Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2020

A critical flaw in the wpDiscuz WordPress plugin could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and take over the hosting account. Security experts from Wordfence discovered a critical vulnerability impacting the wpDiscuz WordPress plugin that is installed on over 80,000 sites.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

.” The exposed information may have included customers’ full name, address, email address, account number, social security number, customer account personal identification number (PIN), account security questions and answers, date of birth, plan information, and the number of lines subscribed associated with the account.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2022

Plex did share technical details about the security breach, below is the Plex data breach notification: We want you to be aware of an incident involving your Plex account information yesterday. Yesterday, we discovered suspicious activity on one of our databases.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2021

Good news for the owners of Instagram accounts that may have been compromised, the company launched a new feature named ‘ Security Checkup ‘ feature that aims to keep accounts safe and help users to recover them. ” states the company.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Below the recommendations provided by Google: “Admins can look at Google-recommended defenses on our advanced phishing and malware protection page, and may choose to enable the security sandbox. ” concludes Google. “Users should: . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Such familiarity may have helped the perpetrator in their social engineering efforts, and it may also have made guessing passwords and security questions easier. Nothing is 100% foolproof, but basic measures work wonders when it comes to keeping email accounts secure. Defending yourself. This is a great place to start.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

The hacker explained that he did it to “prevent an actual bad threat actor from finding the account and compromising it”. I have fixed your RIPE admin account security. “We encourage account holders to please update their passwords and enable multi-factor authentication for their accounts.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2021

At some point, some government-backed entity probably will try to send you something,” he added while urging users to review account security settings,”. “If you are an activist/journalist/government official or work in NatSec, this warning honestly shouldn’t be a surprise.” ” Huntley added. “At

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2020

Please reset your password for account security — Poloniex Customer Support (@PoloSupport) December 30, 2019. The Poloniex exchange’s support team confirmed on December 30 the authenticity of the message in a public Tweet. This is a real email! At the time of writing the source of the data leak was still unclear.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2023

The content of the message attempt to trick the recipient into scanning the code to verify their account. “Email lures came in the form of updating account security surrounding 2FA, MFA, and general account security. The emails urge the recipient to complete the procedure in 2-3 days.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

ARCHIPELAGO “browser-in-the-browser” phishing page The ARCHIPELAGO group has shifted its phishing tactics over time to avoid detection, the attackers use phishing messages posing as Google account security alerts.

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Spinone

MARCH 25, 2019

This is easily accessed under the settings found in Google Account > Security > Third party apps with account access. Configure Recovery on your Google Account What are the recovery options? This is found under the Security > Ways we can verify it’s your section.

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Notice Bored

AUGUST 5, 2022

Security Posture suggests a confusing mix of application and account security metrics. I'm really not sure what ' security posture ' even means in this context, and curious as to why those two aspects in particular have been selected as example metrics.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2024

Store these codes in a secure place so you can access your account if you lose the ability to verify your identity. Best Practices for Using 2FA Use these best practices in combination with 2FA to strengthen account security: Use strong, unique passwords for every online account.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

. “As we learn from the experience of past security incidents and implement changes, we’re also focused on keeping high-profile accounts on Twitter safe and secure during the 2020 US election.”

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SecureList

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This is especially important in information security, where cyberattacks are becoming increasingly cost-effective and larger-scale, causing headaches for security teams. Among other tools, attackers use LLMs to generate content for fake websites. Lastly, one more page in this campaign, hosted at webflow[.]io,

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The seller claims the database is private, he provided a sample of 1,000 accounts as proof of claims which included the private information of prominent users such as Donald Trump JR, Brian Krebs, and many more. A threat actor is claiming they have obtained data of 400,000,000 Twitter users and is offering it for sale.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The seller claims the database is private, he provided a sample of 1,000 accounts as proof of claims which included the private information of prominent users such as Donald Trump JR, Brian Krebs, and many more. A threat actor is claiming they have obtained data of 400,000,000 Twitter users and is offering it for sale.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2020

. “From candidates to canvassers, every member of a campaign should understand how to add extra layers of security and protect their information. We recommend everyone associated with political campaigns enroll in our Advanced Protection Program , which bundles all our strongest Google Account security options together.”

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