The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As a tradeoff for enjoying our digital lives, we’ve learned to live with password overload and even tolerate two-factor authentication. I had a chance to discuss this seminal transition with George Avetisov, co-founder and chief executive officer of HYPR , a Manhattan-based supplier of advanced authentication technologies.

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Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Google has reported that it disrupted the phishing attacks where threat actors had tried to hijack various YouTube accounts using cookie theft malware. The hijacker’s intent was to use those accounts to promote different crypto-currency scams. . Such accounts have a buying price ranging from $3 to $4,000. . and email.cz.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Experts found a new version of the Cerberus Android banking trojan that can steal one-time codes generated by the Google Authenticator app and bypass 2FA. The malware-as-a-service Cerberus has emerged in the threat landscape in August 2019 , it is an Android RAT developed from scratch that doesn’t borrow the code from other malware.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 2, 2024

million current customers, and the leaked data is “from 2019 or earlier” Based on our preliminary analysis, the data set appears to be from 2019 or earlier, impacting approximately 7.6 million current AT&T account holders and approximately 65.4 million former account holders. We are reaching out to all 7.6M

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2019

Microsoft Patches Over 90 Vulnerabilities With August 2019 Updates. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2019 address more than 90 flaws, including two new ‘ wormable ‘ issues in Windows Remote Desktop Services. The vulnerabilities are tracked as CVE-2019-1181, CVE-2019-1182, CVE-2019-1222 and CVE-2019-1226.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 2, 2024

After weeks of denial, AT&T has finally acknowledged a massive data breach impacting 73 million current and former customer accounts. However, mounting evidence from cybersecurity researchers pointed to the data being authentic AT&T customer records. million current AT&T account holders and approximately 65.4

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2021

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a reader who had his freeze thawed without authorization through Experian’s website, and it reminded me of how truly broken authentication and security remains in the credit bureau space. Dune Thomas is a software engineer from Sacramento, Calif. and $24.99

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On Friday October 6, 2023, 23andMe confirmed via a somewhat opaque blog post that threat actors had "obtained information from certain accounts, including information about users’ DNA Relatives profiles." However, the damage seems to go far beyond the accounts with reused passwords. less likely to be compromised if you use MFA.”

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SC Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI, as well as Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre – the campaign dates back to at least the middle of 2019 and has targeted hundreds of U.S. Adding multi-factor authentication will go a long way in remediating the threat.”.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

Bad news for users of the Microsoft Outlook email service, hackers have compromised the Microsoft Support Agent to access their email accounts. Earlier this year, hackers breached Microsoft’s customer support portal and gained access to some email accounts registered with the Microsoft’s Outlook service. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

“Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2019

Threat actors targeted Office 365 and G Suite cloud accounts using the IMAP protocol to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). Over the past months, threat actors have targeted Office 365 and G Suite cloud accounts using the IMAP protocol to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Now think about the type of data you enter when you create a new account on a website. In 2013, Yahoo was the target of what is still the largest breach of data in history, with over 3 billion accounts getting compromised. According to the 2019 Verizon Security Report , 34% of breaches involved internal actors.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

What is Account Takeover? Account takeover, also known as ATO, is a form of identity theft in which a malicious third party gains access to or “takes over” an online account. It’s one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity threats today, growing a staggering 300% since 2019 and leading to consumer losses of $3.5

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 6, 2022

In this three part blog series we will explore attack paths that emerge out of Managed Identity assignments in three Azure services: Automation Accounts, Logic Apps, and Function Apps. Before Managed Identities, admins needed to either store or retrieve credentials in their scripts to enable the script to authenticate to other services.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2024

In August 2021, the group asked $1 million for the entire database, or $200,000 for access, according to the RestorePrivacy website that examined a sample that appears authentic. The company believes that leaked data are from 2019 or earlier. million current AT&T account holders and approximately 65.4

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 7, 2022

With the acceleration in digital spending, there’s been an increase in related cyberthreats, like account takeover. Account takeover (ATO) occurs when a malicious actor gains unauthorized access to a user’s digital identity account. Bad actors seek to gain unauthorized access to a user’s digital account.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 27, 2023

On July 16, 2020 — the day after some of Twitter’s most recognizable and popular users had their accounts hacked and used to tweet out a bitcoin scam — KrebsOnSecurity observed that several social media accounts tied to O’Connor appeared to have inside knowledge of the intrusion.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Microsoft revealed that 44 million Microsoft Azure AD and Microsoft Services accounts were vulnerable to account hijacking. Microsoft discovered that 44 million Microsoft Azure AD and Microsoft Services accounts were vulnerable to account hijacking because of using of compromised passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

In August 2021, the group asked $1 million for the entire database, or $200,000 for access, according to the RestorePrivacy website that examined a sample that appears authentic. The company speculates that leaked data are from 2019 or earlier. Based on our investigation to date, the data appears to be from June 2019 or earlier.”

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McAfee

DECEMBER 23, 2019

According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2019 Executive Opinion Survey , it’s cyberattacks. When reflecting on 2019, it’s clear why that is. Below, I’ll recap notable incidents from 2019, expand upon their commonalities, and explore a few lessons to learn as we enter a new year. What keeps executives up at night?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 6, 2022

Microsoft says that we need to ditch passwords forever to stay safe online as there are 921 password attacks taking place every second all over the world that have doubled from 463 in the year 2019. But Microsoft Authenticator app doesn’t offer such troubles. percent of accounts from being compromised.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Adoption of two-factor authentication has substantially increased since we began conducting this research in 2017. SMS Text Message Remains the Most Used Authentication Method SMS (85%) continues to be the most common second factor that respondents with 2FA experience have used, slightly up from in 2019 (72%).

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NopSec

AUGUST 21, 2019

CVE-2019-1181 – Wormable Windows Remote Desktop Flaw Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services – formerly known as Terminal Services – when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Twitter announced that its users can protect their accounts with 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) even if they don’t have a phone number. Twitter is going to allow its users to protect their accounts with 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) even if they don’t have a phone number.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 23, 2020

Avoid sending sensitive information like tax forms, credit card numbers, bank account information, or passwords via email. It could very well be a business email compromise (BEC) scam, which cost businesses $26 billion in 2019 alone. This adds an extra level of security to email and other sensitive accounts.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2019

Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for March 2019 address 64 flaws, including two Windows zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in targeted attacks. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for March 2019 address 64 vulnerabilities, including two Windows zero-day flaws that have been exploited in targeted attacks. ” reads the security advisory.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Someone leaking, stealing or selling account information can cause a sudden influx of spam emails. They send more messages when they know the account is active and possibly interested. They can use it to trace online activity , find attached accounts and uncover personal data. Check Your Bank Account. Report and Delete.

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Adam Levin

JUNE 1, 2020

Joomla administrators announced that they had removed all accounts that had been inactive since before 2019, and enabled multi-factor authentication for users on the site. Leaked information included names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, encrypted passwords, and IP addresses.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Altogether, Meduza makes a great competitor to Azorult , Redline , Racoon , and Vidar Stealer used by cybercriminals for account takeover (ATO), online-banking theft, and financial fraud. Presently, Meduza password stealer supports Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022 and Windows 10/11.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 10, 2024

The leaked customer information dates back to mid-2019 and earlier. This prevents creditors from accessing your credit report, making it difficult for fraudsters to open new accounts in your name. Reset Usernames and Passwords Help ensure that your online accounts are protected by strong, unique passwords.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

And in May of this year, GoDaddy disclosed that 28,000 of its customers’ web hosting accounts were compromised following a security incident in Oct. 2019 that wasn’t discovered until April 2020. “This gave the actor the ability to change DNS records and in turn, take control of a number of internal email accounts. .

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss this war of attrition with Will LaSala, director of security services and security evangelist at OneSpan, a Chicago-based provider of anti-fraud, e-signature and digital identity solutions to 2,000 banks worldwide. Key takeaways: Shifting risks. Defenses are thus becoming for flexible and adaptive.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new “megabreach” involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled “the largest collection of stolen data in history.” For more on this dynamic, please see The Value of a Hacked Email Account.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Microsoft analyzed details of the SolarWinds attack: Microsoft and FireEye only detected the Sunburst or Solorigate malware in December, but Crowdstrike reported this month that another related piece of malware, Sunspot , was deployed in September 2019, at the time hackers breached SolarWinds’ internal network.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. billion in 2019. The documents were available without authentication to anyone with a Web browser. had exposed approximately 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2022

Two-factor authentication (2FA) has been around for a while now and for the majority of tech users in the US and UK , it has became a security staple. These kits make it easy for the cybercriminals, because the harvesting of 2FA authentication session tokens are automatic. Illustration of what a MiTM phishing would look like.

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