Authentication, Data privacy, Mobile and Social Engineering

SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300

Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2024

Not OK: SMS 2FA — Widespread spam targets carrier employees, as scrotes try harder to evade two-factor authentication. The post SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Sprint Exposed Customer Support Site to Web

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 29, 2020

leaked internal customer support data to the Internet, mobile provider Sprint has addressed a mix-up in which posts to a private customer support community were exposed to the Web. A message Microsoft sent to customers affected by their recent leak of customer support data. Fresh on the heels of a disclosure that Microsoft Corp.

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Three Risk Mitigation Strategies to Address the Latest Data Security Threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

The RESTRICT Act outlines guidelines for data sharing, encompassing a wide range of information beyond personal data; and establishes a risk-based process directed toward identifying and mitigating foreign threats to information and communications technology products and services. Assess your identity and access management framework.

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Not the Invasion They Warned Us About: TikTok and the Continued Erosion of Online Privacy

Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 2, 2021

social engineer a mobile provider employee to facilitate a SIM swap). Data collection should always remain explicitly opt-in except for a well-defined bare minimum data set required to deliver the service and the service alone with explicitly stated usage details for such data required.

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Strong Authentication – Robust Identity and Access Management Is a Strategic Choice

Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed to improve security without hindering user convenience. What is Strong Authentication? The IAM Security Boundary Strong authentication is a critical component of modern-day identity and access management.

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Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones

Security Boulevard

MARCH 28, 2024

Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support. The post Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Telegram Privacy Nightmare: Don’t Opt In to P2PL

Security Boulevard

MARCH 26, 2024

Scary SMS shenanigans: Avoid Telegram’s new “Peer-To-Peer Login” program if you value your privacy or your cellular service. The post Telegram Privacy Nightmare: Don’t Opt In to P2PL appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Massive ‘New’ Leaked Credentials List: Naz.API Pwns Troy

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Have I been pwned? Yes, you probably have. Stop reusing passwords, already. Here’s what else you should do. The post Massive ‘New’ Leaked Credentials List: Naz.API Pwns Troy appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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FIDO, Biometry and Contactless: Enhancing End User Adoption of Phishing-Resistant MFA

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

FIDO, Biometry and Contactless: Enhancing End User Adoption of Phishing-Resistant MFA madhav Thu, 11/30/2023 - 04:52 The surge in social engineering and phishing attacks seeking to bypass established multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods indicates that organizations must move to phishing-resistant MFA.

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Google Whistles While OAuth Burns — ‘MultiLogin’ 0-Day is 70+ Days Old

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

What a Mickey Mouse operation: Infostealer scrotes having a field day with unpatched vulnerability. The post Google Whistles While OAuth Burns — ‘MultiLogin’ 0-Day is 70+ Days Old appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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‘PrintListener’ Attack on Fingerprint Readers — Can You Trust Biometrics??

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Mic Check: Researchers reconstruct your fingerprint by listening to you swipe. The post ‘PrintListener’ Attack on Fingerprint Readers — Can You Trust Biometrics?? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SSH FAIL: Terrapin Attack Smashes ‘Secure’ Shell Spec

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Testy Testudine: Lurking vuln in SSH spec means EVERY implementation must build patches. The post SSH FAIL: Terrapin Attack Smashes ‘Secure’ Shell Spec appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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FCC’s Got New Rules for SIM-Swap and Port-Out Fraud

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Too many times: Federal Communications Commission shuts stable door after horse bolted. But chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel (pictured) was hoping it would save us. The post FCC’s Got New Rules for SIM-Swap and Port-Out Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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7 Best Email Security Software & Tools in 2023

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. Cons One notable limitation is the lack of support for mobile devices, which may be a disadvantage for firms employing a mobile workforce.

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Okta Screws Up (Yet Again) — ALL Customers’ Data Hacked, not just 1%

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The post Okta Screws Up (Yet Again) — ALL Customers’ Data Hacked, not just 1% appeared first on Security Boulevard. You had one job: Last month’s sheer incompetence descends this week into UTTER FARCE.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Individuals, small businesses, and enterprise organizations all rely on encryption to securely store and transfer sensitive data across wide-area networks (WAN) like the internet. Application developers managing sensitive user data must especially beware of increasing regulatory action surrounding data privacy.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

And on top of that, social engineering woes are growing, that's becoming more and more of fraudulent payments, just all these other things. You have to show to me that you're using multi factor authentication that you're doing vulnerability scanning and mitigation that you're harming your niche. It's not really a dip.

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ROUNDTABLE: What happened in privacy and cybersecurity in 2021 — and what’s coming in 2022

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

On the privacy front, California beefed up its consumer data privacy regulations even as Facebook and Apple publicly feuded over how each of these tech giants abuse of consumer privacy and loosey handle sensitive data. Ransomware, phishing and social engineering attacks will all continue to increase.

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SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300

Sprint Exposed Customer Support Site to Web

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Not the Invasion They Warned Us About: TikTok and the Continued Erosion of Online Privacy

Strong Authentication – Robust Identity and Access Management Is a Strategic Choice

Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones

Telegram Privacy Nightmare: Don’t Opt In to P2PL

Massive ‘New’ Leaked Credentials List: Naz.API Pwns Troy

FIDO, Biometry and Contactless: Enhancing End User Adoption of Phishing-Resistant MFA

Google Whistles While OAuth Burns — ‘MultiLogin’ 0-Day is 70+ Days Old

‘PrintListener’ Attack on Fingerprint Readers — Can You Trust Biometrics??

SSH FAIL: Terrapin Attack Smashes ‘Secure’ Shell Spec

FCC’s Got New Rules for SIM-Swap and Port-Out Fraud

7 Best Email Security Software & Tools in 2023

Okta Screws Up (Yet Again) — ALL Customers’ Data Hacked, not just 1%

Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ROUNDTABLE: What happened in privacy and cybersecurity in 2021 — and what’s coming in 2022

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