SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

The Telegram black market: what’s on offer After reviewing phishers’ Telegram channels that we detected, we broke down the services they promoted into paid and free. Unlike the free data mentioned above, these have been checked, and even the account balances have been extracted. Phishers use OTP bots to try and hack 2FA.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

” Airbus has apparently confirmed the cybercriminal’s account to the threat intelligence firm Hudson Rock , which determined that the Airbus credentials were stolen after a Turkish airline employee infected their computer with a prevalent and powerful info-stealing trojan called RedLine. Microsoft Corp. government inboxes.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

Criminals ripping off other crooks is a constant theme in the cybercrime underworld; Accountz Club’s slogan — “the best autoshop for your favorite shops’ accounts” — just normalizes this activity by making logins stolen from users of various cybercrime shops for sale at a fraction of their account balances.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 19, 2022

One new tactic hackers have been using is to steal cookies from current or recent web sessions to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). Even cloud infrastructures rely on cookies to authenticate their users. Browsers allow users to maintain authentication, remember passwords and autofill forms. How Hackers Steal Cookies.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

[ NASDAQ: SZMK ] says it is investigating a security incident in which a hacker was reselling access to a user account with the ability to modify ads and analytics for a number of big-name advertisers. The company is listed by market analysis firm Datanyze.com as the world third-largest ad server network.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2018

The use of an additional form of authentication to protect the accessing of a sensitive digital system has come a long way over the past decade and a half. An Israeli start-up, Silverfort , is seeking to make a great leap forward in the state-of-the-art of authentication systems. LW: Let’s come back to ‘adaptive authentication.’

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Not All Authentication Methods Are Equally Safe. There is broad recognition by security leaders that stronger authentication is foundational to preventing data breaches. While the concept of multifactor authentication is comprehensive, the devil is hiding in the implementation detail. Distinct user authentication journeys.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Epic have made some alterations to how accounts for kids work , with multiple features disabled for what are now known as “ Cabined Accounts ” If your children are big fans of Epic games like Fortnite and Rocket League, you may well have worried about their gaming interactions with other players at some point.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Trick or Treat: The Choice is Yours with Multifactor Authentication. Whether you want the ‘trick’ of a malevolent threat actor infiltrating your network by exploiting a compromised password or the ‘treat’ from the peace of mind associated with multifactor authentication, the choice is yours. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 05:29. Colonial Pipeline.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 24, 2023

Cisco is aware of reports that Akira ransomware threat actors have been targeting Cisco VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication to infiltrate organizations, and we have observed instances where threat actors appear to be targeting organizations that do not configure multi-factor authentication for their VPN users.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 1, 2022

Thales and Palo Alto Networks collaborate to offer mid-markets the enterprise protection. According to a recent study by RSM US , nearly three-quarters of middle-market businesses will experience a cyberattack in 2022. Tue, 08/02/2022 - 05:05. Combatting Cybersecurity Threats Through Integration. Introducing Adaptive MFA.

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SC Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Google announced that it will automatically enroll users in multifactor authentication – what they are calling two-step verification. Google will start automatically enrolling users in 2SV if their accounts are “appropriately configured.” Risher adds that users can check the status of their accounts in Google’s Security Checkup.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2021

Happily, identifying and tracking these fake reviewer accounts is often the easiest way to spot scams. Here’s the story of how bogus reviews on a counterfeit Microsoft Authenticator browser extension exposed dozens of other extensions that siphoned personal and financial data. Image: chrome-stats.com.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2020

The company has over 4200 employees and accounts for over 90 million active users every month. The researchers at the Cyble Research Team reported that the hackers are holding personal and login details of over 91 million users and are offering them on the darkweb market for sale for 4000 USD. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2020

Here are some of the key takeaways: PAM 101 PAM is crucial to all companies because it reduces opportunities for malicious users to penetrate networks and obtain privileged account access, while providing greater visibility of the environment. Poorly implemented authentication can also lead to network breaches and compliance headaches.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

10 and over 250 reviews, Duo is honored to share that we won the 2023 TrustRadius Top Rated Award for Authentication. Duo’s Multi-Factor Authentication solution combines multiple authentication factors to provide simple ways to protect users. With a score of 9.3/10 My only issue is that we did not do it sooner.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 16, 2021

Lucky225 showed how anyone could do the same after creating an account at a service called Sakari , a company that helps celebrities and businesses do SMS marketing and mass messaging. From there, the attacker can reset the password of any account which uses that phone number for password reset links.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Customer identity and access management (CIAM), a subset of identity access management (IAM), is used to manage authentication and authorization of account creation and login process for public facing applications. Marketers want to collect data about customers and their devices.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. Image: Cloudflare.com. 2, and Aug. According to an Aug. In an Aug.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Encryption, data sovereignty, multifactor authentication and website cookies are all vital ideas and technologies to keep consumers’ personal data safe – but research released this month reveals widespread confusion. Multifactor Authentication What is multifactor authentication? Encryption What is encryption?

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Such consolidation across markets is good news for customers and vendors alike in terms of market growth and maximizing security investments. Going through an M&A is highly risky business due in large part to the potential impact on the market, valuation, shareholders, business partners, etc. Lack of documented evidence.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This deal reads like to the epilogue to a book titled The First 20 Years of the Supremely Lucrative Antivirus Market. NortonLifeLock and Avast appear to be betting on the next iteration of the huge and longstanding consumer antivirus market. So NortonLifeLock has acquired Avast for more than $8 billion. billion in 2016, for instance.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 16, 2021

From a remote employee using a personal device for work, to a marketing consultant logging into a shared social media account, to a customer authenticating to use a SaaS app, someone is accessing your organization’s. The post Four Trends Shaping the Future of Access Management appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2021

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a reader who had his freeze thawed without authorization through Experian’s website, and it reminded me of how truly broken authentication and security remains in the credit bureau space. Dune Thomas is a software engineer from Sacramento, Calif. and $24.99

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Set-up 2-factor authentication. About the essayist.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

In this work, we conduct behavioral economics experiments to model the rationality of end-user security decision-making in a realistic online experimental system simulating a bank account.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2021

Côté outlined how and why many SMBs are in a position to materially improve their security posture – by going back to a few security basics, in particular by paying closer attention to privileged account management , or PAM. Some context: privileged accounts first arose 20 years ago as our modern business networks took shape.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites (Dubsmash, Armor Games, 500px, Whitepages, ShareThis) available for sale on the dark web. The Register revealed in exclusive that some 617 million online account details stolen from 16 hacked websites are available for sale on the dark web. “I need the money.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

And in May of this year, GoDaddy disclosed that 28,000 of its customers’ web hosting accounts were compromised following a security incident in Oct. “This gave the actor the ability to change DNS records and in turn, take control of a number of internal email accounts. . 2019 that wasn’t discovered until April 2020.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Ducktail is a malware family that has been active since the second half of 2021 and aims to steal Facebook business accounts. We have analyzed a recent campaign that ran between March and early October 2023 and targeted marketing professionals. The attack was tailored to target marketing professionals looking for a career change.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2019

Many companies are now outsourcing their marketing efforts to cloud-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) providers. But when accounts at those CRM providers get hacked or phished, the results can be damaging for both the client’s brand and their customers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

And as these businesses work towards building robust security strategies, it’s vital that they account for various threat vectors and vulnerabilities. Broken Object Level Authentication (BOLA). BOLA authorization flaws can lead to unauthorized viewing, modification or destruction of data, or even a full account takeover.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 6, 2019

Enable two-factor authentication for all important accounts whenever possible. Do your best to disable the "secret questions" and other backup authentication mechanisms companies use when you forget your password­ -- those are invariably insecure. Watch your credit reports and your bank accounts for suspicious activity.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2022

Two-factor authentication (2FA) has been around for a while now and for the majority of tech users in the US and UK , it has became a security staple. With 2FA becoming much more commonplace, such kits are increasing in popularity and are in high demand in the underground market. Illustration of what a MiTM phishing would look like.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

Information collected by online trackers is often shared with an extensive network of marketers, advertisers, and data brokers. The plethora of online accounts most people have necessitates the use of a strong and unique password for each and every one. Protecting your information online starts with good cyber hygiene.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 29, 2021

You probably don’t recall creating an account on the Verifications.io Email verifiers are online services that allow marketers and salespeople to verify that the email address you used to create an account, sign up for a newsletter or make an order on their website is real and valid. platform or River City Media.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 22, 2022

Going deep into the details, CafePress’s former owner, Residual Pumpkin Entity, was storing critical customer data such as social security numbers, passwords and other account related info in plain text and not with any authentication.

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