Google Security

MAY 5, 2023

Silvia Convento, Senior UX Researcher and Court Jacinic, Senior UX Content Designer In recognition of World Password Day 2023, Google announced its next step toward a passwordless future: passkeys. Passkeys are not just easier to use, but also significantly faster than passwords. They are designed to enhance online security for users.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 14, 2023

Passkeys can use a range of passwordless authentication methods, from fingerprint, face and iris recognition to screen lock pins, smart cards, USB devices and more. They can be implemented as part of an account, application, cloud service, access management system, or password manager. 600/year minimum Premium: $4.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

From March 19, users of Twitter won’t be able to use SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) unless they have a subscription to the paid Twitter Blue service. In fact, they're referenced by Twitter repeatedly in the documentation regarding the removal of the text service for free Twitter users. Out of those, 74.4%

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Everyone has a seemingly endless number of accounts that require login credentials. This creates a lot of opportunities for hackers to gain access to company resources because users often reuse passwords or mirror patterns in creating them. Top Password Manager Software. Password auto-filling. Travel Mode.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 14, 2021

Dashlane and 1Password are two of our top picks for password managers in 2021. They offer many similar features, including password generation, automatic form-filling, password analysis, and dark web monitoring. Both tools make it easy for users to create and store passwords and share them safely with other users.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 4, 2023

However, social media passwords pose unique security issues that companies are sometimes ill-prepared to address. Whether due to an internal policy or if social media is outsourced to a third party agency, this lack of password security could be putting organisations and their reputations at risk.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2024

Dropbox Sign is a platform that allows customers to digitally sign, edit, and track documents. Even if you never created a Dropbox Sign account but received or signed a document through Dropbox Sign, your email addresses and names were exposed. their documents or agreements), or their payment information.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 8, 2021

Hardware-based PKI provides strong passwordless authentication. PKI and Credential Management. Controlling access is at the heart of any enterprise security environment—making sure only those who have the appropriate permissions can access the data, enter the facilities, print a secure document, etc. PKI Management.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. “If you have my seed phrase, you can copy and paste that into your wallet, and then you can see all my accounts. .

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Several patients and court documents say that the stolen data included sensitive personal information, such as names and Social Security numbers, but also nude photos of patients taken before and after surgery. They sent the data, along with the nude photos, to family and friends through patients’ email accounts. Take your time.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2021

DocuSign is a service that allows people to sign documents in the Cloud. Signing documents electronically saves a lot of paper and time. Recipients can check links by hovering their mouse pointer over the document link in the email. If it is an actual DocuSign document it will be hosted at docusign.net.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

Not everyone adopts multi-factor authentication (MFA) to secure their accounts. Many stick with simple username and password combinations despite the weaknesses of this authentication method. The Problem with Passwords. Passwords are the most common method of authentication. MFA Improvements.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

What is Account Takeover? Account takeover, also known as ATO, is a form of identity theft in which a malicious third party gains access to or “takes over” an online account. One of the primary reasons behind this massive rise in account takeover is the relative ease with which it can be done. Account Takeover Prevention.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 8, 2021

billion password entries, presumably obtained from previous data leaks and breaches. Despite the author’s claims that the document contains 82 billion passwords, researchers noted that the “actual number turned out to be nearly ten times lower – at 8,459,060,239 unique entries.” What should users do?

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In minutes, they were also denied access to their Apple accounts and everything attached to them, including photos, videos, contacts, notes, and more. Some of the victims were robbed of thousands of dollars in the form of drained bank accounts, money taken from Venmo or other money-sending apps, and Apple Pay charges. GET STARTED

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Military Identity Theft Protection Tips From securing personal documents to practicing online safety, these tips offer military members a comprehensive approach to safeguarding this pervasive threat. Secure Document Management To maintain personal privacy, it is highly important to securely store and dispose of all sensitive documents.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With access to your personal information, bad actors can drain your bank account and damage your credit—or worse. Protect yourself by shredding documents with any personal information, and, when possible, avoid sharing this information over the phone or via email. But that doesn’t mean you and your family have to become victims.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

Several stories here have highlighted the importance of creating accounts online tied to your various identity, financial and communications services before identity thieves do it for you. ” In short, although you may not be required to create online accounts to manage your affairs at your ISP, the U.S. .”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

So, to make sure yours don’t get snatched, here are a few tips and tricks we learned from cybersecurity experts: #1: Safeguard your Accounts. Add an extra layer of security to your bank and other accounts by choosing an identity theft service that monitors online activity and sends notifications as soon as suspicious activity is detected. .

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Default passwords, even if they are more complex, have the huge disadvantage that they can be found by simply looking up the product documentation in a search engine. For that reason, using default passwords is considered a serious security risk. You know, the ones used during an initial setup that are supposed to be changed.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

The leaked records include Clubhouse user IDs, names, usernames, Twitter handles, Instagram handles, number of followers, number of people followed by the users, accounts’ creation date, and invited by user profile names. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all your online accounts. photo URLs.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

By focusing on this context, we hope that you’ll come away with a stronger understanding about, for instance, why you should use a password manager rather than that you should use a password manager. My files were encrypted and inaccessible and the only readable document remaining was a ransom note asking for money.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

In each attack, the victims saw their email and financial accounts compromised after suffering an unauthorized SIM-swap, wherein attackers transferred each victim’s mobile phone number to a new device that they controlled. As documented by Group-IB, the group pivoted from its access to Twilio to attack at least 163 of its customers.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 13, 2022

but this may not flag text in scanned documents such as school yearbooks, newspapers and other digitized paper records available online. . The goal is to write down all of the accounts/addresses/phone numbers that come to mind, as these are some of the top things that attackers will try to gather in their search.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 25, 2024

Secure Physical Documents Store your tax documents, including your IP PIN, in a secure location like a safe, lockbox, or filing cabinet. Only share documents with trusted individuals, such as your tax preparer. Once you no longer need old tax documents, make sure to shred them before you dispose of them.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The information compromised includes (but assume is not limited to): name, mailing address, phone number, email address, passport number, Starwood Preferred Guest account information, date of birth, gender, arrival and departure information, reservation date, and communication preferences. Monitor your accounts. Minimize your exposure.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 16, 2019

If you have a bunch of passwords and manually checking them all would be painful, give this a go: If you use 1Password account you now have a brand new Watchtower integrated with @haveibeenpwned API. Also, looks like I have to update some passwords ?? Thank you, @troyhunt ?? In this case, it's almost 2.7

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SecureList

JANUARY 25, 2024

As expected, there was a notable increase in the adoption of digital IDs to replace paper documents. Transparency and accountability within the AR/VR ecosystem may be in the focus as well. When a password is leaked, it can come in different forms : from plaintext on most poorly run websites to strong salted cryptographic hashes.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2022

Opening the attached Word document fires up a message which claims that the document was created in a later version of Microsoft Word. As a result, pretty much everything involving sensitive documentation begins life in the form of an email. Lawyers and clients aren’t emailing important documents in plaintext.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Two former college graduates are in a lot of trouble after breaking into other students’ accounts and stealing sensitive personal data. Working with another former graduate, he accessed the school email accounts of dozens of college students and stole private nude photographs. What happened? Many of the images were then shared.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2018

Many people, particularly older folks, proudly declare they avoid using the Web to manage various accounts tied to their personal and financial data — including everything from utilities and mobile phones to retirement benefits and online banking services. Postal Service or the Social Security Administration.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 19, 2023

When you open a document or image, you may unknowingly install malware. 6: Use a Password Manager Remembering a different, strong password for every account can be a hassle. This is where password managers come in. There are more perks to using a password manager.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 28, 2021

After bringing down Emotet, the FBI asked Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) if there was a way to alert individuals and organizations that their accounts were affected. Change your email account password. Turn on 2-factor authentication wherever available. How many credentials were harvested by Emotet? What was Emotet?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If any potentially hazardous characters must be allowed as input, be sure that you implement additional controls like output encoding, secure task specific APIs, and accounting to use that data throughout the application. Authentication and password management. Implement password hashing on a trusted system.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 19, 2021

Researchers disrupted a newly documented Chinese-based malware called CopperStealer that, since significant countermeasures started in late January, infected up to 5,000 individual hosts per day, stealing credentials of users on major platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Apple, Amazon, Bing, Google, PayPal, Tumblr and Twitter.

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2021

Samples from the archive shared by the author include full names, email addresses, links to the users’ social media accounts, and other data points that users had publicly listed on their LinkedIn profiles. Change the password of your LinkedIn and email accounts. What’s being sold by the threat actor?

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

For example, an email that seems to come from your boss asking you to urgently review a document before a meeting, or to provide some personal information, can easily catch us unaware. This is how the scammers “fatten the pig” until the right time to “butcher it,” when they take all the money out of the account. What You Can Do.

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