Approachable Cyber Threats

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As a former retail worker, I used to dread the holidays. Phishing emails Picture this: it’s a few days before the holidays and you’re waiting on a few more gifts to arrive to your door when an email pops up on your phone. Frantically, you click on the link in the email and enter your Amazon account email and password.

Retail 97

Retail Passwords Banking Accountability 97

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 7, 2021

Some 91 percent of the respondents agreed that passwordless authentication was important to stop credential theft and phishing. Fortifications, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password managers, have come along over the past decade or so to keep password abuse in check. city water supply. Cost, 66 percent.

Authentication 147

Authentication Digital transformation Passwords Password Management 147

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Credential stuffing attacks involve botnets to try stolen login credentials usually obtained through phishing attacks and data breaches. This kind of attacks is very efficient due to the bad habit of users of reusing the same password over multiple services. The experts detected 8.3 billion per month.

Passwords 82

Passwords Data breaches Advertising Password Management 82

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Much like WeLeakInfo and others operated before being shut down by law enforcement agencies, these services sell access to anyone who wants to search through billions of stolen credentials by email address, username, password, Internet address, and a variety of other typical database fields. TARGETED PHISHING. customers this month.

Passwords 355

Passwords Password Management Phishing Scams 355

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

Cryptocurrency 230

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 230

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 10, 2022

million online accounts at 17 companies, including online retailers, restaurant chains and food delivery services, according to the report. Virtually every website and app uses passwords as a means of authenticating its users,” investigators wrote in the report. Also read: Best Password Managers & Tools for 2022.

Password Management 114

Password Management Passwords Authentication Accountability 114

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

I've been either lucky or fortunate to spend just over 20 years in the identity and access management space just through luck and chance and, and booked with industry in different software vendors and such and it's been really fascinating to see things change in the identity space. He loves password managers.

Passwords 52

Passwords Authentication Mobile Password Management 52

SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

While direct customer facing businesses like restaurants and retailers have had to change their opening hours, adapt their business models or close their doors entirely, there are still millions of jobs that can be done at home, outside of the usual office working environment. Scam and phishing. Phishing in delivery.

Scams 57

Scams Passwords Phishing Internet 57

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

These threats include: Spoofed websites : Threat actors direct internet users to sites that look legitimate but are designed to steal their account credentials. Email-based phishing attacks : These can include both of the above attacks and typically target employees through their business email accounts.

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Network Security Firewall Internet Internet 103