Malwarebytes

APRIL 2, 2024

million current customers, and the leaked data is “from 2019 or earlier” Based on our preliminary analysis, the data set appears to be from 2019 or earlier, impacting approximately 7.6 million current AT&T account holders and approximately 65.4 million former account holders. Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2022

million customers have had their user accounts compromised in credential stuffing attacks. Credential stuffing is the automated injection of stolen username and password pairs in to website login forms, in order to fraudulently gain access to user accounts. Using a forum or social media account to send phishing messages or spam.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 16, 2023

LifeLock Data Breach Compromises Thousands! Recently, thousands of Norton LifeLock customer accounts were compromised in a data breach. Credential stuffing is a type of data breach where hackers use previously stolen lists of information, such as usernames and passwords, to gain unauthorized access to accounts.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

In a subsequent update, American Express explained that it was not a service provider, but a merchant processor that suffered the breach. The account information of some card holders may have fallen into the wrong hands. The accessed information includes account numbers, names, and card expiration dates. Change your password.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 1, 2022

LastPass, a password management service offering company, has disclosed that it has suffered a data breach in an attack that might be linked to the August data leak where hackers stole vital information from the servers of the said company.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 2, 2024

After weeks of denial, AT&T has finally acknowledged a massive data breach impacting 73 million current and former customer accounts. The telecom giant had initially claimed that a large trove of personal data leaked on the Dark Web did not originate from their systems. million former account holders."

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The August 2022 security breach of LastPass may have been more severe than previously disclosed by the company. Also stolen is "basic customer account

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

Risk Level 3 Data breaches are a significant concern here in the digital age. million victims were impacted by a data breach in 2022 alone. Remember when we talked about Facebook , Marriott , easyJet , and J.Crew ’s data breaches in past years? They can even help generate secure passwords for you!

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2024

As is often the case these days, it turns out that the cyberincident was very likely a ransomware attack that included a data breach. Ransomware operators typically steal data from the compromised systems to use as extra leverage against the victim. Change your password. Check the vendor’s advice. Take your time.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new “megabreach” involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled “the largest collection of stolen data in history.” “ Sanixer “) from the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the country.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

Category Awareness, Guides Risk Level Data breaches are a significant concern here in the digital age. million victims were impacted by a data breach in 2022 alone. Remember when we talked about Facebook , Marriott , easyJet , and J.Crew ’s data breaches in past years?

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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. That attack, which resulted in an $18.5

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 10, 2021

Pwned Passwords is a repository of 613M passwords exposed in previous data breaches, which makes them very poor choices for future use. They're totally free and they have a really cool anonymity API that ensures no useful information about the password being searched for is ever exposed.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 27, 2021

A similar type of attack just played out against an Enterprise Password Management tool called Passwordstate. Supply chain cyberattack against password manager Passwordstate. Affected customers' password records may have been harvested.". Passwordstate data breach remediation: 8 steps to take.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After 1Password, BeyondTrust, and Cloudflare detected unauthorized log-in attempts to their in-house Okta administrator accounts, they reported the incidents to Okta who started an investigation. To gain access to that service account, the attacker compromised an Okta employee. Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Millions of Neiman Marcus customers have had their personal and financial information exposed in a data breach. In a press release the company confirmed unauthorized access to customer online accounts. If you know or suspect you may have been affected by this data breach there are a few things you can do.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2022

It can be a real hassle to keep track of the passwords you use. 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. However, this isn’t a good idea.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 8, 2021

The most extensive data leak collection to date, dubbed ‘RockYou2021’, was dumped on popular hacking forums earlier this month. billion password entries, presumably obtained from previous data leaks and breaches. Cybercriminals can use the database to conduct password-spraying or brute force attacks.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It's just another day on the internet when the news is full of headlines about accounts being hacked. This is when hackers try usernames and password combos leaked in data breaches at other companies, hoping that some users might have reused usernames and passwords across services.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 24, 2022

In an email sent to its users, Plex has revealed that a cybercriminal accessed some customer data, including emails and encrypted passwords. We immediately began an investigation and it does appear that a third-party was able to access a limited subset of data that includes emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2022

Bad news for players of long-time virtual pet management title Neopets. Word is spreading of a compromise claimed to have accessed around 69 million user accounts. Data claimed to have been taken includes: Usernames Names Email address Date of birth Zip code Date of Birth Gender Country Registration email.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Data breaches can be devastating for organizations, these are 3 of the worst incidents that could have been prevented. Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 6, 2022

World Password Day is celebrated in May every year and is being done since 2013 as a group of Cybersecurity Professionals declared the first Thursday of May every year as the day to celebrate as the security day of our online lives. And remember, passwords can be stolen, compromised and can be easily forgotten.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2022

Even though World Password Day is over, it's never too late to remind your end-users that weak, unimaginative, and easy-to-guess passwords—like "123456," "qwerty," and, well… "password"—are poor options for securing accounts and devices. Improving password best practices matters.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The mother of all data leaks, dubbed “Compilation of Many Breaches” (COMB) by its uploader, includes unique email and password combinations from more than 250 previous data breaches, such as Netflix, LinkedIn and Exploit.in. Data leak impact. Cybercriminals recycle information found in old data breaches.

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Hot for Security

MAY 6, 2021

The Annual World Password Day painfully reminds us that the concept of people choosing their own passwords seems flawed. Thankfully, things are getting better, and password security is evolving with new tools, but the need for a World Password Day remains. The same old passwords now protect more data.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Earlier this month, UMass Memorial Health alerted patients who were affected by the hospital data breach. The hospital data breach potentially affected more than 209,000 individuals, according to the U.S. How to Protect Yourself After a Hospital Data Breach. Use Strong Passwords. Monitor Your Credit.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 21, 2023

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has notified its fans they may be affected by a data breach in a third-party service the organization uses. Data breach There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach. Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 16, 2022

In February 2019, a threat actor was able to access millions of email addresses and passwords. The passwords are said to have been protected by “weak encryption”, an absolute security no-no. Stored SSNs and password reset answers in clear text , alongside millions of unencrypted names and physical addresses.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 5, 2022

World Password Day is today, reminding us of the value of solid passwords, and good password practices generally. You can’t go wrong shoring up a leaky password line of defence though, so without further ado: let’s get right to it. Breaching the issue. The problem with passwords.

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Identity IQ

MAY 15, 2021

Passwords are your first line of defense for protecting your digital identity. As important as they are, however, about 52 percent of people still use the same passwords across multiple accounts and 24 percent use a variation of common passwords that are easy to hack. Password Spraying. Credential Stuffing.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

Category Awareness, Guides Risk Level Data breaches are a significant concern here in the digital age. million victims were impacted by a data breach in 2022 alone. Remember when we talked about Facebook , Marriott , easyJet , and J.Crew ’s data breaches in past years?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The annual study on top-used passwords published by Nordpass revealed that we are still using weak credentials that expose us to serious risks. Nordpass has published its annual report, titled “Top 200 most common passwords,” on the use of passwords. The report shows that we are still using weak passwords.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This enormous injection of used passwords has puffed up the world’s largest publicly available password database by 38%, according to Hunt. HIBP) allows users to type in an email address, phone number or password and find out how many times they’ve been involved in a data breach. Have I Been Pwned?’.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 7, 2024

Credential stuffing relies on the re-use of passwords. Take this example: User of Site A uses the same email and password to login to Site B. People with access to the credentials from Site A try them on Site B, often via automation, and gain access to the user’s account. Thank you for your understanding.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

million settlement in a multi-state investigation of the data breach that the company suffered in 2014. million settlement over the 2014 data breach. In 2014, Home Depot revealed that the data breach impacted 56 million customers across the US and Canada. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Data breach).

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I have an embarrassing confession to make: I reuse passwords. I am not a heavy re-user, nothing crazy, I use a password manager to handle most of my credentials but I still reuse the odd password from time to time. It seems obvious and important therefore to tell users not to reuse passwords.

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