Approachable Cyber Threats

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Frantically, you click on the link in the email and enter your Amazon account email and password. You just fell for a phishing email, and now someone has access to your Amazon account to order themselves whatever they want. It logs you into Amazon, but no packages are showing up as delayed. What’s going on here?

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Approachable Cyber Threats

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As a former retail worker, I used to dread the holidays. Frantically, you click on the link in the email and enter your Amazon account email and password. You just fell for a phishing email, and now someone has access to your Amazon account to order themselves whatever they want. Category Awareness Risk Level.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The intruders got in by tricking UScellular retail store employees into downloading malicious software on store computers. The attackers thus gained remote access to the CRM systems running on the store computers – and a foothold to access customers’ wireless phone numbers and associated account information.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

You just heard in the news about another online company getting hacked and all of their password’s getting stolen; including yours. It could mean that even though it was an online retailer who got hacked, your bank account could ultimately be emptied. Let’s first look at how companies store passwords.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2018

Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity. The basic model featured here retails for $20. a mobile device).

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 7, 2021

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. What a lot of people overlook is that MFA and password managers are still built on top of passwords,” Avetisov observes. city water supply.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 24, 2022

His compromise modus operandi was a combination of breaking into networks run by food retailers, and breaking into networks containing confidential patient records. Foy was able to gain access to many victims’ accounts as they often used the same passwords across more than one account.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

Understand the privacy/convenience tradeoff Many accounts ask for access to personal information, such as your geographic location, contacts list, and photo album, before you even use their services. Get started with NCA’s Manage Your Privacy Settings page to check the settings of social media accounts, retail stores, apps and more.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2022

A class action lawsuit has been filed against big-three consumer credit bureau Experian over reports that the company did little to prevent identity thieves from hijacking consumer accounts. So had their passwords and account PIN and secret questions.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 17, 2023

The report focused on several cyber-related risks, such as attacks on gas and energy infrastructure, fuel supply infrastructure, health and social care systems, the transport sector, financial infrastructure and retail banks, then assessed the risk this poses to national security. This should include a secure password manager.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

Iyer also believes that the frequency emails sent from businesses and employers related to password resets, security alerts, locked accounts, order confirmations and invoices have increased during the pandemic as well. Keep that politeness in check, he added, especially when someone is asking you for account details.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

. “They use lists of usernames and passwords gathered from the breaches you hear about nearly every day on the news. They’re also one of the main reasons you should be using a password manager to create unique and random strings for your passwords.”

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 16, 2022

CafePress is a popular online custom T-shirt and merchandise retailer. Since shopping services usually store credit card details and people’s home addresses alongside login credentials, there is no reason to treat these accounts as if they have a lower security priority. On the contrary, it could turn out to be a costly mistake.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

But the more insidious threat with hacked databases comes not from password re-use but from targeted phishing activity in the early days of a breach, when relatively few ne’er-do-wells have got their hands on a hot new hacked database. Earlier this month, customers of the soccer jersey retailer classicfootballshirts.co.uk

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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. banks are stiffing account takeover victims. ” SEPTEMBER. Even though U.S.

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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.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Passkeys on User Endpoints Passkeys and passwords can both be stored on endpoints. The latter may be secured in a password manager, yet may also be stored in an open text file or cached in a browser, leaving them vulnerable to endpoint attacks. Biometrics Passwords provide no verification of user identity.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 29, 2018

Why It Makes Sense to Partner with a Password Manager Now. I could have said "go and get a password manager", but this is barely any better as it doesn't lead them by the hand to a good one! I spent a few hours manually updating all passwords to all sites. Thanks for all your work!

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Retail websites big and small can expect a lot of interest from shoppers looking for deals, and a lot of interest from cybercriminals looking to cash in on those shoppers, by stealing their credit card details with stealthy card skimmers. Set strong passwords. The only way to ensure passwords stay secret is to never share them.

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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.

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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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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. Most common shadow IT in use.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

A person’s credit card details and account balance are sold for 150 USD if the account balance is under 1000 USD, but 240 if it is under 5000 USD. Stolen Paypal account details, Neteller, PerfectMoney, TransferGo, and other payment services are also on the list. More retailers accept several forms of online payments.

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Troy Hunt

MAY 29, 2018

7 years ago now, I realised that the only secure password is the one you can't remember and from that day forward, I've been using 1Password exclusively as my password manager. When I released version 2 of Pwned Passwords, out of the blue they built it into their product. 1Password. Thank you, @troyhunt ??

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