SecureWorld News

AUGUST 28, 2023

In May 2023, a phishing campaign was launched that targeted a major U.S. The emails in the campaign purported to be from Microsoft, and they claimed that the recipient needed to update their account security settings or activate two-factor authentication (2FA)/multi-factor authentication (MFA) within 72 hours.

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Google Security

MAY 11, 2022

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. But phishing persistently remains a threat (as shown by a recent phishing attack on the U.S.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 31, 2022

The developers announce these changes on their blog, The Lodestone. What’s being talked about at the moment is the QR code-centric phishing attack. How the QR code phish attack works. Many of the accounts sending these messages appear to have been hijacked themselves. Often, phishing feeds into this activity too.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The attack chain associated with ARCHIPELAGO starts with phishing emails that embed malicious links. Upon clicking the link, the recipient is redirected to a phishing page that masquerades as a login prompt. Upon clicking the link, the recipient is redirected to a phishing page that masquerades as a login prompt.

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NetSpi Technical

JANUARY 18, 2024

While TOTP was once an advancement in authorizing secure access, today it’s become a dated security measure that allows persistent threat actors to find exploitable gaps. In this article we’ll explore security risks of TOTP and an alternative 2FA method to increase security.

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Identity IQ

JULY 3, 2023

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), last year there was a 13% increase in reports of misuse for both new and existing accounts compared to the year prior. Account misuse can result in alarming repercussions, including privacy breaches, financial losses, and identity theft.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

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. Show them these tips: Never use the same password twice. This is where a password manager comes in.

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