Krebs on Security

MAY 14, 2019

Microsoft today is taking the unusual step of releasing security updates for unsupported but still widely-used Windows operating systems like XP and Windows 2003 , citing the discovery of a “wormable” flaw that the company says could be used to fuel a fast-moving malware threat like the WannaCry ransomware attacks of 2017.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 1, 2021

Equifax’s 2017 megabreach that exposed the personal and financial details of 145.5 million Americans may have shocked the public, but it did little to stop more than a million employers from continuing to sell Equifax their employee payroll data, Bloomberg found in late 2017. Intuit’s FAQ on the changes is here.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2025

ZDI researchers pointed out that this is the largest number of vulnerabilities addressed in by Microsoft montly security updates since 2017. These three flaws are Elevation of Privilege issues in Hyper-V, authenticated users can exploit them to execute code with SYSTEM privileges. are actively exploited in the wild.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2018

Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity. A YubiKey Security Key made by Yubico. a mobile device). a mobile device).

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Related: The Internet of Things is just getting started The technology to get rid of passwords is readily available; advances in hardware token and biometric authenticators continue apace. It started isolating passwords as a contributing factor in its 2017 report. So what’s stopping us from getting rid of passwords altogether?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2021

In 2017, KrebsOnSecurity showed how easy it is for identity thieves to undo a consumer’s request to freeze their credit file at Experian , one of the big three consumer credit bureaus in the United States. ” CreditLock users can both enable multifactor authentication and get alerts when someone tries to access their account. .”

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2019

“On August 20, 2019, we learned from a third party of a data exposure that impacts a subset of customers of our Cloud WAF product who had accounts through September 15, 2017,” wrote Heli Erickson , director of analyst relations at Imperva.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

CVE-2024-57968 allows remote authenticated users to upload files to unintended folders, while CVE-2025-25181 is an SQL injection flaw enabling remote SQL execution (no patch available). The group was also observed exploiting vulnerabilities in Telerik UI such as CVE-2017-9248 and CVE-2019-18935.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2025

Marbled Dust has been active since at least 2017 and primarily targets organizations in Europe and the Middle East. Between 2017 and 2019, the APT group mainly used DNS hijacking in its campaigns. Microsoft researchers believe the group selects this method based on reconnaissance, confirming the use of the app.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2019

Google this week made it easier for Android users to enable strong 2-factor authentication (2FA) when logging into Google’s various services. and higher can now be used as Security Keys , an additional authentication layer that helps thwart phishing sites and password theft. a one-time token, key fob or mobile device).

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. At this point, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has permeated most applications, becoming a minimum safeguard against attacks. Jump to: What is multi-factor authentication? MFA can be hacked.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Six decades in, password use has tipped into the absurd, while two-factor authentication is showing its limits. We talk with Matt Salisbury of Honeybadger HQ, which is using AI and machine learning to re-imagine knowledge-based authentication. Imagining the Future of Authentication. AI juices knowledge-based authentication.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 8, 2019

In the wake of Equifax’s epic 2017 data breach impacting some 148 million Americans, many people did freeze their credit files at the big three in response. This has been the reality for years, and was so well before Equifax announced its big 2017 breach. Consumers in every U.S. But Equifax has changed a few things since then.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

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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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Many companies now require employees to supply a one-time password — such as one sent via SMS or produced by a mobile authenticator app — in addition to their username and password when logging in to company assets online. The key works without the need for any special software drivers.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 18, 2018

The problem, of course, is that in the US there isn't any authentication of change-of-address submissions: According to the Postal Service, nearly 37 million change-of-address requests ­ known as PS Form 3575 ­ were submitted in 2017. The company discovered it three months later.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The report issued by the Inspector General’s office details several basic lapses in security protocols at five separate locations, including: A lack of multifactor authentication to access BMDS technical information. Known and unpatched network vulnerabilities dating back as far as 1990. No physical locks on server racks.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The threat actors attempted to exploit multiple vulnerabilities in DVRs, including CVE-2017-7921, CVE-2018-9995 , CVE-2020-25078, CVE-2021-33044 , and CVE-2021-36260. In March 2024, threat actors behind this campaign started targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 7, 2020

The FBI pointed to vulnerabilities in Windows 7 preceding the EOL announcement that made users the primary target of the Wannacry ransomware campaign in 2017. Use two-factor authentication where possible. According to the FBI notification, continued use of the platform “creates the risk of criminal exploitation.”.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

“This attack requires an authenticated client to click a link in order for an unauthenticated attacker to initiate remote code execution.” Threat intelligence firm AhnLab and South Korea’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) linked the attack to the North Korean APT.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 16, 2025

Enable Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) adds a layer of security, but not all methods offer the same protection: SMS codes can be intercepted or phished. App-based MFA (like Google Authenticator ) is more secure, but still vulnerable to SIM swaps or malware. kidnapping scams), call the police.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

prompts users to choose a multi-factor authentication (MFA) option. even mention the need to lift or thaw that security freeze to complete the authentication process. After entering an email address and picking a password, you are prompted to confirm your email address by clicking a link sent to that address. After confirmation, ID.me

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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.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 10, 2020

Firsov also tweeted about competing in and winning several “capture the flag” hacking competitions, including the 2016 and 2017 CTF challenges at Positive Hack Days (PHDays), an annual security conference in Moscow. Isis’ profile on antichat. ” A Google Translate version of that advertisement is here (PDF).

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 17, 2020

The CIA produced the report in October 2017, roughly seven months after Wikileaks began publishing Vault 7 — reams of classified data detailing the CIA’s capabilities to perform electronic surveillance and cyber warfare.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2022

A whopping 80 percent were due to stolen credentials (nearly a 30 percent increase since 2017!). Without strong, secure passwords or two-factor authentication ( 2FA ) enabled in an organization or startup, it becomes easy for attackers to access stolen credentials on their web and email servers. Authentication bypass.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2021

The news was first reported by TheRecord website, the master decryption keys work for victims that were infected between July 2017 and early 2021. “The keys have been verified as authentic by Michael Gillespie , a malware analyst at security firm Emsisoft and the creator of the ID-Ransomware service.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

VFEmail’s Twitter account responded that “external facing systems, of differing OS’s and remote authentication, in multiple data centers are down.” Strangely, not all VMs shared the same authentication, but all were destroyed. Another series of DDoS attacks in 2017 forced VFEmail to find a new hosting provider.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2018

Of course, phishers could spam the entire world looking for LifeLock customers without the aid of this flaw, but nevertheless the design of the company’s site suggests that whoever put it together lacked a basic understanding of Web site authentication and security. million customer accounts. Update, 7:40 p.m.:

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

One of the vulnerabilities is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows SAM (Security Accounts Manager) vulnerability. “An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.” ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

Authenticated SSRF Attempt (No CVE Assigned; See Right Link) Zimbra Collaboration Suite SSRF Attempt Organizations should promptly patch and secure affected systems, apply mitigations for targeted CVEs, and restrict outbound access to necessary endpoints.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

One of them even infected visitors with the SocGolish malware , a sophisticated JavaScript malware framework that has been actively used by cybercriminals since at least 2017. Make it harder to log in by using multi-factor authentication (MFA) and by not re-using passwords. Keep your software up to date.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The issue arises during SSH authentication. This makes it possible to launch an attack on the system at the very stage when the SSH server receives authentication data. CVE-2024-3183 (Free IPA) A vulnerability found inside the open-source FreeIPA, which provides centralized identity management and authentication for Linux systems.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

In addition, my coverage of how the zero trust authentication movement is improving privacy and security at a fundamental level — Early Adopters Find Smart ‘Zero Trust’ Access Improves Security Without Stifling Innovation — won third place in the contest’s Hardware and Software Security category.

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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. Other tips in the FBI advisory suggested that banks: -Implement separation of duties or dual authentication procedures for account balance or withdrawal increases above a specified threshold.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

It seems that the huge trove of data was the result of a data breach that took place in 2017, the oldest entries are dated back as 2013. – Database apparently got hacked in 2017. Actor leaks Mobilink's (now @jazzpk ) database – Pakistan's leading telecom service.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 18, 2019

In October 2017, for instance, South Korea accused North Korea of stealing the South Korean-U.S. In today’s environment for commercial business, let alone government security and defense agencies, the de rigueur approach for cyber security necessarily includes end-to-end encryption, single sign-on, and two-factor authentication, at minimum.

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