Security Boulevard

MAY 22, 2023

On-demand, Secure SaaS Access Authenticating and authorizing user identities have always been an important aspect of enterprise security. Pinpoint and migrate credentials from fragmented password managers, including bulk credential and password rotation unique to each identity with role-based access control assigned automatically.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 14, 2024

But now a spokesperson for Truist Bank told BleepingComputer : “In October 2023, we experienced a cybersecurity incident that was quickly contained.” Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 6, 2024

Allegedly the customer data includes: Names Email addresses Phone numbers Physical address Orders Loyalty and gas card numbers Sales history The data set allegedly also includes information about 358,000 employees and candidates—which is a lot more than are currently employed by Advance Auto Parts (69,000 in 2023). Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A month ago, in November 2023, the company stated that the number of affected customers was limited to around 4 million, because banking information related to mortgage payments is hosted with a third-party provider, whose systems were believed not to be compromised. Change your password. Enable two-factor authentication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Finally, employees should have all the tools necessary for safe remote work, such as VPN subscriptions, password managers, and devices equipped with multi-factor authentication. While there are plenty of unknowns as we head into 2023, one thing isn’t in doubt: cybersecurity will be more important than ever.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

million customers’ usernames and hashed passwords. On October 25, 2023, Xfinity discovered suspicious activity and subsequently determined that between October 16 and 19 unauthorized access to its internal systems occured. Xfinity has required customers to reset their passwords to protect affected accounts.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This overconfidence is cause for concern for many cybersecurity professionals as humans are the number one reason for breaches (how many of your passwords are qwerty or 1234five?). Only 33 percent consistently use two-factor authentication (2FA). Only 28 percent don’t use repeated passwords•Only 20 percent use a password manager.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2024

In November 2023, real estate services company Fidelity National Financial (FNF) got its systems knocked offline for a week after a cyberincident. But it could also be another reason: In December 2023, the gang’s infrastructure was taken down by law enforcement. Change your password. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 29, 2023

World Backup Day 2023: Five Essential Cyber Hygiene Tips madhav Thu, 03/30/2023 - 05:54 World Backup Day , celebrated each year on March 31st, is a day created to promote backing up data from your devices. Control Access Ensuring password security is one of the easiest steps you can take to protect your data, devices, and accounts.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. LastPass said criminal hackers had stolen encrypted copies of some password vaults, as well as other personal information.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 25, 2024

On December 13, 2023, Vans said it detected unauthorized activities on its IT systems, attributed to “external threat actors.” Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else. Watch out for fake vendors.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Although the " unauthorized party" that compromised LastPass users' data was able to steal password vaults, it's likely that they are having a hard time cracking them open. Brute force guessing techniques may be successful for some weak passwords, but it's an approach that quickly runs out of steam.

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Google Security

MAY 2, 2024

Sriram Karra and Christiaan Brand, Google product managers Last year, Google launched passkey support for Google Accounts. Today, we announced that passkeys have been used to authenticate users more than 1 billion times across over 400 million Google Accounts. This provides users with three key benefits: Stronger security.

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Hacker's King

MAY 20, 2023

Two-factor authentication (2FA) has become an essential security measure in the digital age. By combining something you know(like a password) with something you have(such as a verification code), 2FA adds an extra layer of protection to your online accounts. However, like any security system, 2FA is not foolproof.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published a report on The State of IT Security in Germany in 2023 , and the number one threat for consumers is… identity theft. The report states: “For consumers, the issue of data leaks was prominent in the reporting period (2023). Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Password manager 1Password says it’s been affected by a breach at Okta , but it reports no user data has been stolen. In the early morning hours of Friday, September 29, 2023 an unknown actor used the same Okta session that was used to create the HAR file to access the Okta administrative portal. Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 18, 2024

After a data breach in 2023 Cerebral disclosed that it had been using invisible pixel trackers from Google, Meta (Facebook), TikTok, and other third parties on its online services since October 2019. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Okta says it found that from September 28 to October 17, 2023 an attacker had unauthorized access to files inside Okta’s customer support system associated with 134 Okta customers. Okta administrators are now forced to re-authenticate if we detect a network change. Change your password. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Friday, Norton said that on May 9, 2023, it discovered an “external system breach.” Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else. Watch out for fake vendors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 3, 2023

The NCSC of the United Kingdom opposes Twitter’s decision to forgo multi-factor authentication in the coming weeks. So, Britain’s cyber arm of GCHQ is urging Twitter users to use other online services in securing their online accounts, by adding an extra layer of security- on top of password managers and a 14-16 character password.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On or about February 23, 2023, Hankins & Sohn became aware of suspicious activity relating allegations by an unknown actor that data was stolen from our network. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Safer Internet Day 2023: Empowering Kids and Families for a Safer Internet divya Tue, 02/07/2023 - 06:44 Save the date for Safer Internet Day 2023 , which will take place on Tuesday, 7 February 2023, the 20th edition of the campaign! Happy Safer Internet Day 2023!

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Passwords Google and Microsoft made good on their promise to back passkeys , an encryption-based alternative to passwords that can’t be stolen, guessed, cracked, or phished. This allows them to capture login credentials and even multi-factor authentication (MFA) tokens. This is changing.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 29, 2023

During the attack, the cybercriminals may have had access to names, addresses, and Social Security Numbers (SSNs) of current and former OHC employees (from 2009 to 2023). Notification letters were mailed on August 23, 2023 to all individuals who were impacted by this data breach. Change your password. Watch out for fake vendors.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The theme for 2023’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month is “Secure Our World,” focusing on ways individuals and businesses can protect against online threats. Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager In 2022, threat actors leaked more than 721 million passwords. But the mission never ends.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 7, 2023

A passkey is a phishing-resistant cryptographic keypair you register for web-based authentication. It’s the strongest authentication method available today, which is why you see passkeys moving to replace passwords altogether. As of July 2023 For a deeper dive into passkeys and their benefits, read ' What are Passkeys?

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 21, 2023

In January of 2023, Mailchimp fell victim for the second time in a year to a social engineering attack. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don't use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 24, 2023

In a cybersecurity notice, TGH said it noticed unusual activity on its computer systems on May 31, 2023. An investigation learned that an unauthorized third party accessed TGH’s network and obtained files from its systems between May 12 and May 30, 2023. Change your password. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Fake Prime email The email claims to have been sent from “Prime” and has the subject "New Membership Statement : Renewal P‎‎rime Membership statement was ended - Your renewal scheduled on February 21, 2023." Next, the site directs you to a tailored password page, using the information you just entered.

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NopSec

JANUARY 31, 2023

ManageEngine Unauthenticated RCE CVE-2022-47966 Researchers have identified a RCE vulnerability in a wide range of ManageEngine products, however only for deployments with SAML authentication enabled. Patch now or disable SAML authentication until you can. 28/10/2022 Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)* 10.1.40 Safari/537.36

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

The three-year-old high-severity flaw is a deserialization of untrusted data in Plex Media Server on Windows, a remote, authenticated attacker can trigger it to execute arbitrary Python code. CISA orders federal agencies to fix this flaw by March 31, 2023. Keep up with additions & protect yourself from a malicious #cyberattack.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 28, 2023

According to a May 2023 press release, DuoLingo has 72.6 Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don't use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

Employ robust password management techniques, two-factor authentication (2FA), and regular backups of essential data. CVE-2023-6317 allows for the bypass of permission procedures, enabling unauthorized users to be added. CVE-2023-6318 permits privilege escalation to get root access.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2023

The investigation showed that an unauthorized party accessed PharMerica computer systems on March 12-13, 2023, and that this party may have had access to certain personal information. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2023

According to the online resource Databreaches.net , by the end of May 3, 2023, the subtotal number of Brightline patients affected by the GoAnywhere incident stood at 1,081,716. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don't use for anything else.

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Google Security

MAY 5, 2023

Silvia Convento, Senior UX Researcher and Court Jacinic, Senior UX Content Designer In recognition of World Password Day 2023, Google announced its next step toward a passwordless future: passkeys. Passkeys are not just easier to use, but also significantly faster than passwords. seconds, as seen in Figure 2 below).

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Cymulate ran 3,107 assessments across 340 organizations recently to see if security controls were adequate against the Clop (sometimes called “Cl0p” with a zero) ransomware group’s exploitation of a MOVEit software vulnerability ( CVE-2023-34362 ). Memorial Day holiday.

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