Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2023

Recently, the password management software firm disclosed a “second attack,” a threat actor used data stolen from the August security breach and combined it with information available from a third-party data breach. The LastPass data breach was caused by the failure to update Plex on the home computer of one of the company updates.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The company also said it believes that previous breaches in March 2020 and November 2021 were part of the multi-year attack campaign from the same threat actor group. In March 2020, an attacker compromised 28,000 hosting account login credentials belonging to customers and some GoDaddy employees. Then, in November 2021, 1.2

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Plex Media Server, tracked as CVE-2020-5741 (CVSS score: 7.2), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. CISAgov added #CVE -2020-5741 & CVE-2021-39144 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. .”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

Interestingly, people seem to have become more aware of the need for a secure workplace in 2020. Nexor, a service provider in the cybersecurity space, asserts that Google searches for ‘cyber defence’ surged by 126% in the first quarter of 2020. Password managers and two-factor authentication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

An annual report released by NordPass states that online users are repeatedly committing the same mistake by using their own name as a password, which could put their online identity at a major risk in coming years.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 30, 2021

In March 2020, many people began working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Working from home resulted in additional risk management and security challenges for employees, executive leadership, and information technology (IT) teams. Password Vaults, SSO and Virtual Private Networks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

LastPass surveys estimate that 44% of users use the same or similar password, despite knowing it represents a security risk. Nearly 60% of data breaches in 2020 involved reused passwords, and this number increased to 76% for breaches for employees of the Fortune 1000. Also read : Best Password Management Software and Tools.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The mother of all data leaks, dubbed “Compilation of Many Breaches” (COMB) by its uploader, includes unique email and password combinations from more than 250 previous data breaches, such as Netflix, LinkedIn and Exploit.in. As a rule of thumb, never use the same password, or a similar one, when creating an account.

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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. . These are examples of weak passwords that will put your accounts at risk. This way, you only have to remember one password that keeps the rest safe. . #3:

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2021

Google searches for DocuSign almost doubled during March 2020, and stayed there, as so many people around the world started working from home. If the phishing site is unknown, a password manager can help. This helps users from getting their passwords harvested. Keep your passwords safe! Bad signs to look for.

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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.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 19, 2023

A 21 year old man named David Smith, from Connecticut, allegedly figured out a way to extract large quantities of cash from drivers with a scam stretching back to 2020. If you fall for a phish, make your data useless: If you entered a password, change it, if you entered credit card details, change the card. Use a password manager.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Okta says it has now locked down personal Google access on company-managed computers: “Okta has implemented a specific configuration option within Chrome Enterprise that prevents sign-in to Chrome on their Okta-managed laptop using a personal Google profile.” Change your password. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 6, 2022

American tech giant says that passwords are a big pain as they are hard to remember and cyber criminals can keep track of them easily, all thanks to the latest software that can be used in brute force attacks and in infiltrating password managers with ease. But Microsoft Authenticator app doesn’t offer such troubles.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The pandemic saw a surge in sextortion cases in 2020. In addition, we suggest you secure your online accounts using two-factor authentication (2FA) and a password manager. Fast forward 12 months, and the numbers continue to rise significantly. This revelation came from the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In a notice to affected patients, the hospital disclosed that an unauthorized person accessed employee emails between June 2020 and January 2021 but was unable to say the level to which the emails were viewed. You need to use strong, unique passwords for every account you have.

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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. ” reads the report published by the experts.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 7, 2021

Fortifications, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password managers, have come along over the past decade or so to keep password abuse in check. What a lot of people overlook is that MFA and password managers are still built on top of passwords,” Avetisov observes.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 23, 2023

In 2020 alone , almost 50% of organizations had at least one employee download a malicious mobile application that threatened their organization’s network and data. There are plenty of risks associated with mobile devices, and we ignore them at our peril.

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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. ” 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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Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Turner said he created the account at Experian in 2020 to place a security freeze on his credit file, and that he used a password manager to select and store a strong, unique password for his Experian account.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

We’ve talked at length about the need to use a password manager , but we still know that 65% of you are relying on your memory - which isn’t going to cut it in 2020. As we’ve shown above, reused passwords, or even just slightly changing your passwords between sites, puts you at immense risk.

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Anton on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

it came as a shock as this was my first big event after, well, RSA 2020. A password manager claimed “zero trust for passwords” while a SIEM/UEBA vendor promised to reveal all zero trust secrets (I bet they use VPN internally…). A firewall management vendor claimed to “simplify zero trust.” So still no money in it?

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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. .” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. In November 2022, Avast researchers discovered a malicious extension for Chromium-based web browsers that was spreading via ViperSoftX.

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SC Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

A sign is displayed at the Google outdoor booth during exhibitor setups for CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Password hygiene should always be part of employee training and cyber awareness training,” Carson said. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images).

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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. Improve Your Password Security. Do not use the same password for different services. Avoid passwords that are easy to guess, such as those that include your name, birthday or address.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Neiman Marcus has also informed the affected customers, and forced an online account password reset for affected customers who haven’t changed their password since May 2020. There’s no reason to be ashamed if you find your email address there, as long as you don’t use it in combination with the same password anymore.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2021

However, from the start of 2020 onward, the malicious momentum has been building. In the 2020 State of Malware Report, Malwarebytes researchers found that Mac malware—primarily backdoors, data stealers, and cryptominers—had risen by 61 percent over the previous year. Adware accounted for another 22 percent.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In 2020 though, Black Friday will be a little different for those who choose to visit stores, but for the rest of us, we have online shopping to the rescue. And if you haven’t set up your password manager yet, that stolen password may give a hacker access to other websites like your bank account, or email.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 29, 2023

They also may have gained access to images of checks provided to OHC by some members and donors beginning in 2020. OHC is a statewide history nonprofit chartered in 1885 that manages more than 50 sites and museums across the state. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

A candy store for hackers A recent Forrester workforce survey showed that by mid 2020, 58 percent of corporations worldwide had at least half of their employees working from home, where an average of 11 devices lurk — connected to the internet. 2020 has been a year of tumultuous, unimaginable developments. And it’s not over yet.

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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. “The most compelling components of this kit are the unique loader and obfuscation method.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

On August 25, 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which attackers stole some source code and proprietary LastPass technical information, and weeks later LastPass said an investigation revealed no customer data or password vaults were accessed. According to an Aug.

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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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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2020

I spoke with Maurice Côté, VP Business Solutions, and Martin Lemay, CISO, of Devolutions , at the RSA 2020 Conference in San Francisco recently. Devolutions is a Montreal, Canada-based company that provides remote connection in addition to password and privileged access management (PAM) solutions to SMBs.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2022

In 2020, there were claims of ways to potentially gain access to user accounts. Change your password , as Neopets suggests. This may be time to start looking at a password manager, for added safety. No need to use easily guessed passwords if you can store complex logins inside a management tool instead!

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