as any person can throw a cat at a keyboard and likely fulfill the password requirements for most online accounts.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

On November 30, 2022, password manager LastPass informed customers of a cybersecurity incident following unusual activity within a third-party cloud storage service. While LastPass claims that users’ passwords remain safely encrypted, it admitted that certain elements of customers’ information have been exposed.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2019

The latest update released by Mozilla for Firefox patches a flaw in Firefox Password Manager that can be exploited to access stored passwords. fixes a vulnerability that can be exploited to bypass the master password in Firefox Password Manager and access stored passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 1, 2022

LastPass, a password management service offering company, has disclosed that it has suffered a data breach in an attack that might be linked to the August data leak where hackers stole vital information from the servers of the said company.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

in 2015 when BBB began collecting data. If managing multiple passwords is an issue for you, consider using a password manager that generates unique passwords for your accounts and remembers them for you. According to the Better Business Bureau, 37.9% On top of that, 80.5% Bottom line.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Henze has published a video PoC for the flaw that shows how to use malware to extract passwords from the local Keychain password management system. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The attack works on a system running the latest macOS Mojave OS version (10.14.3).

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Zero Day

JUNE 14, 2025

Screenshot by Ed Bott/ZDNET Why does the chart say "Maybe" for Windows PCs that were built using CPUs released between 2015 and 2018? The PC Health Check app can quickly tell you whether your PC's CPU is on the Windows 11 Compatible list. Welcome to the confusing world of Windows compatibility.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2019

Blur is a popular password manager developed by the online privacy firm Abine, it also implements private browsing features and masked email. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. A misconfigured AWS S3 bucket is the root cause of a data leak that impacted 2.4 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The report also analyzed a PowerShell shell script that is part of the KeeThief open-source project, which allows the adversary to access encrypted password credentials stored by the Microsoft “KeePass” password management software. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. By 2015, Microsoft joined, and in 2020, Apple followed. Dashlane last month integrated passkeys into its cross-platform password manager. See the Top Password Managers.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

” Let’s not forget that the FBI released a sextortion page in their official site for kids and teens back in 2015. In addition, we suggest you secure your online accounts using two-factor authentication (2FA) and a password manager. Stay safe!

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Require strong administrative passwords(use a password manager for best results) and enable two-factor authentication. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. There are options that are free, simple to use, and practical for small merchants. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureList

JUNE 16, 2021

Ferocious Kitten is an APT group that since at least 2015 has been targeting Persian-speaking individuals who appear to be based in Iran. We were able to trace the implant back to at least 2015, where it also had variants intended to hijack the execution of the Telegram and Chrome applications as a persistence method.

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Zero Day

JUNE 27, 2025

We have had machine learning in production since 2015. I caught up with DeMeyere at the recent Databricks conference, and he noted that "we process easily over 100 million unique SKUs, and so we do a lot of learning. Now, we're about 20 months into generative AI in production."

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

. “Using relatively simple tools and techniques, testers were able to take control of systems and largely operate undetected, due in part to basic issues such as poor password management and unencrypted communications. ” In one case the GAO testers were able to guess an administrator password in only 9 seconds.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2020

The spear-phishing messages attempt to trick the victims into installing malware on their computer that allows attacker to steal or obtain access to a password manager account. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. advisory board) with connections to the targeted employee. .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2020

Experts suggest to monitor for sequential login attempts from the same IP against different accounts, use a password manager and set strong, unique passwords … and of course adopt multi-factor authentication. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Don’t reuse passwords! Always use a two-factor authentication mechanism when implemented by the service we access to, and use strong password that can be generated by password manager applications. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It’s unknown how the attackers were able to obtain the credentials for that account, but it’s possible the credentials were saved in one of the infected system’s browser password managers.” ” The activity of the Lazarus APT group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

. “They use lists of usernames and passwords gathered from the breaches you hear about nearly every day on the news. They’re also one of the main reasons you should be using a password manager to create unique and random strings for your passwords.” ” concludes the report published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Update all your passwords and use unique, string passwords to protect your accounts. Adopt a password generator. Set up a password manager. Be vigilant for suspicious activities and if you notice something unusual, change your password immediately. Use 2FA if you can.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2019

Pick strong and complex passwords for all your accounts. Password manager apps can help. When you log in with your password, we will ask for a security code or to tap your security key to verify that it is you. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2019

As a result of our investigation, we have strong evidence that the compromised accounts have account passwords being stored in plaintext on a deployment of a related repository. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Zero Day

JUNE 11, 2025

  OpenAI, which was founded as a nonprofit in 2015, later switched to a "capped profit" structure, allowing it to raise money from investors to cover the expenses of building AI models. Microsoft became its primary financial backer, investing around $13 billion since 2019.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Bitwarden, which was founded in 2015, operates an open source platform that provides password management services for enterprises and consumers. Bitwarden is also one of our picks for Best Password Managers. The company competes against rivals like 1Password and LastPass.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2019

Trend Micro addressed two DLL Hijacking flaws in Trend Micro Password Manager. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Expert shows how to bypass a fix for a recently discovered Steam flaw. New DanaBot banking Trojan campaign targets Germany. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2019

The hacker accessed user data, email addresses, and a 2007 backup database containing hashed passwords managed by the platform. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2022

The reference implementation was announced in June 2015. Because LDAP extends to IoT devices, of which there are many more than IT devices, organizations running LDAP need to encrypt traffic using TLS certificates on IoT devices, keep the firmware up to date, and apply proper password management. Stay safe, everyone!

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

“Kaspersky Lab has fixed a security issue found by Wladimir Palant in Kaspersky Password Manager that could potentially lead remote unauthorized access by 3rd parties to information about address items which are stored in the vault while it is in unlocked state. ” reads the post. I wouldn’t bet on it.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

A flaw in LastPass password manager leaks credentials from previous site. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers. Delaler Leads, a car dealer marketing firm exposed 198 Million records online. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

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.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 5, 2023

Use a password keeper/generator app for secure password storage. Discourage password sharing or reuse across platforms. Avoid using dictionary words, common phrases, or personal info in passwords. Deploy a password management tool for efficient password handling.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Here’s how: Create long, strong, and unique passwords that are difficult to guess, or use a password manager to generate strong passwords for you. Change your passwords approximately every 30 days. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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