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US charges hacker for breaching brokerage accounts, securities fraud

Bleeping Computer

MAY 11, 2022

Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged Idris Dayo Mustapha for a range of cybercrime activities that took place between 2011 and 2018, resulting in financial losses estimated to over $5,000,000. [.].

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SEC Sanctions Several Companies over Email Account Hacking

Hacker Combat

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

SEC penalized Cambridge Investment Research because more than 121 of their email accounts were hacked between 2018 January and 2021 July. SEC reiterated that Cambridge Investment Research discovered the first breach in 2018 January but took no action to boost email account security until 2021. .

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T-Mobile customers were hit with SIM swapping attacks

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

.” The exposed information may have included customers’ full name, address, email address, account number, social security number, customer account personal identification number (PIN), account security questions and answers, date of birth, plan information, and the number of lines subscribed associated with the account.

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Analyzing attacks conducted by North Korea-linked ARCHIPELAGO APT group

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

ARCHIPELAGO “browser-in-the-browser” phishing page The ARCHIPELAGO group has shifted its phishing tactics over time to avoid detection, the attackers use phishing messages posing as Google account security alerts.

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Pwned Passwords, Version 5

Troy Hunt

JULY 8, 2019

I wrote about a bunch of them last year in my post on Pwned Passwords in Practice , but it's the work they've done at EVE Online that really stands out: More @EveOnline account security improvements are now live with some nice things from our friends at @1Password. Consistently, I'm hearing the results of this exercise are.

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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

LastPass officially instituted this change back in 2018, but some undisclosed number of the company’s earlier customers were never required to increase the length of their master passwords. In February 2018, LastPass changed the default to 100,100 iterations. LastPass sent this notification to users earlier this week.

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Trick or Treat: The Choice is Yours with Multifactor Authentication

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In 2018, the Timehop app suffered a serious breach that resulted in data belonging to 21 million users being compromised. Some security experts believe that passwords should be consigned to a place in the cybersecurity graveyard. Here are three terrifying examples. A Grave Outlook For Passwords: Is the Future Passwordless?

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Podcast Episode 113: SAP CSO Justin Somaini and Election Hacks – No Voting Machines Required!

The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

» Related Stories Voting Machine Maker Defends Refusal of White-Hat Hacker Testing at DEF-CON Kaspersky: Attacks on Smart Devices Rise Threefold in 2018 Podcast Episode 112: what it takes to be a top bug hunter. For consumers, that means boning up on account security – maybe getting a password manager.

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Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Snippets from that fascinating conversation are recounted below, and punctuated by accounts from a recent victim who lost more than $100,000 after his mobile phone number was hijacked. ” Indeed, the theft of $100,000 worth of cryptocurrency in July 2018 was the impetus for my interview with REACT. million customers. ” Sgt.

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Gamers level up with rewards for better security

Malwarebytes

MAY 14, 2021

In 2018, they were offering backpack upgrades for anybody using authentication and their SMS Protect service. I’ve played quite a few MMORPGs where large store purchases are involved, yet there often seems to be a lack of additional security to help keep accounts secure in some titles.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In the summer of 2018 during Rootz, a program to teach kids hacking during the annual DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, an eleven-year-old hacker exploited an online imitation of the State of Florida’s Election Site in a matter of minutes. Here’s how Lit News described the system in 2018. How are credentials handled?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In the summer of 2018 during Rootz, a program to teach kids hacking during the annual DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, an eleven-year-old hacker exploited an online imitation of the State of Florida’s Election Site in a matter of minutes. Here’s how Lit News described the system in 2018. How are credentials handled?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In the summer of 2018 during Rootz, a program to teach kids hacking during the annual DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, an eleven-year-old hacker exploited an online imitation of the State of Florida’s Election Site in a matter of minutes. Here’s how Lit News described the system in 2018. How are credentials handled?

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Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Google Advanced Protection Program There was actually an incident that led to this journey down the U2F path and it relates to this: Can any friends at Google assist with an account recovery? A relative has lost access to their Gmail and recovery account and has run into a bit of a dead end options wise.

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FEC: Campaigns Can Use Discounted Cybersecurity Services

Krebs on Security

JULY 11, 2019

ruling that the software giant could offer “enhanced online account security services to its election-sensitive customers at no additional cost” because Microsoft would be shoring up defenses for its existing customers and not seeking to win favor among political candidates. .”

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US charges hacker for breaching brokerage accounts, securities fraud

SEC Sanctions Several Companies over Email Account Hacking

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T-Mobile customers were hit with SIM swapping attacks

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Analyzing attacks conducted by North Korea-linked ARCHIPELAGO APT group

Pwned Passwords, Version 5

LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

Trick or Treat: The Choice is Yours with Multifactor Authentication

Podcast Episode 113: SAP CSO Justin Somaini and Election Hacks – No Voting Machines Required!

Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

Gamers level up with rewards for better security

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection

FEC: Campaigns Can Use Discounted Cybersecurity Services

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