The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 21, 2023

They may claim that a new credit card or checking account has been opened in the victim’s name, providing specific details such as addresses and alleged deposits to sound convincing. He received a call claiming a new checking account was opened in his name, complete with his correct address and a $5,000 deposit.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

With so much critical data now stored in the cloud, how can people protect their accounts? After breaking a password, cybercriminals don’t only access that single account. Silo your risk by generating a unique password for each of your online accounts. 3) Activate 2FA on all accounts.

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Passwords Password Management Accountability Data breaches 244

Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

This is going to be a brief blog post but it's a necessary one because I can't load the data I'm about to publish into Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) without providing more context than what I can in a single short breach description. Here's the story: Kayo.moe is a free, public, anonymous hosting service. Can I provide the password used?

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 16, 2019

Many others, over the years to come, will check their address on the site and land on this blog post when clicking in the breach description for more information. In terms of the risk this presents, more people with the data obviously increases the likelihood that it'll be used for malicious purposes. Thank you, @troyhunt ??

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Data breaches Passwords Password Management Accountability 280

Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

businesses gain the flexibility to define and deploy personalized security measures aligned with their specific cardholder data environment (CDE) setup. The innovative Customised Approach empowers well-established organisations to intricately specify their existing security controls to fulfil the objectives for each requirement.

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