Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Last August, I launched a little feature within Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) I called Pwned Passwords. This was a list of 320 million passwords from a range of different data breaches which organisations could use to better protect their own systems. Here's what it's all about: There's Now 501,636,842 Pwned Passwords.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

In late October, this author received a tip from Wisconsin-based security firm Hold Security that a file containing a staggering number of internal usernames and passwords for Orvis had been posted to Pastebin. Microsoft Active Directory accounts and passwords. 4, and the second Oct. 4, and the second Oct. Data backup services.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 14, 2025

Bitwarden and Dashlane are two popular password managers that offer business plans in addition to their products for individuals. 5 Bitwarden is a popular business password manager with features like user management, custom session length, and integrations with SIEM products. However, Dashlane is still a great choice for businesses.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 29, 2024

The investigation indicates they were initially targeting email accounts for information related to Midnight Blizzard itself. Microsoft is reporting that a Russian intelligence agency—the same one responsible for SolarWinds—accessed the email system of the company’s executives.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The email address used for those accounts was f.grimpe@gmail.com. The Justice Department said the Nulled marketplace had more than five million members, and has been selling stolen login credentials, stolen identification documents and hacking services, as well as tools for carrying out cybercrime and fraud, since 2016.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

At the end of 2023, malicious hackers learned that many companies had uploaded sensitive customer records to accounts at the cloud data storage service Snowflake that were protected with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication needed).

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2025

In a SIM-swapping attack, crooks transfer the targets phone number to a device they control and intercept any text messages or phone calls to the victim’s device including one-time passcodes for authentication and password reset links sent via SMS. Documents from the U.S. ” U.S. ” U.S.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

To my mind, this just reinforces the need to remove mobile phone numbers from all of your online accounts wherever feasible. The HaveIBeenPwned project, which collects and analyzes hundreds of database dumps containing information about billions of leaked accounts, has incorporated the data into his service. According to a Jan.

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Webroot

APRIL 30, 2025

In todays digital world, passwords have become a necessary part of life. May 1, 2025, is World Password Day , a reminder that passwords are the unsung heroes of cybersecurity, the first line of defense for all your sensitive personal data. World Password Day is more relevant than ever in todays evolving threat landscape.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 15, 2024

Squarespace bought all assets of Google Domains a year ago, but many customers still haven’t set up their new accounts. Experts say malicious hackers learned they could commandeer any migrated Squarespace accounts that hadn’t yet been registered, merely by supplying an email address tied to an existing domain.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 26, 2024

Several Apple customers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in Apple’s password reset feature. “It was like this system notification from Apple to approve [a reset of the account password], but I couldn’t do anything else with my phone.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 5, 2021

After a user logs in, the link prompts them to install a malicious but innocuously-named app that gives the attacker persistent, password-free access to any of the user’s emails and files, both of which are then plundered to launch malware and phishing scams against others. Image: Proofpoint.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 17, 2019

Illegal SIM swaps allow fraudsters to hijack a target’s phone’s number and use it to steal financial data, passwords, cryptocurrencies and other items of value from victims. “But from that site’s side, when they see a password reset come in via that phone number, they have no way to know if that’s me.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2019

Account + password = free lifetime use. Log in with the original password and the official website will ask you to change your password! Be sure to remember the modified new password. Once you forget your password, you will lose Office365! Your account information: * USERMANE : (sent username).

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. “If you have my seed phrase, you can copy and paste that into your wallet, and then you can see all my accounts. . Then on Aug.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Your Gmail account stores valuable information such as emails, contacts, and documents. A compromised password can lead to identity theft and data breaches. To safeguard your Gmail password, you need to adopt a few best practices that will enhance your accounts security and keep cyber threats at bay.

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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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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2021

From there, the attackers can reset the password for almost any online account tied to that mobile number, because most online services still allow people to reset their passwords simply by clicking a link sent via SMS to the phone number on file.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2025

Westend Dental agreed to settle several violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in a penalty of $350,000. Nothing showed evidence that a HIPAA-compliant risk analysis had ever been conducted (lists of usernames and passwords in plain text on the compromised server).

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2021

Many online services allow users to reset their passwords by clicking a link sent via SMS, and this unfortunately widespread practice has turned mobile phone numbers into de facto identity documents. Which means losing control over one thanks to a divorce, job termination or financial crisis can be devastating.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Recently, I was opening a new bank account. The bank unexpectedly sent me a temporary password to sign up, and when I did, the temporary password had expired. But then, after I went to reset the password, the bank emailed me a one time code. Theyre checking live access to the email account with the one time code.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The disclosure comes almost a year after Citrix acknowledged that digital intruders had broken in by probing its employee accounts for weak passwords. How would your organization hold up to a password spraying attack? As the Citrix hack shows, if you don’t know you should probably check, and then act on the results accordingly.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 16, 2021

Lucky225 showed how anyone could do the same after creating an account at a service called Sakari , a company that helps celebrities and businesses do SMS marketing and mass messaging. From there, the attacker can reset the password of any account which uses that phone number for password reset links.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

Common attacks to consumer protection Identity theft and fraud Some common types of identity theft and fraud include account takeover fraud , when criminals use stolen personal information such as account numbers, usernames, or passwords to hijack bank accounts, credit cards, and even email and social media accounts.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Ireland’s privacy watchdog Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €91M ($101M) after the discovery in 2019 that Meta had stored 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords in plaintext. Most of these passwords belonged to Facebook Lite users, but it affected other Facebook and Instagram users as well.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 31, 2024

The sender then attached a text file with 197 lines of email addresses and passwords belonging to users of Scott's pride and joy. The email went on: The impact of this vulnerability is severe, potentially resulting in: Mass account takeovers by malicious actors. Financial and reputational damage due to security breaches.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

If you created an online account to manage your tax records with the U.S. account and share the experience here. account). After entering an email address and picking a password, you are prompted to confirm your email address by clicking a link sent to that address. If your documents get accepted, ID.me

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

That same email address also is tied to two forum accounts for a user with the handle “ O.R.Z.” user account — this one on Verified[.]ru Prior to that, akafitis@gmail.com was used as the email address for the account “ Fitis ,” which was active on Exploit between September 2006 and May 2007.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

And in May of this year, GoDaddy disclosed that 28,000 of its customers’ web hosting accounts were compromised following a security incident in Oct. “This gave the actor the ability to change DNS records and in turn, take control of a number of internal email accounts. . 2019 that wasn’t discovered until April 2020.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022, KrebsOnSecurity documented the plight of several readers who had their accounts at big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian hijacked after identity thieves simply re-registered the accounts using a different email address. So once again I sought to re-register as myself at Experian.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2025

.” The security breach did not expose passwords, private keys, or customer funds. Exposed data included contact details, partial SSNs and bank info, ID images, account history, and limited internal documents. “Criminals targeted our customer support agents overseas.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2025

Phones are also likely personal devices which provide attackers with a direct path to sensitive personal accounts. Combined with other known phishing techniques, QR codes provide criminals with a potent tool for collecting usernames and passwords, distributing malware, and other malicious activities.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Flashpoint said MrMurza appears to be extensively involved in botnet activity and “drops” — fraudulent bank accounts created using stolen identity data that are often used in money laundering and cash-out schemes. was used for an account “Hackerok” at the accounting service klerk.ru

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2024

Cisco warns customers of password-spraying attacks that have been targeting Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) services of Cisco Secure Firewall devices. Cisco is warning customers of password-spraying attacks that have been targeting Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) services configured on Cisco Secure Firewall devices. ” reads the report.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A 26-year-old Ukrainian man is awaiting extradition from The Netherlands to the United States on charges that he acted as a core developer for Raccoon , a popular “malware-as-a-service” offering that helped paying customers steal passwords and financial data from millions of cybercrime victims. stolen with the help of Raccoon.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 22, 2024

Password managers have become integral tools for individuals and businesses alike. However, these digital guardians can offer more than just a secure vault for passwords. In fact, a good password manager can play a crucial role in enhancing both the personal and professional aspects of a user’s digital life.

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