SC Magazine

APRIL 23, 2021

In an April 23 blog , the firm claimed to have digital evidence that Australian company ClickStudios suffered a breach, sometime between April 20 and April 22, which resulted in the attacker dropping a corrupted update to its password manager Passwordstate. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 29, 2024

They purchase advertising slots that redirect users to malicious resources, employing various tricks to achieve infections. Users in Brazil, Spain, Italy, and Russia were most frequently affected. Conclusion Cybercriminals often infiltrate ad networks that are open to all comers.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Rather than trying to deliver malware through clumsy email attachments, cybercriminals have recently turned to malicious advertising or malvertising. On these websites, cybercriminals advertise a piece of high-demand software and trick users into a download. And in 2023, malware delivery evolved hand-in-hand with Mac info stealers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2019

The latest update released by Mozilla for Firefox patches a flaw in Firefox Password Manager that can be exploited to access stored passwords. fixes a vulnerability that can be exploited to bypass the master password in Firefox Password Manager and access stored passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 25, 2025

That has worried some experts who have pointed out that a new owner could, for instance, hand over customer data to insurance companies to hike up monthly premiums, or to data brokers to power increasingly invasive, targeted advertising. SCAN NOW If your data was exposed in the 23andMe breach, here is what you can do: Change your password.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2021

Dashlane is a password management software that’s popular for business and personal uses alike. Like many other password managers, Dashlane makes it easy for users to create new passwords and store existing ones in a secure vault. Read next: Best Password Managers & Tools for 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 29, 2024

Dashlane is a password management software that’s popular for business and personal uses alike. Like many other password managers, Dashlane makes it easy for users to create new passwords and store existing ones in a secure vault. The company was founded in 2009, and the first software edition was released in 2012.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 17, 2019

Here’s a screenshot of a subset of that seller’s current offerings, which total almost 1 Terabyte of stolen and hacked passwords: The 87GB “Collection1” archive is one of but many similar tranches of stolen passwords being sold by a particularly prolific ne’er-do-well in the underground.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2025

While Google searches are probably one of the most common tasks for any vacation planning, the results that people see can be manipulated through a type of cybercrime called malvertising , short for “malicious advertising. Use a password manager and 2FA. Your most sensitive accounts shouldnt just have a unique password.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In a recent malvertising campaign, we observed a malicious Google ad for KeePass, the open-source password manager which was extremely deceiving. Malicious ad for KeePass The malicious advert shows up when you perform a Google search for 'keepass', the popular open-source password manager. info to ķeepass[.]info

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Henze has published a video PoC for the flaw that shows how to use malware to extract passwords from the local Keychain password management system. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Pen Test Partners

AUGUST 29, 2024

TL;DR Strong passwords : Use a password manager. This makes it harder for unauthorised users to gain access even if they have your password. These systems store your passwords in a single encrypted vault. But protecting your password manager is a password… so what do you set your password manager password to?

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Adopting a shopping strategy of simply buying from the online merchant with the lowest advertised prices can be a bit like playing Russian Roulette with your wallet, for the simple reason that there are tons of completely fake e-commerce sites out there looking to separate the unwary from their credit card details. CHCEK THE SHIPPING.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The report also analyzed a PowerShell shell script that is part of the KeeThief open-source project, which allows the adversary to access encrypted password credentials stored by the Microsoft “KeePass” password management software. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2019

Blur is a popular password manager developed by the online privacy firm Abine, it also implements private browsing features and masked email. 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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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2021

A common sentiment, shared by many people down the years, is that storing passwords in browsers is a bad idea. Malware, for example, would specifically target password storage in browsers and plunder everything in sight. Password managers weren’t exactly flying off the shelves back in 2007, your only real options were home grown.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2018

Most major password managers also now support U2F, including Dashlane , Keepass and LastPass. Duo Security [full disclosure: an advertiser on this site] also can be set up to work with U2F.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 26, 2021

You know how it freaks people out when Facebook shows them advertisements for things they have only just thought about buying? They say, “I haven’t searched for the item yet, but here they are showing me this advertisement.”. Letting browsers save their passwords. Many wonder how Facebook knows this.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

Information collected by online trackers is often shared with an extensive network of marketers, advertisers, and data brokers. Once shared, advertisers have used this information to target ads at users for complimentary products (based on health data); this has happened multiple times in the past few years, including at GoodRx.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Require strong administrative passwords(use a password manager for best results) and enable two-factor authentication. 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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Malwarebytes

JUNE 27, 2024

In this blog post, we review the advertisement of the new Poseidon campaign from the cyber crime forum announcement, to the distribution of the new Mac malware via malvertising. Malwarebytes was previously tracking this payload as OSX.RodStealer , in reference to its author, Rodrigo4.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Giants like Facebook and Target have suffered breaches and password leaks, so it’s safe to say data from at least one of your online accounts could have been leaked. Use a password manager to generate and remember complex, different passwords for each of your accounts. Be Wary of Targeted Advertising.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2020

The spear-phishing messages attempt to trick the victims into installing malware on their computer that allows attacker to steal or obtain access to a password manager account. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

. “Using relatively simple tools and techniques, testers were able to take control of systems and largely operate undetected, due in part to basic issues such as poor password management and unencrypted communications. ” In one case the GAO testers were able to guess an administrator password in only 9 seconds.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2020

Experts suggest to monitor for sequential login attempts from the same IP against different accounts, use a password manager and set strong, unique passwords … and of course adopt multi-factor authentication. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Always use a two-factor authentication mechanism when implemented by the service we access to, and use strong password that can be generated by password manager applications. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

And because Apple's passkey is based on passwordless standards defined by the FIDO Alliance, it's likely the passkey can be stored anywhere, including some password managers with a provision for the passkey, such as Dashlane. Those with other devices besides Apple can still take advantage of passkey.

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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.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Marriott is offering affected consumers a year’s worth of service from a company owned by security firm Kroll that advertises the ability to scour cybercrime underground markets for your data. Should you take them up on this offer? It probably can’t hurt as long as you’re not expecting it to prevent some kind of bad outcome.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2019

Even if no passwords were exposed outside the company, Facebook suggests the following steps to secure users’ accounts: You can change your password in your settings on Facebook and Instagram. Avoid reusing passwords across different services. Pick strong and complex passwords for all your accounts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Adopt a password generator. Set up a password manager. Be vigilant for suspicious activities and if you notice something unusual, change your password immediately. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2019

We strongly encourage the use of password management tools to store passwords in a more secure manner, and enabling two-factor authentication wherever possible, both of which would have prevented this issue.” ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 17, 2021

This popularity among users also makes it a popular target for advertisers and malicious actors. uBlock will block advertisements, including video ads, as well as trackers. 1Password is a password manager that will create, store, and enter strong passwords for you. you may ask. Malwarebytes Browser Guard.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2024

The data was advertised for $500,000 and says it includes customer names, addresses, emails, credit card details, order information, and more. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2019

Trend Micro addressed two DLL Hijacking flaws in Trend Micro Password Manager. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. New DanaBot banking Trojan campaign targets Germany. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

“Kaspersky Lab has fixed a security issue found by Wladimir Palant in Kaspersky Password Manager that could potentially lead remote unauthorized access by 3rd parties to information about address items which are stored in the vault while it is in unlocked state. ” reads the post. I wouldn’t bet on it.”

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