Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2022

A vulnerability in the implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Box allowed threat actors to take over accounts. A vulnerability in the implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Box allowed attackers to take over accounts without having access to the victim’s phone, Varonis researchers reported.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 4, 2023

In a major move forward for passwordless authentication, Google is introducing passkeys across Google Accounts on all major platforms. ” Google’s move will make passkeys an additional verification option alongside passwords and two-factor verification. .'” Passkeys can be created within Google accounts at g.co/passkeys.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 15, 2022

On March 15, 2022, a government flash bulletin was published describing how state-sponsored cyber actors were able to use the PrintNightmare vulnerability (CVE-2021-34527) in addition to bypassing Duo 2FA to compromise an unpatched Windows machine and gain administrative privileges. This activity was documented as early as May, 2021.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 29, 2022

According to Twitter , it’s supposed to let people know “that an account of public interest is authentic.” ” That’s great, so long as the account is authentic, but what if, one day, it suddenly isn’t? Your blue badge Twitter account has been reviewed as spam by our Twitter team.

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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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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

million customers, including website administrator passwords, sFTP credentials, and private SSL keys; -December 2022: Hackers gained access to and installed malware on GoDaddy’s cPanel hosting servers that “intermittently redirected random customer websites to malicious sites.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

A researcher found a flaw in Windows OS, tracked as PetitPotam, that can be exploited to force remote Windows machines to share their password hashes. “PoC tool to coerce Windows hosts to authenticate to other machines via MS-EFSRPC EfsRpcOpenFileRaw function. link] — topotam (@topotam77) July 18, 2021.

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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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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 7, 2021

Passwordless authentication as a default parameter can’t arrive too soon. That’s the upshot of a new report, The State of Passwordless Security 2021 , put out by HYPR , a New York City-based supplier of advanced authentication systems. Related: Top execs call for facial recognition to be regulated. Here are a few big takeaways.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This enormous injection of used passwords has puffed up the world’s largest publicly available password database by 38%, according to Hunt. HIBP) allows users to type in an email address, phone number or password and find out how many times they’ve been involved in a data breach. Have I Been Pwned?’. Have I Been Pwned?’

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2019

A cyber survey conducted by the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed that ‘123456’ is still the most hacked password. Security experts at the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) analyzed the 100,000 most-commonly re-occurring breached passwords using data from Have I Been Pwned (HIBP).

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

To my mind, this just reinforces the need to remove mobile phone numbers from all of your online accounts wherever feasible. The HaveIBeenPwned project, which collects and analyzes hundreds of database dumps containing information about billions of leaked accounts, has incorporated the data into his service. According to a Jan.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The annual study on top-used passwords published by Nordpass revealed that we are still using weak credentials that expose us to serious risks. Nordpass has published its annual report, titled “Top 200 most common passwords,” on the use of passwords. The report shows that we are still using weak passwords.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Passkeys are a replacement for passwords. Although they share four letters, passkeys are nothing like passwords. Authenticators. All of this happens on devices called "authenticators". Authenticators can be hardware keys, phones, laptops, or any other kind of computing device. Sounds good, right?

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

Researchers found a critical vulnerability in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager that could be exploited by a remote attacker to bypass authentication. The authentication bypass flaw affects HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager (EIM) version 1.21. ” reads the security advisory published. Rated critical, with a CVSS score of 9.8,

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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2021

By using Burp Suite—an integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications—the security researchers discovered a password reset weakness in Pega Infinity that could allow an attacker to bypass Pega Infinity’s password reset system to lead to a full compromise. CVE -2021-27651. through 8.5.2

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Microsoft warns that the Russia-linked APT28 group is actively exploiting the CVE-2023-23397 Outlook flaw to hijack Microsoft Exchange accounts. The vulnerability is a Microsoft Outlook spoofing vulnerability that can lead to an authentication bypass. ” reads trhe announcement published by DKWOC.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2023

Several domain names tied to Genesis Market , a bustling cybercrime store that sold access to passwords and other data stolen from millions of computers infected with malicious software, were seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today. ” a cybercrime forum ad for Genesis enthused. Image: KrebsOnSecurity.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2021

GitHub announced a security update due to a bug causing issues with the authentication of sessions. On March 2, GitHub received an external report of anomalous behavior for their authenticated GitHub.com user session. This would give them the valid and authenticated session cookie for another user. How did GitHub fix the issue?

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

RDP is one of the most popular targets because it is a front door to your computer that can be opened from the Internet by anyone with the right password. The data above can help you determine whether a password is more secure than another. This is the reason we tell you not to re-use your passwords. But, there are some caveats.

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2022

Microsoft observed a large-scale phishing campaign that used adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing sites to steal passwords, hijack a user’s sign-in session, and bypass the authentication process even when the victim has enabled the MFA. and certificate-based authentication. ” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The FBI reported that US citizens have lost more than $68 million to SIM swapping attacks in 2021, the number of complaints since 2018 and associated losses have increased almost fivefold. In 2021, IC3 received 1,611 SIM swapping complaints with adjusted losses of more than $68 million.”

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But conventional protection solutions, like password security, fall short when it comes to efficacy. We have a lot of thoughts on passkeys – some of which we’ve shared in other posts in this passkey blog series – and today we’re going to explore how passkeys stack up against passwords from the perspective of cloud platforms.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Do you recall when you last reset your Kerberos password? Hopefully that was not the last time I suggested you change it, back in April of 2021, when I urged you to do a regular reset of the KRBTGT account password. To read this article in full, please click here

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Trick or Treat: The Choice is Yours with Multifactor Authentication. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 05:29. Whether you want the ‘trick’ of a malevolent threat actor infiltrating your network by exploiting a compromised password or the ‘treat’ from the peace of mind associated with multifactor authentication, the choice is yours.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 2, 2021

Some attacks used known vulnerabilities that allowed remote code execution (RCE), while others started by trying to identify valid credentials through password spraying. The report contains a number of mitigation methods but makes a special plea for multi-factor authentication ( MFA ). Aim for strong passwords, but plan for bad ones.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 1, 2021

SMS authentication codes are back in the news, and the word I’d use to summarise their reappearance is “embattled.” ” I can still remember a time where two-factor authentication (2FA), authentication grids, regional lockouts, Yubikeys, and offline authentication apps simply did not exist.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Underground services are cropping up that are designed to enable bad actors to intercept one-time passwords (OTPs), which are widely used in two-factor authentication programs whose purpose is to better protect customers’ online accounts. By using the services, cybercriminals can gain access to victims’ accounts to steal money.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In a recent blog Microsoft announced that as of September 15, 2021 you can completely remove the password from your Microsoft account and use the Microsoft Authenticator app, Windows Hello, a security key, or a verification code sent to your phone or email to sign in to Microsoft apps and services. A long time coming.

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Pentester Academy

MARCH 23, 2023

Lab Walkthrough — Moodle SpellChecker Path Authenticated RCE [CVE-2021–21809] In our lab walkthrough series, we go through selected lab exercises on our INE Platform. Technical difficulty: Beginner Introduction In 2021, a high-risk vulnerability was found in Moodle. The CVE assigned to this vulnerability is CVE-2021–21809.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Spanish National Police has arrested eight alleged members of a crime organization who were able to steal money from the bank accounts of the victims through SIM swapping attacks. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

On March 15, 2022, a US government flash bulletin was published describing how state-sponsored cyber actors were able to exploit certain authentication workflows in combination with PrintNightmare vulnerability (CVE-2021-34527) to gain administrative access to Windows domain controllers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Not All Authentication Methods Are Equally Safe. There is broad recognition by security leaders that stronger authentication is foundational to preventing data breaches. While the concept of multifactor authentication is comprehensive, the devil is hiding in the implementation detail. Distinct user authentication journeys.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 20, 2021

The maintainers of OpenWRT discovered the intrusion on 16 Jan 2021 when someone used a forum administrator’s credentials to log in. It’s unclear how those credentials were leaked, and the team looking into the incident says that the password was strong. This incident shows that a strong password is not always enough.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Twitter confirmed that the recent leak of members’ profile information resulted from the 2021 data breach disclosed in August 2022. Twitter confirmed that the recent data leak of millions of profiles resulted from the 2021 data breach that the company disclosed in August 2022. Source: Twitter account @sonoclaudio.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2024

For that reason, SIM swapping can be used to get around two-factor authentication (2FA) codes sent by SMS message. Armed with an email and password—which are easily bought online— and the 2FA code, an attacker could take over the victim’s online accounts. Katz pleaded guilty before Chief U.S.

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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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