CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

The vast majority of cyberattacks rely on social engineering – the deception and manipulation of victims to coerce them into either opening malware or voluntarily providing sensitive information. Meanwhile, a quarter report that they’ve used generic passwords like “password” and “ABC123.”All

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Malwarebytes

MAY 5, 2022

The problem with passwords. If you make passwords too short, they’re easy to guess or crack. Two-factor authentication (an additional level of security most commonly tied to your mobile device) is still not as widely adopted as it should be. Shoring up your passwords. Sign up for breach alerts.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Talks of passkeys, passphrases, and even password less all point in one direction: eroding faith in the previously trusty password tucked under your keyboard. Passwords are a weak point in modern-day secure authentication practices, with Verizon highlighting that almost 50% of breaches start with compromised credentials.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The page was crafted to request the victims to enter their user ID and password. The phishing campaign bypassed native Google Workspace email security controls because it passed both DKIM and SPF email authentication. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, American Express).

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

Here are a few common ways that online scammers can gain access to your usernames and passwords: Phishing : Cybercriminals trick you into revealing your usernames, passwords, or other sensitive information by posing as trustworthy entities. Enable Two-Factor Authentication Utilize two-factor authentication (2FA) if it is available.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

Here are a few common ways that online scammers can gain access to your usernames and passwords: Phishing : Cybercriminals trick you into revealing your usernames, passwords, or other sensitive information by posing as trustworthy entities. Enable Two-Factor Authentication Utilize two-factor authentication (2FA) if it is available.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Given the prominence of third-party data breaches, supply chains can’t afford to assume any device, network or user is secure. They must restrict data as much as possible and verify identities at every step. Shipping challenges can cause widespread disruptions across supply chains, but data breaches can make them far worse.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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Identity IQ

MAY 30, 2023

How Does My Data End Up on the Dark Web? Your personal data can end up on the dark web through various means, but the most common are data breaches and targeted hacking. They may use phishing emails , social engineering, or malware attacks to access login credentials or other personal information.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

With more than 15 billion login credentials available on the dark web because of data breaches, millions of online accounts remain at risk of unauthorized access. While these individual prices seem low, it’s important to remember that data breaches usually compromise millions of accounts at a time which are then sold in bulk.

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Identity IQ

MAY 15, 2021

Credential stuffing relies on two things: login credentials obtained from data breaches or the dark web. This is one of the biggest threats consumers face today given the billions of records exposed in data breaches and the current state of digital security habits. Use Password Managers.

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2021

While not deeply sensitive, the information could still be used by malicious actors to quickly and easily find new targets based on the criminals’ preferred methods of social engineering. This is why many web applications use scraping mitigation tools that help protect against hostile data collection by bots and threat actors.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This includes your personally identifiable information as well as your online behavior and any authentication factors you use to verify your identity when accessing online services. Some hackers even set up rogue hotspots with the sole intention of luring unsuspecting device users and stealing their valuable data. Data Breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2022

According to Forbes , the cyberthreats that SMBs most commonly face are “ransomware, misconfigurations and unpatched systems, credential stuffing and social engineering.”. Ransomware, simply put, means cybercriminals lock your data and hold it captive for a ransom payment. Most data breaches start with a phishing email.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s a heartwarming tale of multiple mass data compromises, which affected yours truly. We’ll also discuss how major data breaches occur, and what you can do to protect yourself in the Age of the Large Data Breach. How Website Security Breaches Occur. Next, use robust authentication practices.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

Particularly determined attackers can combine information found in the leaked files with other data breaches in order to create detailed profiles of their potential victims. Change the password of your LinkedIn and email accounts. Consider using a password manager to create strong passwords and store them securely.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

From direct assaults on passwords via brute force attacks and password spraying to email phishing, ransomware and social engineering campaigns that act as precursors to credential stuffing attacks, adversaries are well aware that the path of least resistance almost always involves the compromising of a password.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

Adding multi-factor authentication (MFA) at these various providers (where available) and/or establishing a customer-specific personal identification number (PIN) also can help secure online access. Your best option is to reduce your overall reliance on your phone number for added authentication at any online service.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Such lapses in database security can (and often do) lead to hundreds of millions of people having their personal information exposed on the internet, allowing threat actors to use that data for a variety of malicious purposes, including phishing and other types of social engineering attacks , as well as identity theft.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Attackers can also combine the leaked email addresses with data from other breaches and build more detailed pictures of their potential targets. Here’s how: Create long, strong, and unique passwords that are difficult to guess, or use a password manager to generate strong passwords for you.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

If genuine, the data from the compilation can be used by threat actors against potential victims in multiple ways by: Carrying out targeted phishing and other social engineering campaigns. Brute-forcing the passwords of the affected Facebook profiles. Change the password of your Clubhouse and Facebook accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 9, 2023

Passkeys are a lot easier to manage and are resistant to phishing , harvesting and other credential attacks, which is why it’s making its way into the mainstream as a more secure and convenient authentication method. Passkeys provide an effective solution to this problem by eliminating the need for users to enter their passwords.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In today’s digital age, the threat of data breaches is a constant concern. Therefore, it is crucial to understand what hackers are planning to do with your data and take proactive measures to protect it. This kind of data breach could lead to two main scenarios. The first one is selling it on the dark web.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

Threat actors can abuse PII to conduct phishing and social engineering attacks. Determined attackers can combine information found in the leaked files with other data breaches to create detailed profiles of their potential victims. Consider using a password manager to create strong passwords and store them securely.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Compromised logins continue to facilitate cyber attacks at all levels, from phishing ruses to credential stuffing to enabling hackers to probe deep inside of a breached network. So what’s stopping us from getting rid of passwords altogether? It started isolating passwords as a contributing factor in its 2017 report.

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SecureList

JANUARY 25, 2024

We expected organizations to try to reduce the impact of the human factor on data security, so as to bring down the number of insider threats and social engineering attacks. The issue intensified with the widespread use of chatbots for work , leading employees to inadvertently share sensitive data.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The unknown intruders gained access to internal Mailchimp tools and customer data by social engineering employees at the company, and then started sending targeted phishing attacks to owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked. ” SEPTEMBER.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

One of the eight required domains in the current CISSP certification process is Identity and Access Management, or IAM. You might not think of it as a major aspect of security and yet, stolen credentials are really the key to data breaches today. To use a service, we enter our user name and a password. everything online.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

How passwordless solves for password problems Chrysta: What does passwordless mean, and how does that differ from traditional password-based authentication? Christi: Passwordless authentication specifically is any primary factor authentication that is not requiring the user to remember a passphrase or password.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Common threats include misconfigurations, cross-site scripting attacks, and data breaches. Is data encrypted in transit and at rest?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. ICYMI, Equifax forced to pull offline a huge database of consumer data guarded only by credentials "admin/admin" [link] — briankrebs (@briankrebs) September 13, 2017.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Examples of threatening traffic that IDPS solutions can combat include network intrusions, DDoS attacks, malware, and socially engineered attacks. It also helps organizations to organize and assess data for vulnerabilities and determine an appropriate response plan in the case of a data breach.

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