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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Webroot

MAY 9, 2024

Safeguarding against identity theft and cyber threats To protect yourself against these digital risks, consider adopting the following technology approaches: Identity monitoring services Monitor for suspicious activity across your identity and financial accounts, providing up to $1 million in expense reimbursement in case of identity theft.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The amendment says that an investigation showed that the attacker was able to directly access the accounts of roughly 0.1% The attacker accessed the accounts using credential stuffing which is where someone tries existing username and password combinations to see if they can log in to a service. Watch out for fake vendors.

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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. Prosecutors say Noah Michael Urban of Palm Coast, Fla., Twilio disclosed in Aug. On July 28 and again on Aug.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 28, 2022

We’ve seen multiple hijacked profiles on Facebook recently claiming to be account recovery services. These bogus account recovery services aren’t here to help. They’re actually just trying to scare users into falling for phishing attempts. How do scammers go phishing? Your account will be deactivated.

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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. Use strong and unique passwords Passwords are your first line of defense to protecting your online accounts from hackers. But it’s just as important you don’t use the same password for multiple accounts.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Utilize a Password Manager As humans we like things that are easy to remember, and that doesn’t change when it comes to passwords. However, easy to remember and reused passwords are weak passwords that can easily be cracked and leveraged across accounts. This article will address ways you can get involved.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

. “By compromising and replaying a token issued to an identity that has already completed multifactor authentication, the threat actor satisfies the validation of MFA and access is granted to organizational resources accordingly,” the team wrote in a blog post. ” Read next: Top Password Managers. .

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 4, 2023

In a major move forward for passwordless authentication, Google is introducing passkeys across Google Accounts on all major platforms. ” Google’s move will make passkeys an additional verification option alongside passwords and two-factor verification. .'” Passkeys can be created within Google accounts at g.co/passkeys.

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Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

A huge economy has developed within the gaming community: People buy and sell in-game objects, character modifications, and even accounts. Account takeovers. Bad actors are always on the lookout for easy-to-breach gaming accounts. Once stolen, they can resell an account or its contents to interested buyers.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials. Cybercriminals can exploit stolen usernames and passwords to gain unauthorized access to your accounts, compromising your personal and financial information.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials. Cybercriminals can exploit stolen usernames and passwords to gain unauthorized access to your accounts, compromising your personal and financial information.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employees are the first line of defense against cybercrime and should understand how to recognize phishing emails and what to do if they suspect them. One of the best ways to increase employee security awareness is to provide frequent training and communication about the risks of phishing and other cyberattacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Many organizations train employees to spot phishing emails, but few raise awareness of vishing phone scams. Most people are familiar with the term phishing, but not everyone knows about vishing. It is a type of fraudulent activity that falls under the general phishing category and aims to achieve the same objectives.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

From the above linked Twitter blog post: While historically a popular form of 2FA, unfortunately we have seen phone-number based 2FA be used - and abused - by bad actors. So starting today, we will no longer allow accounts to enroll in the text message/SMS method of 2FA unless they are Twitter Blue subscribers. Out of those, 74.4%

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

In our previous two features, we covered the dangers of phishing (one method of credential compromise) and how to mitigate its impact on users. The answer, like most other cybersecurity-adjacent answers, lies in a combination of factors including social engineering , weak passwords, and other risky security moves or attacks.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager In 2022, threat actors leaked more than 721 million passwords. Among the passwords exposed, 72 percent of users were found to be still using already-compromised passwords. Leveraging multifactor authentication (MFA) can prevent exposed passwords from being used.

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Webroot

JANUARY 4, 2023

If the beginning of the new year follows the trends of the last, there’s a good chance phishing will spike in the first four months of 2023. Identity protection: Dark web monitoring Credit monitoring (one bureau) Financial monitoring including account takeover alerts Identity monitoring with identity health status updates 24/7 U.S.-based

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

dmg’ file (Setup.dmg), upon executing it, the malicious code attempts to trick victims into entering their system password on a fake prompt. The malware also targets the password management tool using the main_keychain() function to extract sensitive information from the target machine.

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Webroot

APRIL 3, 2024

In a world where our lives are increasingly navigated through digital apps and online accounts, understanding and managing our online identities has become paramount. What is identity management? So, what is identity management? But why dedicate an entire day to this?

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Credential stuffing is a form of cyberattack where hackers are taking over massive databases of usernames and passwords, many of which are stolen in recent data breaches, and use an automated method to “stuff” the account logins into other online services.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We have a lot of thoughts on passkeys – some of which we’ve shared in other posts in this passkey blog series – and today we’re going to explore how passkeys stack up against passwords from the perspective of cloud platforms. Google Password Manager On Android, the Google Password Manager provides backup and syncs passkeys.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 7, 2023

A passkey is a phishing-resistant cryptographic keypair you register for web-based authentication. It’s the strongest authentication method available today, which is why you see passkeys moving to replace passwords altogether. See the video at the blog post. What is a passkey?

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 21, 2023

According to a recent blog post : "Operation DreamJob is the name for a series of campaigns where the group uses social engineering techniques to compromise its targets, with fake job offers as the lure. Don’t make risky clicks, patch your systems and use a password manager.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Passwordless is the modern authentication method that does not rely on passwords, eliminating the risks that come with weak, lost, or stolen credentials. It is MFA Phishing Resistant. What is passwordless? Passkey “providers” achieve this by securely synchronizing passkey private keys between devices.

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

On top of that, older adults tend to have more significant financial funds like retirement accounts, making them an ideal target for cybercriminals. . Oftentimes, they lean on current events to create eye-catching subject lines for phishing emails, malicious links and attachments, and more. password manager ?to

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Identity IQ

JUNE 20, 2023

Last year, a staggering 61% of identity misuse cases reported to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) were the result of a prevalent social engineering scam known as an existing account takeover (ATO). In this scheme, scammers gain unauthorized access to a victim’s account and exploit it for malicious purposes.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 4, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll look at the factors that make schools susceptible to cyberattacks and discuss why it’s crucial to have robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard the academic community. This knowledge gap exposes schools to cyber threats, including phishing attacks, malware infections, and data breaches.

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Security Through Education

JULY 18, 2023

Using a random password generator that has a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols, is a good form of a secure password. Many password managers include random password generators and can be used to keep track of these passwords.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

Be Mindful of Your Online Accounts Your online accounts are key access points to your digital identity. Begin by cleaning up old accounts. Close or delete outdated email addresses, social media accounts, and online services you no longer use. Consider employing a password manager to organize and track them securely.

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Identity IQ

MAY 2, 2023

What are the Benefits of a Password Manager? IdentityIQ Passwords are essential when keeping your information safe on your devices. But unfortunately, many people use weak or the same password, making it easy for hackers to crack them. Research shows that 52% of people reuse passwords for multiple accounts.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Whether you’re looking for a smartphone, a laptop, a gaming device or something else, or even just signing up for an account online, you want to make sure your kids are protected. Keep your online accounts secure. And if your child uses the same password across multiple accounts, when one gets breached they are all vulnerable.

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Google Security

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this post we cover details on how passkeys stored in the Google Password Manager are kept secure. See our post on the Android Developers Blog for a more general overview. Passkeys are a safer and more secure alternative to passwords. A single passkey identifies a particular user account on some online service.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In a recent blog Microsoft announced that as of September 15, 2021 you can completely remove the password from your Microsoft account and use the Microsoft Authenticator app, Windows Hello, a security key, or a verification code sent to your phone or email to sign in to Microsoft apps and services. A long time coming.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

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. More than 90% of successful cyber-attacks start with a phishing email. Use strong passwords, and ideally a password manager to generate and store unique passwords. What You Can Do.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Phishing Attacks Phishing attacks are one of the most common and successful methods used by hackers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers. A flaw in LastPass password manager leaks credentials from previous site. Once again thank you!

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