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Credential stuffing cyber attacks targeting home IP addresses

CyberSecurity Insiders

As soon as a cyber attack takes place and hackers gain access to loads of info, such as passwords and usernames, they sell them to other cyber crooks who then use such credentials to take over online accounts. To those unaware of the credential stuffing concept, here’s a gist. Is it really possible in practical?

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Cyber Attacks on Global Education Sector witness a jump

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to a study by Check Point Software, there has been an increase in cyber attacks on the Education Sector operating across the world. Educators have become vulnerable to cyber attacks, especially when most of the classes are being held online because of the fast spread of Corona Virus Pandemic.

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Over 3.1 million cyber attacks on cloud user accounts

CyberSecurity Insiders

McAfee released an ‘MVISION’ Cloud User Report on Tuesday stating that the year 2020 witnessed over 3.1 million cyber attacks on cloud user accounts. And most of them were malware related followed by account hijackings and targeted attacks against vulnerabilities. The post Over 3.1

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ACT Top 10 Countdown of 2020

Approachable Cyber Threats

As 2020 draws to a close, we're highlighting our Top 10 ACT Posts of 2020 to recap the year in cybersecurity! The Top Cybersecurity Blogs We're Reading in 2020. How Hackers Steal and Use Your Passwords. How Am I Supposed to Remember All These Passwords? The password system is broken. Massive U.S.

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SHARED INTEL: Akamai reports web attack traffic spiked 62 percent in 2020 — all sectors hit hard

The Last Watchdog

Some instructive fresh intelligence about how cyber attacks continue to saturate the Internet comes to us from Akamai Technologies. As a leading global content delivery network (CDN), Akamai has a birdseye view of what is coursing through cyber space moment-by-moment. Q: The scale of ‘attacks’ in 2020 is astronomical: 6.3

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How to Stop Local Governments From Being Attractive Cyber Attack Targets

CyberSecurity Insiders

Then, 2020 happened and much of that changed. The Texas attack showed that what once was thought to be a big city problem is leaving every local government vulnerable, and attacks are on the rise. 2019 was called the worst year on record for breaches , and then came 2020, and new breaches are being reported all the time.

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Using Fake Documents to Fool Cyber Attackers

CyberSecurity Insiders

For example, data from a recent report showed that just two data breaches during 2020 resulted in more than 18 billion compromised records. For example, smarter authentication measures are a 2021 trend, and some companies have moved away from traditional passwords. Foiling Hackers’ Attempts to Wreck a Presidential Campaign.