Heimadal Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

About 2,501,324 individuals have been affected by a breach in the network of Nelnet Servicing, a technology services providing company. The malicious actors have stolen data about student loan accounts from Oklahoma Student Loan Authority (OSLA) and EdFinancial, two clients of Nelnet Servicing. The post 2.5M The post 2.5M

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 11, 2024

A major T-Mobile outage is preventing customers from logging into their accounts and using the company's mobile app.

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Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Amazon will require all privileged AWS (Amazon Web Services) accounts to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for stronger protection against account hijacks leading to data breaches, starting in mid-2024. [.]

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2024

In episode 320, Tom and Scott discuss the contentious issue of who is accountable when Facebook or Instagram accounts are hacked, discussing potential failings on both the user’s and Meta’s part.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 21, 2024

Then they switch to the best practices to prevent social media account takeovers, highlighting […] The post The World of Scambaiting, Preventing Social Media Account Takeovers, Network Wrenches Hacked appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

[ NASDAQ: SZMK ] says it is investigating a security incident in which a hacker was reselling access to a user account with the ability to modify ads and analytics for a number of big-name advertisers. He acknowledged that the purloined account had the ability to add or modify the advertising creatives that get run on customer ad campaigns.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 26, 2022

Cisco is committed to delivering technologies and services by managing AI development in a way that augments our security, data privacy, and human rights focus – fostering a more inclusive future for all. AI is inherently different than previous technologies and requires a more responsive approach to governance.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

LinkedIn knows it has a problem with bots and fake accounts, and has acknowledged this on more than one occasion. In 2018, LinkedIn rolled out a way to automatically detect fake accounts. Accounts with positive detections will be removed before they can be used to reach out to members. What's new?

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Google Security

MAY 2, 2024

Sriram Karra and Christiaan Brand, Google product managers Last year, Google launched passkey support for Google Accounts. Today, we announced that passkeys have been used to authenticate users more than 1 billion times across over 400 million Google Accounts. This post will seek to clarify these topics.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Wearable technology company Fitbit has announced a new clause that requires users to switch to a Google account "sometime" in 2023. "In In 2023, we plan to launch Google accounts on Fitbit, which will enable use of Fitbit with a Google account," the Google-owned fitness devices maker said.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Effective cybersecurity relies only in part on technology. The organizations with the best chance of minimizing threats are those that build and sustain a culture of awareness and accountability. Even as tools and systems become more powerful, avoiding security mishaps is still largely dependent on people doing the right thing.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2024

The security of corporate accounts has never been more paramount. This proactive approach is our most effective shield against the rising tide of corporate account takeovers. This proactive approach is our most effective shield against the rising tide of corporate account takeovers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 14, 2023

In response to the attack, FPG has taken precautionary measures by locking all 3rd party accounts and wallets. Fortunately, advancements in software technology have provided tools that can trace transactions on the blockchain ledger, making it increasingly difficult for cyber criminals to remain anonymous.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

The 5G technology appears to be perfect from a distance, with its grand claims of fostering efficient interconnectivity and speedy data transfers between people, objects, and devices. Whirlpool has started deploying the 5G technology; other reputable organizations like Samsung, Nokia, and Cisco jump in on the trend.

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Threatpost

AUGUST 30, 2021

In part one of a two-part series, Akamai's director of security technology and strategy, Tony Lauro, lays out what orgs need to know to defend against account takeover attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Once the recording (for this is what it turned out to be) began with the next line in the pre-programmed speech, with no acknowledgement of my response, I knew I was dealing with a robot powered by technology that simulated a real voice. With every passing day attackers grow more and more intelligent, creative, and technologically advanced.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 2, 2024

The London-based supplier of email security technology, surveyed 1,100 information technology and cybersecurity professionals worldwide and found: •Human risk remains a massive exposure. BEC = big losses attackers finagle their way into corporate communications, mimicking or outright hijacking legitimate email accounts.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Taking an active role Your cybersecurity policy should address your employees and technology systems. Taurins It’s also essential your business evaluates its technology and keeps it regularly updated to the latest security standards. Security places a crucial role in your technology. Employee training is crucial.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Also, as a precautionary measure, the Argentinian government sent a request to twitter to suspend the account of the above said handle as it was causing a dent to its national integrity. The post Twitter suspends account of hacker obtaining access to Argentina ID Card Database appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The most common targets of ransomware in the second quarter of 2021 were governmental, medical and industrial companies along with scientific and educational institutions, says Positive Technologies.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

DEV-0343: Iran-linked threat actors are targeting US and Israeli defense technology companies leveraging password spraying attacks. ” Microsoft added that password spray attacks on Office 365 accounts with multifactor authentication (MFA) enabled failed. .” ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it will be transitioning away from using a third-party service for facial recognition to verify new online accounts, the agency said in a recent statement. With tax season upon us, the United States government is reviewing its filing process and making some big changes. Concerns over ID.me

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

These hacking waves contribute to the harvesting of account credentials and unauthorized access to loosely-configured servers; and these ill-gotten assets can, in turn, be utilized to execute different stages of higher-level hacks, such as account takeovers and ransomware campaigns. These are simple steps to take,” he told me.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

After a good start, the Internet-enabled, technological revolution we are living through has hit some bumps in the road. To celebrate Independence Day we want to draw your attention to five technologies that could improve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness on the Internet. And yet almost every Internet account requires one.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 16, 2022

The post Norton 360 Cryptominer, Fake QR Codes on Parking Meters, Facebook Account Deactivation appeared first on The Shared Security Show. The post Norton 360 Cryptominer, Fake QR Codes on Parking Meters, Facebook Account Deactivation appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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. The second story was about a number of verified Twitter accounts having been "hacked" and then leveraged in Bitcoin scams. And then there's the account holder, the one who chose the password. Without doubt, blame lies with them.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2023

The account is run by a network engineer named Lexie Cooper, who has worked in a network operations center, or NOC, and who’s earned her Cisco Certified Network Associate certificate, or CCNA. Last month, the TikTok user TracketPacer posted a video online called “ Network Engineering Facts to Impress No One at Zero Parties.”

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2023

Nvidia today announced that a digital lab playground for its latest security offering is now available, letting users try out an AI-powered system designed to monitor individual user accounts for potentially hazardous behavior.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 9, 2021

American Cybersecurity firm McAfee has made it official that it is going to sell its enterprise business to Symphony Technology Group (STG) for all cash $4bn. The post Symphony Technology to acquire Cybersecurity Firm McAfee for $4 billion appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Cytelligence

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recent developments that have sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community, it has come to light that over 100,000 user account credentials of ChatGPT, a popular language model developed by OpenAI, have been stolen and sold on various dark web marketplaces. The consequences of this breach are far-reaching.

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SC Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

Average total annual financial loss for companies from compromised cloud accounts is more than $500,000, according to new research. Average total annual financial loss for companies from compromised cloud accounts is more than $500,000, according to new research. . Sean Gallup/Getty Images).

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2020

A hacker has leaked the details of 15 million users registered on Tokopedia , an Indonesian technology company specializing in e-commerce. Tokopedia is an Indonesian technology company specializing in e-commerce, it currently operates Indonesia’s largest online store. ZDNet confirmed the authenticity of the leaked data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 13, 2021

million cyber attacks on cloud user accounts. And most of them were malware related followed by account hijackings and targeted attacks against vulnerabilities. As per the report, the industries that were majorly targeted include retail, technology, financial, public and healthcare sector along with education and energy.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 31, 2023

Seceon will again be participating with AGC Partners in its 14th Annual Boston Technology Growth Conference to be held on Thursday, November 9th. The AGC Partner Conference is a premier showcase for fast growing, predominantly private technology companies.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 31, 2023

Seceon will again be participating with AGC Partners in its 14th Annual Boston Technology Growth Conference to be held on Thursday, November 9th. The AGC Partner Conference is a premier showcase for fast growing, predominantly private technology companies.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2023

DMARC builds upon the Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and the DomainKeys Identified Message (DKIM) technologies to add security and instructions for a specific domain. Email Disruption Successful implementation of DMARC requires iterations to discover overlooked email sources and to properly account for them in SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Yandex, a European multinational technology firm best known for being the most-used search engine in Russia, has revealed it had a security breach, leading to the compromise of almost 5,000 Yandex email accounts. The post Yandex sysadmin caught selling access to email accounts appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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