2020 Account Security Authentication Hacking 
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 28, 2020
Email service provider Sendgrid is grappling with an unusually large number of customer accounts whose passwords have been cracked, sold to spammers, and abused for sending phishing and email malware attacks. “2FA has proven to be a powerful tool in securing communications channels. . Image: Wikipedia. ”
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
. “As we learn from the experience of past security incidents and implement changes, we’re also focused on keeping high-profile accounts on Twitter safe and secure during the 2020 US election.” The company will implement better defenses against account takeover and expedited account recovery support. .”
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Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
A new flaw was discovered in a WordPress plugin, this time experts found a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons to create admin accounts. Security experts from WordFence have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons that was actively exploited by hackers in the wild to create user accounts with admin permissions.
Security Affairs
JUNE 5, 2020
Huntley invites people involved in campaigns for this election to use the best protection they can, including two factor authentication or Advanced Protection. — Shane Huntley (@ShaneHuntley) June 4, 2020. link] — Graham Brookie (@GrahamBrookie) June 4, 2020. The good news is that there is no sign of compromise.
ForAllSecure
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Jared DeMott of VDA Labs talks about his work securing voter registration tablets and also about the prospects for downloadable, safe voting applications on your preferred mobile device in the future. Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. They invited us and other members of the public to try to hack it. Apple Podcasts.
ForAllSecure
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Jared DeMott of VDA Labs talks about his work securing voter registration tablets and also about the prospects for downloadable, safe voting applications on your preferred mobile device in the future. Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. They invited us and other members of the public to try to hack it. Apple Podcasts.
SC Magazine
APRIL 7, 2021
Session on deepfakes at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos, Switzerland. In fact, Gartner predicts that deepfakes will account for 20 percent of successful account takeover attacks by 2023, which results in cybercriminals gaining access to user accounts and locking the legitimate user out.
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