Webroot

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With access to your personal information, bad actors can drain your bank account and damage your credit—or worse. Check out the nine tips below to discover how you can enable family protection and help prevent identity theft and credit and bank fraud. But that doesn’t mean you and your family have to become victims.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 27, 2021

In the latest example of a supply chain attack, cybercriminals delivered malware to customers of the business password manager Passwordstate by breaching its developer’s networks and then deploying a fraudulent update last week, said Passwordstate’s maker, Click Studios.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Just 15 percent of people use a password manager. Just 35 percent of people have unique passwords for most or all of their accounts. Creating strong, unique passwords is simple enough, as any person can throw a cat at a keyboard and likely fulfill the password requirements for most online accounts.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Other factors, such as push notifications and security keys, are more effective in preventing account takeovers. Of All Accounts, Users Perceive Banking as Most Important Respondents continue to have money on their mind, with 93% considering financial accounts the most important to secure, up from 85% in 2019.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

In our digitally connected world, passwords are the gateway to protecting our online lives—from email and social media accounts to banking and private data. Yet, many of us still use alarmingly weak passwords or reuse the same ones across multiple sites, putting our digital identities at severe risk.

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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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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2022

So many people use the same combination of username and password for every account. You see, these days, many data breaches could be traced back to people using the same password across multiple accounts. From there, it’s easy to reset the pass code for almost all of your accounts when the bad guy controls your email too.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 26, 2021

This strain of malware dates back as far as 2014 and it became a gateway into infected machines for other strains of malware ranging from banking trojans to credential stealers to ransomware. Change your email account password. Turn on 2 factor authentication wherever available. Keep operating systems and software patched.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 7, 2022

user accounts related to 17 companies was reportedly compromised in a Credential Stuffing Cyber Attack. A credential stuffing is a kind of automated online process where hackers attempt to access online accounts by using usernames and passwords sourced from various cyber attacks. The post Data of 1.1m

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Since then, the company has steadily cast off the need for passwords for various accounts, and by May 2020, 150 million people had stopped using passwords. Now the company is expanding the passwordless push to all Microsoft accounts. Google automatically makes account holders use two-factor authentication.

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Identity IQ

JULY 3, 2023

How to Detect and Respond to Account Misuse IdentityIQ As digital connectivity continues to grow, safeguarding your online accounts from misuse is becoming increasingly crucial. Account misuse can result in alarming repercussions, including privacy breaches, financial losses, and identity theft.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2021

We celebrated World Password Day on May 6, 2021. Related: Credential stuffing fuels account takeovers. Every year, the first Thursday in May serves as a reminder for us to take control of our personal password strategies. Passwords are now an expected and typical part of our data-driven online lives.

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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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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Scammers who use “phishing” emails (it looks like it’s from a brand you know, but it’s not) will include a link to a fake website where they’ll ask for your banking or other personal information. Keep a close eye on your accounts. Change your passwords. Still, it’s important to be wary. …and don’t open that attachment.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 8, 2024

Who wants to wait in line, fumble for passwords, or answer endless security questions? We want to order pizza with a click and log into our bank account with a fingerprint. Here are a few simple habits that can make a big difference: Password Power-Ups : Your passwords are like flimsy shields against determined attackers.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 17, 2020

As you work from home, you’ve likely had to create a bunch of new accounts for a bunch of new remote applications, programs, and services. You already had way too many passwords to keep track of before, right? Enter the password manager You may have heard about these. Category Awareness. Risk Level. What is it?”

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 25, 2024

Vans notes that the payment method does not specify details like account number, just the method described as “credit card”, “Paypal”, or “bank account payment”, with no additional details attached. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Take your time.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

One of the key significant improvements are support of more software clients (including browser-based cryptocurrency wallets), upgraded credit card (CC) grabber, and additional advanced mechanisms for password storage dump on various platforms to extract credentials and tokens.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 5, 2023

From social media platforms to online shopping and banking, we share a wealth of personal information that can be vulnerable to misuse or exploitation. Use Strong and Unique Passwords : One of the most basic yet critical steps is to create strong, unique passwords for your online accounts.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 10, 2024

“It sounds like the big guns,” Honeywell said, “but I think it’s important that, as individuals, we do what we can to hold the companies that are creating this mess accountable.” Each and every single one of your online accounts—from your email, to your social media profiles, to your online banking—should have a strong, unique password.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

No matter how many letters, numbers, or special characters you give them and no matter how many times you change them, passwords are still @N0T_FUN! Using strong passwords and a password manager 2. Cybercriminals can harvest this information through social engineering and deduce your password.

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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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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

Use unique, strong passwords, and store them in a password manager. Many people get hacked from having guessable or previously compromised passwords. Good passwords are long, random, and unique to each account, which means it’s impossible for a human to manage them on their own.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 23, 2021

When victims submit their banking credentials, the phishing site sends them to the web panel where the fraudster is waiting. The amount the scammers ask for is not relevant for the end-result as the scammers can enter any number they like on the real banking site while they wait for the victim to provide them with the necessary details.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A month ago, in November 2023, the company stated that the number of affected customers was limited to around 4 million, because banking information related to mortgage payments is hosted with a third-party provider, whose systems were believed not to be compromised. 31, 2023) Mr. Change your password. Take your time.

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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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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Some T-Mobile customers logged into their accounts on Wednesday to find another customer’s billing and account information showing on their online dashboards. It said a "temporary system glitch" had misplaced some subscriber account information, causing it to appear on other subscribers’ profile pages.

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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.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2022

Fortifications, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password managers, proved to be mere speed bumps. No small part of the problem is that passwords and MFA require a significant amount of human interaction. One bank in the U.S. Threat actors now routinely bypass these second-layer security gates.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Concernedly, all such siphoned info is being used for launching phishing attacks or to siphon money from bank accounts. Just by creating awareness among employees, using proactive security solutions, deploying MFA, using password managers can help in mitigating most of the cyber risks to a large extent. .

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Don’t re-use passwords: Yes, keeping track of passwords for all of your accounts can be a chore, but using the same password means that one breached account can be used to others that use the same user credentials. If you’re having difficulty keeping track of passwords, consider using a password manager.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

Cybersecurity experts advise against using the same password for multiple accounts as this could leave you more vulnerable to further attacks and identity theft. Instead, creating unique passwords for each account with a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols can help protect your personal information from hackers.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

In March 2020, an attacker compromised 28,000 hosting account login credentials belonging to customers and some GoDaddy employees. million Managed WordPress hosting environments were compromised. The guideline below is for GoDaddy customers: Remotely log out of your account. Then, in November 2021, 1.2 Delete unknown API keys.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

Cybersecurity experts advise against using the same password for multiple accounts as this could leave you more vulnerable to further attacks and identity theft. Instead, creating unique passwords for each account with a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols can help protect your personal information from hackers.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

The messages addressed customers by name and referenced past order numbers and payment amounts tied to each account. The emails encouraged recipients to click a link to accept the cash back offer, and the link went to a look-alike domain that requested bank information. Don’t re-use passwords. customers this month.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 23, 2021

Digital payments and use of internet banking have risen considerably since the pandemic, as consumers shopped online even more due to restrictions and lockdowns. Threat actors constantly adapt to changes, targeting shoppers with schemes that seek to steal the PIN codes and login credentials of users’ financial accounts.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 12, 2022

While LastPass may not have suffered a breach, it should be a wake up call to many who still use single-factor password-based authentication to their LastPass accounts and password vaults to do a little housekeeping. This way, you don’t have to remember, write down, or insecurely store passwords on their own.

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