Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The password attacks of 2023 involved numerous high-profile brands, leading to the exposure of millions of users' data. Learn more from Specops Software on how to respond to these types of attacks. [.]

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SecureBlitz

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Want the Black Friday Password Manager deals for 2023? This Black Friday, fortify your digital security with exclusive discounts on cutting-edge password managers. These tools go beyond just safeguarding your passwords, offering various features to enhance your online protection. WE have got you covered!

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The Hacker News

MAY 1, 2024

Tracked as CVE-2023-7028 (CVSS score: 10.0), the maximum severity vulnerability could facilitate account takeover by sending password reset emails to an unverified email

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Security Boulevard

MAY 15, 2024

This GitLab password exploit tracked as CVE-2023-7028, has been actively exploited in the wild, posing significant risks to organizations utilizing GitLab for their development workflows. […] The post CISA Alert: GitLab Password Exploit – Act Now For Protection appeared first on TuxCare.

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SecureList

MAY 14, 2024

Incident response analyst report 2023 As an information security company, our services include incident response and investigation, and malware analysis. Our annual Incident Response Report presents anonymized statistics on the cyberattacks we investigated in 2023. This attack vector was among the three most frequently seen in 2023.

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SecureBlitz

MARCH 25, 2023

A robust password manager not only generates, manages, and retrieves your passwords but also offers you more features that make it outstanding compared with other password managers. One such password manager is the LastPass Password Manager. appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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SecureBlitz

MARCH 24, 2023

A secure password manager for internet users. Are you tired of trying to remember dozens of different passwords for all of your online accounts? Do you worry about the security of your personal information every time you create a new password? Here is the NordPass review.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Profile of participants and applications We collected the data from a sample of the application security assessment projects our team completed in 2021–2023. Mitigation: do not store files containing sensitive data, such as passwords or backups, in web application publish directories.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

Methodology In this report, we present an analysis of financial cyberthreats in 2023, focusing on banking Trojans and phishing pages that target online banking, shopping accounts, cryptocurrency wallets and other financial assets. Cryptocurrency phishing saw a 16% year-on-year increase in 2023, with 5.84 million in 2022.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 29, 2024

Accepting calendar invitations within the platform may now pose a serious risk to the security of user passwords. A recent Outlook vulnerability, patched in December 2023 is still hiding for unpatched users, could expose your password with just a single click. The post Can MS Outlook Calendar Leak Your Password?

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 31, 2023

Best practices for securing your Mac against potential hacks and security vulnerabilities include enabling the firewall, using strong passwords and encryption, and enabling Lockdown Mode. The post 8 best practices for securing your Mac from hackers in 2023 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

and worldwide in password spray attacks since February 2023. [.] Microsoft says an Iranian-backed threat group has targeted thousands of organizations in the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 7, 2023

On May 25, 2023 streaming content provider Netflix began enforcing its policy prohibiting the sharing of Netflix accounts even among family members who are not members of the same “household”—meaning living together in the same house. The post Netflix: Is Password-Sharing a Crime? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 5, 2023

KeePass has released version 2.54, fixing the CVE-2023-3278 vulnerability that allows the extraction of the cleartext master password from the application's memory. [.]

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 29, 2024

A now-patched security flaw in Microsoft Outlook could be exploited by threat actors to access NT LAN Manager (NTLM) v2 hashed passwords when opening a specially crafted file. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-35636 (CVSS score: 6.5), was addressed by the tech giant as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for December 2023. "In

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 16, 2024

GitLab is releasing a patch to fix a vulnerability in its email verification process that bad actors can exploit to reset user passwords and take over accounts. The flaw, CVE-2023-7028, was introduced in May 2023 in GitLab 16.1.0, in which a change was made that allowed users to reset their password through a secondary email.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2024

Threat actors behind the ransomware attacks that hit Stanford University in 2023 gained access to 27,000 people. Stanford University confirmed that threat actors behind the September 2023 ransomware attack had access to 27,000 people. 27, 2023. . Stanford was breached last year by Clop Ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 30, 2023

If you’ve read part one, you’ll know that there’s a persistent problem with passwords. Despite the continued warnings, data breaches and endless guidance – a weak and easily hackable password guards a sobering number of online accounts and identities. Keen to get rid of the passwords for all your Google accounts?

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2023

A researcher published a PoC tool to retrieve the master password from KeePass by exploiting the CVE-2023-32784 vulnerability. X Master Password Dumper that allows retrieving the master password for KeePass. ” KeePass is a free and open-source software used to securely manage passwords. x versions.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2024

A flaw in Microsoft Outlook can be exploited to access NTLM v2 hashed passwords by tricking users into opening a specially crafted file. The vulnerability CVE-2023-35636 impacting Microsoft Outlook is a Microsoft Outlook information disclosure issue that could be exploited by threat actors to access NT LAN Manager (NTLM) v2 hashed passwords.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Iran-linked Peach Sandstorm APT is behind password spray attacks against thousands of organizations globally between February and July 2023. The campaign targeted thousands of organizations worldwide between February and July 2023. ” Microsoft concludes.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Google released security updates to address a new actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-5217, in the Chrome browser. Google on Wednesday released security updates to address a new actively exploited zero-day flaw in the Chrome browser which is tracked as CVE-2023-5217.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2024

Researchers published a proof-of-concept (PoC) code for the recently disclosed critical flaw CVE-2023-51467 in the Apache OfBiz. Researchers from cybersecurity firm VulnCheck have created a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for the recently disclosed critical flaw CVE-2023-51467 (CVSS score: 9.8) in the Apache OfBiz.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 30, 2023

World Password Day has come around again. Since its inception, it’s an awareness day designed to promote and reinforce the importance of better habits when it comes to password settings. Now, as passwords are often the first port of call for our online / digital identities – it’s of course important that good habits are encouraged.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

These are the Top 2023 Security Affairs cybersecurity stories … enjoy it. DARKBEAM LEAKS BILLIONS OF EMAIL AND PASSWORD COMBINATIONS DarkBeam left an Elasticsearch and Kibana interface unprotected, exposing records from previously reported and non-reported data breaches. TWO SPYWARE SENDING DATA OF MORE THAN 1.5M

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Threat actors started exploiting a critical ownCloud vulnerability (CVE-2023-49103) that can lead to sensitive information disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-49103 , resides in the Graphapi app, which relies on a third-party GetPhpInfo.php library that provides a URL. x before 0.2.1 x before 0.3.1.

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The Hacker News

MAY 21, 2023

A proof-of-concept (PoC) has been made available for a security flaw impacting the KeePass password manager that could be exploited to recover a victim's master password in cleartext under specific circumstances. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-32784, impacts KeePass versions 2.x

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

In today’s complex IT landscape, one of the biggest problems faced by a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and their IT security team are forgotten and stolen passwords. On average, employees lose 11 hours per year resetting passwords and an average company spends ~$5M per year on setting and resetting passwords.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 18, 2023

Looking for the most recent Password Table? The 2023 update to the Hive Systems Password Table that’s been shared across the internet, the news, universities, and by thousands of organizations worldwide. So we’ll talk through the data, our assumptions, and oh, you’re going to see a LOT of variations of the password table.

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SecureList

MARCH 7, 2024

Cybercriminals took advantage of this in 2023. In 2023, scammers ensnared victims not only with promises of money. Easy money Besides refunds and lotteries, scammers in 2023 rolled out offers to make a fast buck. Reeling in readers In 2023, threat actors added new forms of bait to their arsenals.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

We asked two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? Instead of arguing about MFA strength, VPN vendor, or nation-state treat actors, let’s finish our conversation about using dedicated administrator accounts and unique passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We also highlight a study by Outpost24 that reveals startling password weaknesses in admin-level IT accounts. There’s plenty to consider in this vulnerability roundup, even if it’s just your IT team’s password habits. and CVE-2023-20273 with a CVSS Score of 7.2. The fix: Perform audits of existing passwords.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware madhav Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:33 The inception of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004 came at a critical juncture in our technological history. Instead of relying solely on traditional passwords, consider passwordless methods for added security.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Microsoft recently released patches for nearly 80 new security vulnerabilities, including two zero-day exploits, CVE-2023-23397 and CVE-2023-24880. CVE-2023-23397 is an elevation-of-privilege (EoP) vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook that could allow an attacker to obtain a victim’s password hash.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Iranian nation-state actors have been conducting password spray attacks against thousands of organizations globally between February and July 2023, new findings from Microsoft reveal.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 17, 2023

KeePass is a free open source password manager , which helps you to manage your passwords and stores them in encrypted form. In fact, KeePass encrypts the whole database, i.e. not only your passwords, but also your user names, URLs, notes, etc. That encrypted database can only be opened with the master password.

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