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Weekly Update 369

Troy Hunt

Protect your identity now. here's a blog post about how stupid class actions like this are!

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USENIX Security ’23 – Account Security Interfaces: Important, Unintuitive, and Untrustworth – Distinguished Paper Award Winner

Security Boulevard

Authors/Presenters: Alaa Daffalla Marina Bohuk, Nicola Dell, Rosanna Bellini, Thomas Ristenpart Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access.

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Reducing the Risk of Buy Now Pay Later Fraud

Security Boulevard

Buzzing with over 4,000 attendees and 250 exhibitors, the environment at Fintech Nexus 2022, one of America’s biggest finance events, was electric. I had the privilege of sharing the stage with accomplished experts from the financial services sector at the event in New York last week and discuss how to reduce the risk of Buy […].

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YouTube Accounts Hijacked by Cookie Theft Malware

Hacker Combat

What’s more, authentication workflows were hardened by Account Security to notify and block users on possible sensitive actions. . Account users have also been requested to take all Safe Browsing alerts seriously. Users should activate a multi-factor (2-steap verification) mode for account protection.

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Verizon's 2025 DBIR: Threats Are Faster, Smarter, and More Personal

SecureWorld News

Apart from the usual security awareness, which must focus on how the actual technology does not provide multiple error messages the users must restart their authentication, trigger a password reset, and change account security questions, when flooded with requests, no matter how bothersome they are.

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Gamers level up with rewards for better security

Malwarebytes

They also don’t want support channels flooded with stolen account calls. In 2012, Steam encouraged users to enable Steam Guard in return for a badge during a community event. Some current examples of security bonuses. A few months ago, the incredibly popular MMORPG Black Desert Online ran a “ security campaign ” event.

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Bitwarden vs 1Password: Compare Top Password Managers

eSecurity Planet

The average internet user has somewhere around 100 accounts, according to NordPass research, meaning they have to track 100 different passwords or risk using the same one over and over. Users can share password files securely with encrypted transmissions. Vault health reports Directory sync Secure password sharing. Key Features.