SecureWorld News

MAY 26, 2022

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Twitter with a $150 million penalty for " deceptively using account security data for targeted advertising.". Social media companies that are not honest with consumers about how their personal information is being used will be held accountable.".

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some of the most popular brands don’t enforce a strong password policy, meaning anyone can peer into their owners’ lives. While the default security settings have improved over the review period, some popular brands either offer default passwords or no authentication, meaning anyone can spy on the spies.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

The data for any specific firewall depends upon the specific configuration and may include usernames and hashed passwords for the local device admin(s), portal admins, and user accounts used for remote access.” ” “Passwords associated with external authentication systems such as AD or LDAP are unaffected.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

Quidd , the online marketplace for trading stickers, cards, toys, and other collectibles, discloses a data breach in has suffered in 2019, it is also recommending users to change their passwords. The data breach was first reported by Risk Based Security last week, since then, Quidd has never disclosed any data breach recent security incident.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The FBI recommends individuals take the following precautions: Do not advertise information about financial assets, including ownership or investment of cryptocurrency, on social media websites and forums. Do not provide your mobile number account information over the phone to representatives that request your account password or pin.

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Mobile Cryptocurrency Authentication Accountability 91

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. This can then be used to obtain domain admin credentials and then restore the original DC password.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Cyble has analyzed the data and confirmed its authenticity, it also indexed the record in its data breach monitoring and notification service AmiBreached.com. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

. “Since the beginning of March, the number of Bruteforce.Generic.RDP attacks has rocketed across almost the entire planet” Attackers attempt to brute-force the username and password used to protect RDP access to systems exposed online, they can use combinations of random characters or leverage dictionary of most popular passwords.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

.” According to the company, attackers accessed personal details of the users, including names, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and also encrypted passwords. In response to the incident, the bidding portal has forced a password reset for all users’ accounts, both bidder and auctioneer ones. The post 3.4

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2023

The malicious code also targets cryptocurrency wallets and can capture credentials, passwords, and even data from messaging apps like Telegram. The infection chain starts when victims are tricked into clicking on an ads that appears like an authentic Google advertisement. The user inadvertently downloads the Initial Sample file.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. “An Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Vendors supporting Samba 4.7

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

Over 267 million Facebook profiles are offered for sale on dark web sites and hacker forums, the dump is offered for £500 ($623) and doesn’t include passwords. Hackers are offering for sale over 267 million Facebook profiles for £500 ($623) on dark web sites and hacker forums, the archive doesn’t include passwords.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Pluto TV is an American internet television service, it is an advertiser-supported video on demand (AVOD) service that primarily offers a selection of programming content through digital linear channels designed to emulate the experience of traditional broadcast programming. A hacker has shared 3.2

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

Cyble researchers provided the following recommendations: Never share personal information, including financial information over the phone, email or SMSs Use strong passwords and enforce multi-factor authentication where possible Regularly monitor your financial transaction, if you notice any suspicious transaction, contact your bank immediately.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2019

Scammers who make a living swindling Airbnb.com customers have a powerful new tool at their disposal: A software-as-a-service offering called “ Land Lordz ,” which helps automate the creation and management of fake Airbnb Web sites and the sending of messages to advertise the fraudulent listings.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

AvosLocker operators already advertised in the past a Linux variant, dubbed AvosLinux, of their malware claiming it was able to support Linux and ESXi servers. Regularly back up data, password protect backup copies offline. Use multifactor authentication where possible. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The researcher said he informed the USPS about his finding more than a year ago yet never received a response. A USPS brochure advertising the features and benefits of Informed Visibility. “This is not even Information Security 101, this is Information Security 1, which is to implement access control,” Weaver said.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2020

Cisco has addressed a high-severity flaw in the Cisco Webex video conferencing platform ( CVE-2020-3142) that could be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker to enter a password-protected video conference meeting. reads the security advisory published by Cisco. “An Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Webex, hacking).

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

BleepingComputer verified the authenticity of some of the exposed data and published the full list of the 18 archives leaked by the threat actor: Company User Records Reported Breach Date Known? The huge trove of data contains over 386 million user records, but only some of them included the user’s password. Appen.com 5.8

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

“Fitness chain Town Sports International has exposed 600,000 records of members and employees on the web without a password or any other authentication required to access it, Comparitech researchers report.” ” The expert confirmed that the database did not contain financial data or account passwords. .”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

The Russian man also advertised the platform on other hacking forums. Individuals can also buy computer files, financial information, PII, and usernames and passwords taken from computers infected with malicious software (malware) located both in the U.S. Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, and victim addresses.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

“The authentication function contains undocumented code which provides the ability to authenticate as root without having to know the actual root password. An adversary with the private key can remotely authenticate to the management interface as root.” ” reads the advisory published by the expert.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Change your Activision account passwords and add 2FA immediately. Activision accounts are apparently being leaked so change your password, although that might not even help because they're apparently generating 1,000 accounts every 10 minutes. Players are recommended to change their account passwords as soon as possible.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2020

An attacker with this key can successfully authenticate as this user to the FortiSIEM Supervisor.” reads the security advisory. While the user’s shell is limited to running the /opt/phoenix/phscripts/bin/tunnelshell script, SSH authentication still succeeds.”. The unencrypted key is also stored inside the FortiSIEM image.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Threat actors behind the new ‘Erbium’ information-stealing malware are distributing it as fake cracks and cheats for popular video games to steal victims’ credentials and cryptocurrency wallets. The Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) was advertised on a Dark Web forum by a Russian-speaking threat actor.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

RPKI adds a layer of security to BGP by cryptographically binding IP address prefixes to the entities that hold the legitimate right to advertise them. “We encourage account holders to please update their passwords and enable multi-factor authentication for their accounts.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2019

Last week, hackers published a list of Discord credentials (email addresses/passwords) that were allegedly phished from the users of the gaming chat platform. Last week, a group of hackers published a list of Discord login credentials (email addresses and passwords) that were allegedly phished from the users of the gaming chat platform.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. This can then be used to obtain domain admin credentials and then restore the original DC password.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2019

. “Due to several coding errors, it is possible for an unauthenticated remote attacker with no privileges to bypass authentication and abuse a password change function to inject arbitrary commands and execute code as root. ” reads the security advisory published by Cisco. ” wrote the expert. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The malware is able to steal sensitive information (a variety of credentials, including FTP credentials, stored email passwords, passwords stored in the browser, as well as a whole host of other credentials) . If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

AiTM phishing allows threat actors to circumvent multifactor authentication (MFA) through reverse-proxy functionality. The proxy server allows attackers to access the traffic and capture the target’s password and the session cookie. ” Microsoft said.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Penetration testing firm Fidus Information Security discovered over 752,000 birth certificate applications that have been exposed online due to an unsecured AWS bucket. . “The bucket wasn’t protected with a password, allowing anyone who knew the easy-to-guess web address access to the data.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The hacker access to users’ data, including usernames , email addresses, SHA-2 hashed passwords, account sign-up dates and country, the last-login date, the internet (IP) address, and links to profile photos. The majority of Mixcloud users signed up via Facebook authentication, in which cases we do not store passwords.”

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