CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

According to data, 2020 was a prolific year for cybercriminals who targeted these checks and benefits , hitting vulnerable people and families in their time of need. . 2: Use Strong Passwords. It may seem silly, but even in today’s day and age, the most commonly used password is “123456”. 3: Two-Factor Authentication (2FA).

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Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who’ve had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, disclosed an email hack of its employee email system, which may have exposed the personal information of thousands of patients. Use Strong Passwords. You need to use strong, unique passwords for every account you have. Here are some password best practices for better security.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

But a survey conducted by Google and Harris found that many people still refuse to adopt even the most essential credential security measures: just 37 percent use two-factor authentication, around a third change their passwords regularly, and a mere 15 percent use a password manager. Know how to identify a phishing attack.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

Clubhouse is an invite-only social media app launched in March 2020 that allows its users to participate in audio conversations, or “rooms,” talking about various topics. Using a strong and unique password for each web service, a password manager could help you. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Clubhouse).

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 20, 2021

According to BlueVoyant’s Cybersecurity in Higher Education 2021 report , ransomware attacks on colleges increased twofold between 2019 and 2020. Students can also make easy targets because they are often inexperienced with cyber-education and fall prey more easily to common hacking techniques. Improve Your Password Security.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2022

Bad news for players of long-time virtual pet management title Neopets. This compromise, posted to a hacking forum, is said to include both the database and around 460 MB of compressed source code from Neopets.com. In 2020, there were claims of ways to potentially gain access to user accounts. Neopets also addressed this.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

This includes passwords, usernames, document scans, health records, bank account and credit card details, as well as other essential data, all easily searchable and conveniently stored in one place. Can’t come up with a strong password? Most organizations use databases to store sensitive information. What were we looking at?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

ViperSoftX is a JavaScript-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and cryptocurrency stealer that was first analyzed by Fortinet in February 2020. The script launches the main routine of the malware that installs malicious browser extensions to exfiltrate passwords and crypto wallet data. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2020

The communication involved a mail server for a European energy sector organization and took place between November 2019 and at least January 5, 2020. Iran, hacking). ” reads the analysis published by Recorded Future. The activity predated the recent escalation of kinetic activity between the U.S. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has targeted the defense industry with the custom-backdoor dubbed ThreatNeedle since 2020. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has targeted the defense industry with the backdoor dubbed ThreatNeedle since early 2020. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lazarus). Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

IoT-enabled scams and hacks quickly ramped up to a high level – and can be expected to accelerate through 2021 and beyond. Hacking collectives are very proficient at “exploiting weak authentication schemes to gain persistence inside of a targeted network,” Sherman says. In response, threat actors are hustling to take full advantage.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The e-skimmer was first spotted by experts with Visa’s Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) initiative in February 2020 while analyzing a command and control (C2) server employed in another campaign and that hosted an ImageID e-skimming kit. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Baka e-skimmer). Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

At the most basic level, it’s critical to change default passwords on routers at home and in the workplace. Independent testing has shown that one in 16 home Wi-Fi routers still use the manufacturer’s default admin password, making them extremely vulnerable to hacking.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

This is a huge leak even by today’s standards, with an average of 7 million records being exposed daily in 2020. . If your email happens to be among those leaked, we strongly recommend that you immediately change your email password. Change your passwords approximately every 30 days. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Related: Kaseya hack worsens supply chain risk. I’m going to speculate that the sudden shift to work-from-home in 2020 has led to quick decisions to meet immediate needs. Hacks and breaches are inevitable even for the most well-protected enterprise. A determined threat actor can always find ways to circumvent security.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 17, 2024

It's usually something to the effect of "hey, have you seen the Spotify breach", to which I politely reply with a link to my old No, Spotify Wasn't Hacked blog post (it's just the output of a small set of credentials successfully tested against their service), and we all move on. Is it legit?

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Phishing is one such concept, as only 53% of employees in 2021 could correctly define it, down from 63% in 2020. Other things to go over during this time include strong password management, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and the risks of using personal devices on work networks. Make security awareness training relevant.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. The vulnerability exploited by the intruders was patched back in 2020, but the employee never updated his Plex software. But on Nov.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2021

But over the last few years, credible threats, exploits, and hacks of Apple products have become more persistent. However, from the start of 2020 onward, the malicious momentum has been building. ThiefQuest , a Mac malware masquerading as ransomware, was discovered in mid-2020. There was KeRanger ransomware in 2016.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Harrington is an executive partner at Independent Security Evaluators ( ISE ), a company of ethical hackers known for hacking cars, medical devices and password managers. LW: Work, school and home digital environments shifted dramatically in 2020.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 14, 2021

From at least last Thursday, 10th of June 2021, multiple users report on Twitter that they got hacked after being approached to create new digital art. My Metamask got hacked and now my @withFND account is compromised. rar " is downloaded, which you need to unzip with the password "NFT", as we can observe from Cloudy Night's tweet.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Ransomware hacking groups extorted at least $144.35 Two meaningful steps every person can take, right now, is to begin routinely using a password manager and encrypted browsers. That basic advice continues to hold very true today, even more so. Add to that widespread warnings to use social media circumspectly. million from U.S.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

House Oversight and Homeland Security committees last week, SolarWinds’s former and current CEOs blamed an intern for creating a weak FTP server password and leaking it on GitHub – an act which may or may not have contributed to a supply chain hack that impacted users of the tech firm’s Orion IT performance monitoring platform.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. By 2015, Microsoft joined, and in 2020, Apple followed. Apple has also promised that passwords will be a thing of the past, and passkeys will become available for iOS 16. See the Top Password Managers.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Bitdefender has been through two rounds of NSS Labs testing in recent years, scoring an A in 2020 testing (no vendor got higher than AA). Password manager. Organizations managing an inventory of devices or working across multiple environments are better served by a premium antivirus solution. Bitdefender. Encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 10, 2022

A report last week by the New York Attorney General’s Office put a spotlight on the ongoing threat of credential stuffing, a common technique used by cybercriminals that continues to spread and is helping to fuel the push for security practices that don’t involve usernames and passwords. Password Reuse.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Shah provides her expertise in hacking, software development, and kernel development and advocates for open source initiatives. Lots of accounts including Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mr Beast, and a ton more getting hacked for a bitcoin scheme. — Dave Kennedy (@HackingDave) July 15, 2020.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Computers are secure than smart phones – If that was the case, then why the former encountered more malware attacks in the year 2020-21 and why is that the latter is not been used for only communications. For instance, the year 2020 revelation of Pegasus malware developed by the NSO Group of Israel.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Experts warn of an ongoing hacking campaign that already compromised at least nine organizations worldwide from critical sectors by exploiting CVE-2021-40539. KdcSponge allows capturing the domain name, username, and password. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CVE-2021-40539). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Microsoft for the past few years has been among the loudest vendors calling for a security future that doesn’t include passwords. In 2018, the software giant took the step of doing away with passwords for people signing into its Edge web browser, saying instead they could use a number of alternatives. Passwords are Unpopular.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Authentication and password management. Passwords are one of the least safe user authentication methods, yet they are also frequently used for web applications for safeguarding online data. Implement password hashing on a trusted system. Enforce password length requirements established by policy or regulation.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2021

Also Read: Hacking Blockchain with Smart Contracts to Control a Botnet. From poor password management to not enabling 2FA or actively threat hunting , users must be vigilant when protecting their digital assets. Also Read: Best Password Management Software & Tools for 2021. What is a non-fungible token (NFT)?

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This strategy now provides a more complete sphere of governance across applications and files by putting identity at the center of security and IT operations. An IAM solution with adaptive MFA combined with Zero Trust can help minimize this risk.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Computers are secure than smart phones- If that was the case, then why the former encountered more malware attacks in the year 2020-21 and why is that the latter is not been used for only communications. For instance, the year 2020 revelation of Pegasus malware developed by the NSO Group of Israel.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

Dashlane Password Manager provides companies with everything they need to onboard new employees, manage permissions and monitor security issues all from one place. It also includes advanced features such as SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) and the company's security architecture has never been hacked. Visit website.

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