Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Iran-linked Peach Sandstorm APT is behind password spray attacks against thousands of organizations globally between February and July 2023. Microsoft researchers observed a series of password spray attacks conducted by Iran nation-state actors as part of a campaign named Peach Sandstorm (aka Holmium , APT33 , Elfin , and Magic Hound ).

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 10, 2020

District Court for the Southern District of California allege Firsov was the administrator of deer.io, an online platform that hosted more than 24,000 shops for selling stolen and/or hacked usernames and passwords for a variety of top online destinations. An example seller’s panel at deer.io. Click image to enlarge.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 23, 2021

LastPass is password management software that’s been popular among business and personal users since it was initially released in 2008. Like other password managers, LastPass provides a secure vault for your login credentials, personal documents, and other sensitive information. When it was acquired by LogMeIn Inc.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

The 911 user interface, as it existed when the service first launched in 2016. net available at the Wayback Machine shows that in 2016 this domain was used for the “ ExE Bucks ” affiliate program, a pay-per-install business which catered to people already running large collections of hacked computers or compromised websites. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

From now on, all WhatsApp backups will be protected by a password enabled encryption method offering an extra layer of security protection to users from spying eyes. In the year 2016, Facebook rolled out the encryption feature to its messaging features and seems to have now induced the feature into its subsidiaries one by one.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

In September 2016, MrMurza sent a message to all iSocks users saying the service would soon be phased out in favor of Faceless, and that existing iSocks users could register at Faceless for free if they did so quickly — before Faceless began charging new users registration fees between $50 and $100. also used the password 24587256.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

From March 2016 to March 2017, we analyzed several black markets to see how hijackers steal passwords and other sensitive data. [.]. Our research tracked several black markets that traded third-party password breaches, as well as 25,000 blackhat tools used for phishing and keylogging.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

A researcher found a flaw in Windows OS, tracked as PetitPotam, that can be exploited to force remote Windows machines to share their password hashes. The NTLM authentication hash can be used to carry out a relay attack or can be lately cracked to obtain the victim’s password. The news of the attack was first reported by The Record.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

So in 2016 they sued the federal government, seeking a declaration that this part of the CFAA violated the First Amendment. Someone violates the CFAA when they bypass an access restriction like a password.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. But in February 2016, Babam joined Verified , another Russian-language crime forum. com (2017).

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2022

Election 2016 campaign in terms of malicious activity and offer practical and relevant including actionable threat intelligence on their whereabouts. Elections 2016 campaign: linuxkrnl[.]net. password-google[.]com. Elections 2016 campaign: linuxkrnl[.]net. password-google[.]com. Elections 2016 campaign: linuxkrnl[.]net.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 20, 2024

— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 15, 2016 Spam lists are the same kettle of fish in that once you learn you're in one, I can't provide you any further info about where it came from and there's no recourse available to you.

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Adam Levin

APRIL 18, 2019

The social media company automatically uploaded the information from users who had registered with the site after 2016 and provided their email addresses and passwords. Facebook announced that it “unintentionally” harvested the email contacts of 1.5 million of its users without their consent.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2021

In January 2016, Ferizi pleaded guilty to providing material support to a terrorist group and to unauthorized access. 2015 by criminals who social engineered PayPal employees over the phone into changing my password and bypassing multi-factor authentication. .” The Pentagon Crew forum founded by Ferizi.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

From March 2023, that is within 30 days, Netflix, the world-renowned streaming service provider, is all set to enforce a ban on password sharing. Therefore, from early next month, Netflix is all set to roll out a new feature that legally allows the current subscribers to share their account passwords with their loved ones.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2025

The Trojan has been active since 2016, it initially targeted Brazil but expanded to Mexico, Portugal, and Spain since 2020. Attackers also employ encrypted or password-protected files to evade security detection. The.zip often contains a password-protected, obfuscated VBS script. contaboserver[.]net.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The latest, major threats to Mac computers can steal passwords and credit card details with delicate precision, targeting victims across the internet based on their device, location, and operating system. But the variety of information that these pieces of malware can steal makes them particularly dangerous. They are wildly adaptable.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

A newly detected malware targeting macOS devices can steal passwords and capture iPhone backups. And it's coming from the same group believed to be responsible for the 2016 election hacks.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2021

Norse imploded rather suddenly in 2016 following a series of managerial missteps and funding debacles. In 2016, financial reality once again would catch up with the company’s leadership when Norse abruptly ceased operations and was forced to lay off most of its staff. Remember Norse Corp. ,

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2018

million from accounts at the National Bank of Blacksburg in two separate ATM cashouts between May 2016 and January 2017. The 2016 unlimited operation against National Bank began Saturday, May 28, 2016 and continued through the following Monday. All told, the attackers managed to siphon almost $570,000 in the 2016 attack.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

According to The Guardian , which first reported the incident,hackers may have accessed company customers emails along with usernames, passwords and personal details of top accountancy firms blue-chip clients. In addition to emails, hackers had potential access to IP addresses, architectural diagrams for businesses and health information.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 5, 2022

World Password Day is today, reminding us of the value of solid passwords, and good password practices generally. You can’t go wrong shoring up a leaky password line of defence though, so without further ado: let’s get right to it. The problem with passwords. Shoring up your passwords.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2021

“On top of the password re-use, the data shows a great insight into her professional and personal Internet usage,” Holden wrote in a blog post on Witte’s arrest. “Many in the gang not only knew her gender but her name too,” Holden wrote. “Several group members had AllaWitte folders with data. Image: DOJ.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In July 2016, KrebsOnSecurity published a story identifying a Toronto man as the author of the Orcus RAT , a software product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. This week, Canadian authorities criminally charged him with orchestrating an international malware scheme.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A report published by F5 Labs today finds that while the total number of credential spills involving large pairs of usernames and passwords doubled from 2016 to 2020, the volume of spilled credentials has been steadily declining during the same period. The average spill size declined from 63 million records in 2016 to 17 million.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 17, 2020

You already had way too many passwords to keep track of before, right? Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: you go to log onto your favorite website, type in your username, and then your password. Up pops an error message - “Incorrect username or password.” Enter the password manager You may have heard about these.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2019

From there, the attackers simply start requesting password reset links via text message for a variety of accounts tied to the hijacked phone number. All told, the government said this gang — allegedly known to its members as “ The Community ” — made more than $2.4

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2019

The report notes that concerns about the security of these channels is hardly theoretical: In 2010, intruders hijacked ACRE’s election results Web page, and in 2016, cyber thieves successfully breached several county employee email accounts in a spear-phishing attack.

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Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Propublica’s findings include eleven offices protected by only a login and password. The possibility of election interference is hot-button issue after it was determined by the state department that Russia interfered with the 2016 election. Election security best practices suggest 2-Factor authentication for sensitive email accounts.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

com — were seen as early as 2016 as distribution points for the Hummer Trojan , a potent strain of Android malware often bundled with games that completely compromises the infected device. com 2016-02-18 ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING (BEIJING) CO., At least another five of the domains registered to tosaka1027@gmail.com — 99youx[.]com

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 25, 2018

My relationship with 1Password stretches all the way back to 2011 when I came to the realisation that the only secure password is the one you can't remember. And if you're not already putting all your passwords in 1Password, go and grab a free trial and give it a go.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 17, 2020

Central Intelligence Agency produced in the wake of a mammoth data breach in 2016 that led to Wikileaks publishing thousands of classified documents stolen from the agency’s offensive cyber operations division. Not allowing multiple users to share administrative-level passwords. ” -CIA’s Wikileaks Task Force.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2019

The software is broadly classified as malware by most antivirus companies, likely thanks to an advertised feature list that includes dumping the remote computer’s temporary memory; retrieving passwords from dozens of email programs; snarfing the target’s Wi-Fi credentials; and viewing the target’s Webcam.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “ Trickbot ,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. companies and government entities.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

In July 2018, email users around the world began complaining of receiving spam which began with a password the recipient used at some point in the past and threatened to release embarrassing videos of the recipient unless a bitcoin ransom was paid. EARLY WARNING SIGNS.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

In a typical PPI network, clients will submit their malware—a spambot or password-stealing Trojan, for example —to the service, which in turn charges per thousand successful installations, with the price depending on the requested geographic location of the desired victims. The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

“ICAO hasconfirmed that the reported information security incident involves approximately 42,000 recruitment application data records from April 2016 to July 2024 claimed to be released by the threat actor known as Natohub.” The observed data set includes logins (usernames), hashes of passwords, emails, titles, and communications.

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