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Phorpiex botnet sent millions of phishing emails to deliver LockBit Black ransomware

Security Affairs

In December 2021, experts at Check Point Research observed the resurgence of the Phorpiex botnet. The ZIP archives contain a compressed executable payload that, if executed, will start the encryption process with LockBit Black ransomware. Reference the provided resources for establishing DMARC authentication.

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Google Launches Passkeys in Major Push for Passwordless Authentication

eSecurity Planet

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. . Step 2: Yeet the password.”

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GUEST ESSAY: ‘World password day’ reminds us to embrace password security best practices

The Last Watchdog

We celebrated World Password Day on May 6, 2021. Every year, the first Thursday in May serves as a reminder for us to take control of our personal password strategies. A password that contains only lowercase letters of a simple phrase is much more vulnerable than a complex combination of different characters.

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Apple warns people of mercenary attacks via threat notification system

Malwarebytes

The company says it has sent out these types of threat notifications to over 150 countries since the start in 2021. NSO Group has also said that its tool is increasingly necessary in an era when end-to-end encryption is widely available to criminals. Use Multi-Factor-Authentication (MFA) for your Apple ID.

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Passkeys vs. Passwords: The State of Passkeys on Cloud Platforms

Duo's Security Blog

While there are areas where passkeys could be better, it is clear that they are the leading contender to improve authentication by an order of magnitude and bring an end to passwords. Google Password Manager On Android, the Google Password Manager provides backup and syncs passkeys.

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The Top Five Habits of Cyber-Aware Employees

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report , credentials are the type of data cybercriminals most want to steal in a breach. Meanwhile, a quarter report that they’ve used generic passwords like “password” and “ABC123.”All Let’s take a closer look at a few of those habits.

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Android and Chrome start showing passwords the door

Malwarebytes

When a user wants to log in, the service sends the user some data to "sign", the user encryptes it with their private key and sends it back. Authenticators. All of this happens on devices called "authenticators". Authenticators can be hardware keys, phones, laptops, or any other kind of computing device.