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Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations

Krebs on Security

Booking.com said it now requires 2FA , which forces partners to provide a one-time passcode from a mobile authentication app (Pulse) in addition to a username and password. “2FA is required and enforced, including for partners to access payment details from customers securely,” a booking.com spokesperson wrote.

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Fake bank ads on Instagram scam victims out of money

Malwarebytes

Recommendations to stay safe As cyberthreats and financial scams become more sophisticated, it is increasingly difficult for individuals to determine if a request coming via social media, email, text, phone call or even video call is authentic. Authentic banks will never request such details through social media or ads.

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16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Enable two-factor authentication Whenever you can, enable  two-factor authentication  (2FA) -- especially after you've become a victim of a data breach.  Apple and Microsoft intend to follow suit. 

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Heard about the 16 billion passwords leak? Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Enable two-factor authentication Whenever you can, enable  two-factor authentication  (2FA) -- especially after you've become a victim of a data breach.  Apple and Microsoft intend to follow suit. 

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Twitter Fined $150 Million for Misuse of 2FA User Data

SecureWorld News

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Twitter with a $150 million penalty for " deceptively using account security data for targeted advertising.". Twitter, like many other social media websites, asks users to provide their phone number and email address to better protect their account.

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Hackers are actively exploiting a Zero-Day in WordPress ThemeREX Plugin to create Admin Accounts

Security Affairs

A new flaw was discovered in a WordPress plugin, this time experts found a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons to create admin accounts. Security experts from WordFence have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons that was actively exploited by hackers in the wild to create user accounts with admin permissions.

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Hackers stole over $250,000 in Ethereum from Bored Ape Yacht Club

Security Affairs

The website was advertised through the official BAYC Discord for a Yuga Labs community manager that was previously hackerd. “CertiK analysis reveals that this community manager, account –@BorisVagner (“BorisVagner | SBS” on Discord)– posted a message to BAYC’s Discord server with a phishing link that led to the fake site. .

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