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September Snafus: Hackers Take Advantage of Unwitting Employees

Approachable Cyber Threats

IHG’s booking sites and apps were unavailable for several days as a result. After getting an Uber employee’s login credentials, likely purchased from the dark web, the hacker then used social engineering to get around Uber’s multi-factor authentication. Phishing and poor password practices.

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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

Krebs on Security

Still, Palant and others impacted by the 2022 breach at LastPass say their account security settings were never forcibly upgraded. To automatically populate the appropriate credentials at any website going forward, you simply authenticate to LastPass using your master password. And very recently, it upped that again to 600,000.

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Internet safety tips for kids and teens: A comprehensive guide for the modern parent

Malwarebytes

Keep your online accounts secure Respect your privacy Capture and share with care Take care of your data Take care of your device Be wary of certain sites and content online Be kind. Keep your online accounts secure. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA). C O N T E N T S. 7 Internet safety tips.

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Data collection cheat sheet: how Parler, Twitter, Facebook, MeWe’s data policies compare

Security Affairs

After the riots, Parler was removed from multiple online services, including Google’s and Apple’s app stores, Amazon’s hosting, Twilio’s authentication, and others. This occurs whether or not you have a Facebook account or are logged in.”. TikTok’s security section is small, with only three sentences and no practical information.