Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 70 security holes in Windows and Windows software, including one vulnerability that is already being exploited in active attacks. “If nothing else, we can say that Microsoft is consistent,” Reguly said.

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Zero Day

JUNE 30, 2025

PT ZDNET Those of you who use Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager will have to find another option, and soon. PT ZDNET Those of you who use Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager will have to find another option, and soon. You have several options.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2022

Perhaps not coincidently, it comes at a time when enterprises have begun adopting passwordless authentication systems in mission-critical parts of their internal operations. Fortifications, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password managers, proved to be mere speed bumps. Our brains just won’t do it.”. Coming advances.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2020

Doing authentication well is vital for any company in the throes of digital transformation. Related: Locking down ‘machine identities’ At the moment, companies are being confronted with a two-pronged friction challenge, when it comes to authentication. LW: Can you frame the separate issue of securing service accounts?

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2025

No authentication is needed, making this a serious risk for affected devices. “This vulnerability is due to the presence of static user credentials for the root account that are reserved for use during development. ” reads the advisory. ” reads the advisory. There are no workarounds to address the vulnerability.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 31, 2025

The “fud” bit stands for “Fully Un-Detectable,” and it refers to cybercrime resources that will evade detection by security tools like antivirus software or anti-spam appliances. “These tools were also used to acquire victim user credentials and utilize those credentials to further these fraudulent schemes.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2025

This software monitors what a user types on a keyboard without their knowledge, relaying it back to the keylogger’s owner. Keep your software up to date. Malware droppers frequently take advantage of known vulnerabilities in older versions of operating system and application software. Use multi-factor authentication.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

One of the most expensive aspects of any cybercriminal operation is the time and effort it takes to constantly create large numbers of new throwaway email accounts. Kopeechka also has multiple affiliate programs, including one that pays app developers for embedding Kopeechka’s API in their software.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2021

The attackers exploited a vulnerability in software from Kaseya , a Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. “It’s a patch for their own software. “This is worse because the CVE calls for an authenticated user,” Holden said. And it’s not zero-day.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

This week, Sophos researchers warned that ransomware operators are exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-40711 in Veeam Backup & Replication to create rogue accounts and deploy malware. Veeam Backup & Replication is a comprehensive data protection and disaster recovery software developed by Veeam. reads the advisory.

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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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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Transcript Cookie theft is a cyberattack where hackers exploit session data stored in cookies, like login credentials, to gain unauthorized access to your accounts. They could even conceal dangerous malware in photos or links on secure websites you visit, and a single click can activate the code, even overcoming multifactor authentication.

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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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Malwarebytes

JUNE 19, 2025

Take the 184 million logins for social media accounts we reported about recently. Infostealers are malicious software designed specifically to gather sensitive information from infected devices. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for every account you can. Now try to imagine 16 billion! billion records each.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

In mid-October, Sophos researchers warned that ransomware operators are exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-40711 in Veeam Backup & Replication to create rogue accounts and deploy malware. Veeam Backup & Replication is a comprehensive data protection and disaster recovery software developed by Veeam.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Of those malicious apps, 5,200 could subvert one of the strongest security practices available today, called multifactor authentication, by prying into basic text messages sent to a device. With vigilance, safe behavior, and some extra support, you can avoid Android phishing apps and protect your accounts from cybercriminals.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

. “Investigations into RedLine and Meta started after victims came forward and a security company notified authorities about possible servers in the Netherlands linked to the software. Change passwords : After malware removal, update passwords for key accounts (email, banking, work, social media) and enable two-factor authentication.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2025

Japan s Financial Services Agency (FSA) warns of hundreds of millions in unauthorized trades linked to hacked brokerage accounts. billion yen Typically, attackers hijack victim accounts, sell held stocks, and use the proceeds to buy assets like Chinese stocks, which remain in the account post-attack.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Related: Pushing the fly-by-wire envelope This is especially true because systems are more interconnected and use more complex commercial software than ever before, meaning a vulnerability in one system could lead to a malicious actor gaining access to more important systems. Risks delineated Still, there have been many other incidents since.

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Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

Collectively, they could easily put affected customers at risk for account takeovers and identity theft. million former account holders. This leak reportedly included full names, dates of birth email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and AT&T account numbers.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2023

The IT world relies on digital authentication credentials, such as API keys, certificates, and tokens, to securely connect applications, services, and infrastructures. According to BetterCloud, the average number of software as a service (SaaS) applications used by organizations worldwide has increased 14x between 2015 and 2021.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 30, 2024

If you were trying to download the popular Google Authenticator (a multi-factor authentication program) via a Google search in the past few days, you may have inadvertently installed malware on your computer. Fake site leads to signed payload hosted on Github The fraudulent site chromeweb-authenticators[.]com

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

Good passwords are long, random, and unique to each account, which means it’s impossible for a human to manage them on their own. A password manager is a piece of software that creates all these for you, keeps them stored safely, and then fills them in for you automatically when you need to log in. Everything.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 26, 2021

Following the takedown, the FBI reached out and asked if Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) might be a viable means of alerting impacted individuals and companies that their accounts had been affected by Emotet. Change your email account password. Turn on 2 factor authentication wherever available.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who’ve had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Bill said this criminal group averages between five and ten million email authentication attempts daily, and comes away with anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 of working inbox credentials. Because these accounts can all be cleaned out and deposited onto a gift card number that can be resold quickly online for 80 percent of its value.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2020

government cybersecurity agencies warned this week that the attackers behind the widespread hacking spree stemming from the compromise at network software firm SolarWinds used weaknesses in other, non-SolarWinds products to attack high-value targets. National Security Agency (NSA) warned on Dec. ” Indeed, the NSA’s Dec.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This data reportedly includes everything from names and addresses to Social Security numbers and bank account details. The stolen data reportedly includes highly personal information — names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, bank account details, and even records of residents’ interactions with city services. With over 6.5

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Krebs on Security

MAY 5, 2021

After logging in, the user might see a prompt that looks something like this: These malicious apps allow attackers to bypass multi-factor authentication, because they are approved by the user after that user has already logged in. “Now, they’re compromising accounts in credible tenants first,” Proofpoint explains.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

These often start with a call to users, claiming their Gmail account has been compromised. The goal is to convince the target to provide the criminals with the users Gmail recovery code, claiming its needed to restore the account. Monitor your accounts for signs of unauthorized access or data leaks.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The DOJ emphasized that the sites marketed these tools as "fully undetectable" by antispam software, further fueling large-scale phishing campaigns. Organizations should enforce least privilege access and enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) on all accounts that have it available.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

New estimates are that 30% of the SolarWinds victims didn’t use SolarWinds: Many of the attacks gained initial footholds by password spraying to compromise individual email accounts at targeted organizations. On attribution: Earlier this month, the US government has stated the attack is “likely Russian in origin.”

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2023

Several domain names tied to Genesis Market , a bustling cybercrime store that sold access to passwords and other data stolen from millions of computers infected with malicious software, were seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today. ” a cybercrime forum ad for Genesis enthused.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 12, 2021

Next, an attacker connects the chip to hardware and software that take measurements as the key is being used to authenticate on an existing account. It takes another six hours to take measurements for each account the attacker wants to hack. Extracting and later resealing the chip takes about four hours.

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Zero Day

JUNE 26, 2025

If you accidentally install the software, it searches your gallery and sends your data to nefarious parties who can wipe out your wallet or target your other accounts.  Don't save screenshots of sensitive information, such as IDs, passports, crypto wallets, seed phrases, passwords, and two-factor authentication backup codes.

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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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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2024

More and more websites and services are making multi-factor-authentication (MFA) mandatory, which makes it much harder for cybercriminals to access your accounts. A type of phishing we’re calling authentication-in-the-middle is showing up in online media. Use security software. That’s a great thing.

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