The Hacker News

APRIL 10, 2024

We all know passwords and firewalls are important, but what about the invisible threats lurking beneath the surface of your systems? Think of it like this: misconfigurations, forgotten accounts, and old settings are like cracks in your digital fortress walls.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2021

When planning an organization’s security architecture, there has commonly been a focus on traditional approaches like managing firewalls and ensuring systems are patched. One such area of planning is the issue of password hygiene and account. The post Planning to Prevent Account Takeover appeared first on Enzoic.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

alerted customers to the incident, disabling security questions and forcing them to take a mulligan on their passwords—requiring a reset of passwords for all accounts. and action required in relation to your account password with our Callaway, Odyssey, Ogio, and/or Callaway Golf Preowned sites.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 23, 2020

Secure Your Router: If you’re still using your router’s manufacturer default password, it’s past time for a change. Your password should be include letters, numbers and special characters in a combination you haven’t used on other accounts. Update Account Passwords: Don’t reuse passwords from other accounts.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

•Use strong passwords. It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 24, 2023

As the frequency of data breaches surges, it becomes increasingly imperative to guarantee the security and adequate encryption of passwords. In this article, I will provide an overview of password encryption, explaining its essence and modus operandi. What is password encryption? Why is password encryption necessary?

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Adam Levin

MARCH 19, 2020

Ensure remote workers are more secure by following these five tips: Change the Default Password: Routers should have the manufacturer default password updated the moment it’s turned on and connected. Use a Strong and Unique Password: Discourage employees from reusing passwords that are linked to other accounts.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Seems like every few months another blogger or security maven laments the passing of the password, a security tool that has outlived its usefulness and should now be replaced with something more of the times, more effective, more secure. And while the password might be on life-support, it’s not quite gone. That’s right.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2024

Threat actors exploited the flaw to gain remote firewall access and breach corporate networks. By May 24, 2024 we identified a small number of login attempts using old VPN local-accounts relying on unrecommended password-only authentication method,” the company said. ” reads an update to the initial advisory.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2024

Use strong passwords : Ensure all accounts, including admin, sFTP, and database credentials, have strong and unique passwords. Implement a firewall : Use a web application firewall to block malicious bots, virtually patch known vulnerabilities, and filter harmful traffic. Avoid unnecessary third-party scripts.

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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.". Manual Upgrades of Passwordstate are not compromised. advisory to customers.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2019

Imperva , a leading provider of Internet firewall services that help Web sites block malicious cyberattacks, alerted customers on Tuesday that a recent data breach exposed email addresses, scrambled passwords, API keys and SSL certificates for a subset of its firewall users. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the reconnaissance phase, the threat actors perform IP scanning to look for servers with the SSH service, or port 22 activated, then launch a brute force or dictionary attack to obtain the ID and password. Afterward, the threat actor logged in again using the same account credentials and downloaded a compressed file.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

A credential stuffing attack is a type of cyber attack where hackers use large sets of username and password combinations, typically obtained from previous data breaches, phishing campaigns, or info-stealer infections, to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on various online services. ” continues the advisory.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This week an unpatched vulnerability in WordPress was disclosed by security researcher Dawid Golunski that could potentially allow an attacker to reset admin passwords. To be clear the password reset email is not directly sent to the attacker. This vulnerability impacts most versions of WordPress, including the current release 4.7.4.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 12, 2024

Change passwords Since pinpointing the exact password an attacker used to break into your site is pretty much a shot in the dark, it is best to reset all your passwords. Ensure all admin and standard user accounts have new passwords. So, instead of panicking, relax and focus on fixing your hacked WordPress site.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2019

The WordPress plugin Convert Plus is affected by a critical flaw that could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to create accounts with administrator privileges. Firewall rule released for Premium users. June 27 – Planned date for firewall rule’s release to Free users. Notified developers privately. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

“If hard-coded cryptographic keys are used, it is almost certain that malicious users will gain access through the account in question,” according to the alert. The cryptographic key is within a hard-coded string value that is compared to the password.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Autodiscover works for client applications that are inside or outside firewalls and in resource forest and multiple forest scenarios” Which boils down to a feature of Exchange email servers that allows email clients to automatically discover email servers, provide credentials, and then receive proper configurations. Stay safe, everyone!

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

China has enclosed its national internet servers within what is colloquially called ‘the Great Firewall.’ ’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) Password leaks are commonplace. Employees often reuse passwords between other services and accounts.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 18, 2024

Successful attacks could lead to unauthorized network access, account lockouts, or denial-of-service conditions. The warning comes as Cisco cautions about password spray attacks targeting remote access VPN services as part of reconnaissance efforts.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2021

Use web application and database firewalls. Your database server should be protected from database security threats by a firewall, which denies access to traffic by default. The firewall should also protect your database from initiating outbound connections unless there is a specific need to do so. Secure database user access.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 12, 2024

Super User’s password. Credential stuffing is a special type of password attack that exploits password reuse by using username and password combinations found on one service to log in to other, unrelated services. Secure accounts with two-factor authentication ( 2FA ). Use a Web Application Firewall (WAF).

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Adam Levin

MARCH 23, 2020

Avoid sending sensitive information like tax forms, credit card numbers, bank account information, or passwords via email. This adds an extra level of security to email and other sensitive accounts.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2020

Here are a few things you can do to protect your privacy while working and schooling from home: Update default passwords : Many webcams come with a default login and password, typically something like admin / admin. Change these default settings to something difficult for others to guess, and don’t re-use passwords from other accounts.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 9, 2023

The hacker is following the victim’s keystrokes every step of the way, including taking note of any usernames, passwords and financial information the victim is typing. Connecting to a fake hotspot may unknowingly give criminals access to your personal information, including passwords, bank account information, and other sensitive data.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 4, 2020

A good place to start is requiring employees to use strong passwords, setting appropriate Internet use guidelines and implementing strict rules around how customer information and data are handled. Make sure you have firewall security for your Internet connection. Make sure your Wi-Fi networks are secure. Bottom line.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Distribution of Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerabilities by risk level, 2021–2023 ( download ) Among the sensitive data we identified during our analysis were plaintext one-time passwords and credentials, full paths to web application publish directories and other internal information that could be used to understand the application architecture.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2023

The following table contains the list ID and password values used by the bot in the dictionary attacks along with the IP address for the target. ID Password Attack Target admin qwe123Q# 124.160.40[.]48 They should also use security programs such as firewalls for servers accessible from outside to restrict access by attackers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2021

The Taiwanese vendor Zyxel has recently addressed a critical vulnerability in its firmware, tracked as CVE-2020-29583 , related to the presence of a hardcoded undocumented secret account. of Zyxel USG devices contains an undocumented account (zyfwp) with an unchangeable password. The vulnerability received a CVSS score of 7.8,

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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.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The FBI alert, obtained by ZDNet , draws attention to out-of-date Windows 7 systems, poor passwords, and desktop sharing software TeamViewer. The attacker tried to poison the water supply by increasing the sodium hydroxide content from 100 to 11,100 parts per million.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The FBI is warning companies about the use of out-of-date Windows 7 systems, desktop sharing software TeamViewer, and weak account passwords. Set random passwords to generate 10-character alphanumeric passwords. If using personal passwords, utilize complex rotating passwords of varying lengths. Windows 10).

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

A map showing the distribution of some 2 million iLinkP2P-enabled devices that are vulnerable to eavesdropping, password theft and possibly remote compromise, according to new research. The security flaws involve iLnkP2P , software developed by China-based Shenzhen Yunni Technology. A Webcam made by HiChip that includes the iLnkP2P software.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Learn about strong password creation, multi-factor authentica-tion, secure browsing habits, and data encryption. Implement Strong Password Practices: Passwords serve as the first line of defense against unauthorized access to your online accounts.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 20, 2024

These sessions should cover critical topics like phishing, which tricks you into giving out sensitive information, and password security to protect your data. Implement Multi-Factor Authentication Multi-factor authentication (MFA) requires multiple verification methods to access an account online, significantly enhancing protection.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 23, 2022

But this is a storage account - why? Immediately, I knew what this correlated to - the launch of the Pwned Passwords ingestion pipeline for the FBI along with hundreds of millions of new passwords provided by the NCA. Let's start with when the usage started skyrocketing: December 20. Was that actually the problem?

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