Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2023

Clearly, Experian found it simpler to respond this way, rather than acknowledging the problem and addressing the root causes (lazy authentication and abhorrent account recovery practices). It’s also worth mentioning that reports of hijacked Experian.com accounts persisted into late 2022.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Much of this fraud exploits weak authentication methods used by states that have long sought to verify applicants using static, widely available information such as Social Security numbers and birthdays. to shore up their authentication efforts, with six more states under contract to use the service in the coming months.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 15, 2024

” The researchers have published a comprehensive guide for locking down Squarespace user accounts, which urges Squarespace users to enable multi-factor authentication (disabled during the migration). .’ This is absolutely insane if you’re used to and expecting the controls Google provides.”

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

Constella Intelligence , a data breach and threat actor research platform, now allows users to cross-reference popular cybercrime websites and denizens of these forums with inadvertent malware infections by information-stealing trojans.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

To automatically populate the appropriate credentials at any website going forward, you simply authenticate to LastPass using your master password. .” A basic functionality of LastPass is that it will pick and remember lengthy, complex passwords for each of your websites or online services.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Here's a closer look at what typically transpires in the weeks or months before an organization notifies its users about a breached database.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Countless websites and online services use SMS text messages for both password resets and multi-factor authentication. We are also focused on gathering threat intelligence data, like what you have shared, to help further strengthen these ongoing efforts.” ” TMO UP! .”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2022

Although he didn’t technically have an account with MSF, their authentication system is based on email addresses, so Jim requested that a password reset link be sent to his email address. Then in mid-January, Jim heard from MSF via snail mail that they’d discovered a data breach.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

At the end of 2023, malicious hackers figured out that many major companies have uploaded massive amounts of valuable and sensitive customer data to Snowflake servers, all the while protecting those Snowflake accounts with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication required).

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