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). .”

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Actually clicking the link then gives you this: This is a demonstration from April 2017 of phishing with Unicode domains : Visually, the two domains are indistinguishable due to the font used by Chrome and Firefox. It won't match the faked domain, hence no password gets entered. That's why Troy recommends password managers.

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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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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Worldwide spending on information security products and services rose to $114 billion in 2018, up from $102 billion in 2017, an increase of 12.4 Use a password manager. It’s clear that we will continue to be reliant on usernames and passwords to access online services for some time to come.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

But infosec thought leaders say that blaming an intern ignores the true roots of the problem, including insufficient credentials policies and access management practices – as evidenced in part by the simplicity of the password itself: “solarwinds123”. “In So solarwinds123 is the password for more than 2.5

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 10, 2022

Also read: Best Password Managers & Tools for 2022. Leveraging credentials has only become easier in recent years, according to Alicia Townsend, technology evangelist with identity management firm OneLogin. … Many password managers are free; start using them. Removing the Guesswork for Cybercriminals.

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Zero Day

JUNE 14, 2025

The unsupported models include any MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac Mini from 2017 or earlier, and iMac and Mac Pro models from 2018 or earlier. Intel's 8th Generation Core CPUs (the Coffee Lake family, released in 2017 and 2018) probably qualify as well.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 7, 2021

As recently as 2017, a tiny amount of GMail users made use of its two-step options. Questions how this will work aside, Google continues to keep plugging away at the eternally relevant password problem. Their password import feature allows people to save passwords as a CSV file , then port it into Chrome.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 8, 2019

Get a password manager (8 years on and I still use 1Password every day), create strong and unique passwords on every account and enable 2-factor authentication where available. pic.twitter.com/d3sSR8PCu1 — Scott Helme (@Scott_Helme) December 9, 2017. 5/5 — Scott Helme (@Scott_Helme) December 10, 2017.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

For those who can’t be convinced to use a password manager, even writing down all of the account details and passwords on a slip of paper can be helpful, provided the document is secured in a safe place. Perhaps the most important place to enable MFA is with your email accounts.

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Zero Day

JUNE 11, 2025

MacBook Pro 13- and 15-inch 2019 MacBook Pro 2018 Mac mini 2018 iMac 2019 iMac Pro 2017 Also: Just 11% of People upgrade their phone for AI features.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2022

The company states that the bug affected all users who created or revoked shared invitation links between 17 April 2017 and 17 July 2022. “When a user performed either of these actions, Slack transmitted a hashed version of their password to other workspace members. ” reads the advisory published by Slack. .

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Zero Day

JUNE 12, 2025

MacBook Pro 13- and 15-inch 2019 MacBook Pro 2018 Mac mini 2018 iMac 2019 iMac Pro 2017 Also: Just 11% of People upgrade their phone for AI features.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Remember, password managers, network scanners, gaming apps, encrypted messaging apps can also have droppers embedded in them, that when deployed, can create nasty troubles to users. To avoid such threats, better to install anti-malware solutions and authenticator apps to keep online activity safe and secure.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2024

A cybercriminal called Menelik posted the following message on the “Breach Forums” site: “The data includes 49 million customer and other information of systems purchased from Dell between 2017-2024. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. I am the only person who has the data.”

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

In December 2017, PhishLabs estimated that a quarter of all phishing Web sites were outfitting their scam pages with SSL certificates to make them appear more trustworthy. You might even take a minute to explain the perils of re-using passwords across multiple sites, and see if they’re interested in using a password manager.

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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. North Korea-linked APT Lazarus stole around $571 million from cryptocurrency exchanges in Asia between January 2017 and September 2018.

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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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Zero Day

JULY 1, 2025

How to tell if you qualify for a refund You're eligible for a refund if any of these apply: You purchased in-game currency for items you didn't want between January 2017 and September 2022. Your child made charges to your credit card without your knowledge between January 2017 and November 2018.

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Zero Day

JUNE 27, 2025

which debuted in 2017, hasn't even been fully leveraged by most hardware manufacturers yet. comes in the form of Ultra96 cables slated to support 16K video, and that's just bananas. It's bad all over Before you start dreaming of 16K cable TV, though, let's keep things in perspective. So, while HDMI 2.2's

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

This kind of attacks is very efficient due to the bad habit of users of reusing the same password over multiple services. Billion malicious login attempts from bots in May and June, an overall number of 30 billion malicious logins were observed between November 2017 and June 2018, an average of 3.75 The experts detected 8.3

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Zero Day

JUNE 18, 2025

This would bring the television subscription service's price to nearly $50 a month more than when it debuted in 2017 at $35/month. Last December, YouTube TV announced a $10 price jump from $73/month to $83/month.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The attacks aimed at government entities and managed service providers (MSPs) that were active in many industries, including aviation, healthcare, finance, insurance, energy, and gambling. The APT20 group has been active since at least 2011, but experts did not associate any campaign with this threat actors between 2016 and 2017.

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SecureList

JUNE 16, 2021

From 2015 to February 2018, the malware was compiled with Visual Studio 2013 and 2015, whereas in February 2018, the developers moved to Visual Studio 2017 and embedded the malware’s logic within Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) classes. argument: path to file to upload. – List files and repositories.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

It started isolating passwords as a contributing factor in its 2017 report. Notably, the percentage of attacks in which passwords come into play over the past two years has remained constant. Meanwhile, another reliable benchmarking study, IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Study , quantifies the damage being wrought.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

In May 2017, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) rolled out its Cyber Security Framework mandating detailed data security rules, including a requirement to encrypt and containerize business data in all computing formats. Shamoon motivated the Saudis to seriously ramp up the work of its National Cyber Security Center.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Sonic Drive-In (2017): The fast-food chain experienced a breach that potentially impacted millions of credit and debit card accounts. Regular audits, the use of password managers, enforcement of password complexity policies, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) can significantly reduce the attack surface."

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Centraleyes

MARCH 3, 2025

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) Cybersecurity Regulation, introduced in 2017, was groundbreaking, setting a high bar for financial institutions. The Attorney General found that EyeMed had inadequate safeguards for password management and data retention. predating similar efforts in many other jurisdictions.

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Zero Day

JUNE 9, 2025

inch, 2019) iMac Pro (2017) Mac mini (2018) When will MacOS 26 be released? Apple is releasing the MacOS 26 developer beta during WWDC 2025, and the public beta version will likely be released in July.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 17, 2023

Health and Social Care Systems Unfortunately, the UK has seen several cyberattacks on its healthcare infrastructure – the largest example being the widely-publicised WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017. This should include a secure password manager.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Remember, password managers, network scanners, gaming apps, encrypted messaging apps can also have droppers embedded in them, that when deployed, can create nasty troubles to users. To avoid such threats, better to install anti-malware solutions and authenticator apps to keep online activity safe and secure.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Customize training materials to address these specific concerns, including data handling protocols, password management , and phishing attempt identification. GitLab’s 300 GB Data Loss Incident: In 2017, GitLab experienced an 18-hour outage caused by a database sync failure.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

171:15555 Size ~234 KB Compiler: EP:Microsoft Visual C/C++ (2017 v.15.5-6) 20:13219 Size ~211 KB Compiler: EP:Microsoft Visual C/C++ (2017 v.15.5-6) 18:13219 Size ~209 KB Compiler: EP:Microsoft Visual C/C++ (2017 v.15.5-6) 18:13219 Size ~225 KB Compiler: EP:Microsoft Visual C/C++ (2017 v.15.5-6) Trojan.Mystic.KV

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A strong password—one that combines letters, numbers, and symbols and is not used for other accounts—adds an additional layer of defence against potential security breaches. For better security, use a password manager to generate and store longer, random passwords. Is Ring secure for UK users?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption can also be found incorporated into a variety of network security and cloud security solutions, such as cloud access security brokers (CASB), next-generation firewalls (NGFW), password managers , virtual private networks (VPN), and web application firewalls (WAF). It was updated by Chad Kime on December 7, 2023.

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SecureList

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. com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/cache[.]php. Log listing Webmin web interface logins. hxxps://prototypetrains[.]com:443/forums/core/cache/index[.]php.

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Elie

MARCH 31, 2019

Designing Password Checkup Drawing inspiration from the widely successful Safe Browsing malware and phishing API, we started researching how to develop a somewhat similar API to check for compromised passwords back in 2017. Talking to the Safe Browsing team and doing. user research.

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