eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 19, 2022

One new tactic hackers have been using is to steal cookies from current or recent web sessions to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). Even cloud infrastructures rely on cookies to authenticate their users. Browsers allow users to maintain authentication, remember passwords and autofill forms.

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 29, 2023

Further, the passwords from the malware will shortly be searchable in the Pwned Passwords service which can either be checked online or via the API. Pwned Passwords is presently requested 5 and a half billion times each month to help organisations prevent people from using known compromised passwords.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 13, 2023

It's bad news for the US Department of the Interior—a Government watchdog’s security audit has revealed its passwords are simply not up to the job of warding off cracking attempts. Department of the Interior: Easily Cracked Passwords, Lack of Multifactor Authentication, and Other Failures Put Critical DOI Systems at Risk.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

From March 19, users of Twitter won’t be able to use SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) unless they have a subscription to the paid Twitter Blue service. You can still use the authentication app and security key methods. To avoid losing access to Twitter, remove text message two-factor authentication by Mar 19, 2023.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The network security vendor said the credentials were stolen from systems that remain unpatched against a two-year-old vulnerability – CVE-2018-13379 – or from users who patched that vulnerability but failed to change passwords. Treat all credentials as potentially compromised and perform an organization-wide password reset.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

Passwords have been with us since the early days. When the number of computers on the internet could be counted with two hands, there was the password. When we dialed up for the first time, we used a password. We had a password for Geocities and MySpace. The password might even outlast the corporate data center.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 20, 2021

It’s unclear how those credentials were leaked, and the team looking into the incident says that the password was strong. But, without two-factor authentication on that account, the attacker met no resistance. This incident shows that a strong password is not always enough.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Distribution of programming languages used in writing web applications, 2021–2023 ( download ) We analyzed data obtained through web application assessments that followed the black, gray and white box approaches. Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. More than a third (39%) used the microservice architecture.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

If you use text based authentication as an additional level of security for your Twitter account, you may be aware that this option will be reserved for paying Twitter Blue subscribers come mid-March. This post will explain how to enable app based authentication. Enabling app based 2 factor authentication 1. Click Next.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2023

New research highlights another potential danger from IoT devices, with a popular make of smart light bulbs placing your Wi-Fi network password at risk. Multiple high severity vulnerabilities exist which allow for password retrieval and device manipulation, with four issues in total. One vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.6

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Security researchers have discovered banking Trojan apps on the Google Play Store, and say they have been downloaded by more than 300,000 Android users. As you may know, banking Trojans are kitted for stealing banking data like your username and password, and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes that you use to login to your bank account.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 16, 2024

The download of the full database is practically free for other active members of that forum. On April 12, 2024, BleepingComputer noticed a post titled “Giant Tiger Database – Leaked, Download!” ” and: “No payment information or passwords were involved.” Change your password.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2022

Even though World Password Day is over, it's never too late to remind your end-users that weak, unimaginative, and easy-to-guess passwords—like "123456," "qwerty," and, well… "password"—are poor options for securing accounts and devices. Improving password best practices matters.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The mother of all data leaks, dubbed “Compilation of Many Breaches” (COMB) by its uploader, includes unique email and password combinations from more than 250 previous data breaches, such as Netflix, LinkedIn and Exploit.in. They know most people use the same password for multiple accounts. Data leak impact.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2024

In January we reported how hackers found a way to gain unauthorized access to Google accounts, bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) , by stealing authentication cookies with info-stealer malware. An authentication cookie is added to a web browser after a user proves who they are by logging in.

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Hacker's King

MAY 20, 2023

Two-factor authentication (2FA) has become an essential security measure in the digital age. By combining something you know(like a password) with something you have(such as a verification code), 2FA adds an extra layer of protection to your online accounts. However, like any security system, 2FA is not foolproof.

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Google Security

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Posted by AbdelKarim Mardini, Senior Product Manager, Chrome Passwords are often the first line of defense for our digital lives. Today, we’re improving password security on both Android and iOS devices by telling you if the passwords you’ve asked Chrome to remember have been compromised, and if so, how to fix them.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2024

Cybercriminals use MFA bombing to break into accounts that are protected by multi-factor authentication (MFA). MFA normally requires a user to enter a six-digit code sent by SMS, or generated by an app, or to respond to a push notification, when they enter a username and password.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 11, 2024

Hackers have found a way to gain unauthorized access to Google accounts, bypassing any multi-factor authentication (MFA) the user may have set up. To do this they steal authentication cookies and then extend their lifespan. It doesn’t even help if the owner of the account changes their password.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Let’s first look at how companies store passwords. When you set a password on a website, the company puts it through an encryption algorithm. For example, if your password was “hello” it might be stored as 2cf24dba5fb0a30e26e83b2ac5b9e29e1b161e5c1fa7425e73043362938b9824 and if your password was “Helloworld!”

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Adoption of two-factor authentication has substantially increased since we began conducting this research in 2017. SMS Text Message Remains the Most Used Authentication Method SMS (85%) continues to be the most common second factor that respondents with 2FA experience have used, slightly up from in 2019 (72%).

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In other words, cybercriminals succeeded in getting access to a number of 23andMe accounts where users had used the same password on both 23andMe and a website that had suffered a data breach. It works because users often use the same password for multiple websites. It's good in theory but fails in practice.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2023

According to Shadow, no passwords or sensitive banking data have been compromised. The attack began on the Discord platform after the employee downloaded malware he believed to be a game on the Steam platform. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 8, 2024

Who wants to wait in line, fumble for passwords, or answer endless security questions? Frictionless vs. Fort Knox : We crave frictionless experiences online, but strong security often means the opposite – think multi-factor authentication (MFA). Use long, complex passwords unique for each important account. Even better?

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Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2022

In April 2022, ThreatLabz discovered several newly registered domains, which were created by a threat actor to spoof the official Microsoft Windows 11 OS download portal. ThreatLabz discovered several newly registered domains spoofing the official Microsoft Windows 11 OS download portal. Key points. dat:*wallet*.*:*2fa*.*:*backup*.*:*code*.*:*password*.*:*auth*.*:*google*.*:*utc*.*:*UTC*.*:*crypt*.*:*key*.*;50;true;movies:music:mp3;

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

Not everyone adopts multi-factor authentication (MFA) to secure their accounts. Many stick with simple username and password combinations despite the weaknesses of this authentication method. The Problem with Passwords. Passwords are the most common method of authentication. Passwordless Authentication 101.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This overconfidence is cause for concern for many cybersecurity professionals as humans are the number one reason for breaches (how many of your passwords are qwerty or 1234five?). Only 33 percent consistently use two-factor authentication (2FA). Only 28 percent don’t use repeated passwords•Only 20 percent use a password manager.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2023

username and your Discord ID, your email-address, your billing address, and a salted and hashed password if you signed up in 2018 or earlier. (In has confirmed the authenticity of the breach, by an entity acting under the name Akhirah. Affected Discord users should change their passwords and enable multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

The flaw affects the procedure for changing expired passwords, the backdoor could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute malicious commands with root privileges on the machine running vulnerable Webmin. You can download the #metasploit module exploits of #0days via this link => [link]. ” Webmin developers explained. “To

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2024

Passkeys are a very secure replacement for passwords that can’t be cracked, guessed or phished, and let you log in easily, without having to type a password every time. On the selected device you’ll be asked to authenticate. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today. Choose Remove.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Hackers can get unauthorized access through various tactics - often taking advantage of software, operating systems, hardware vulnerabilities, or tricking users into downloading malicious files, like Remote Access Trojans (RATs). “How do they get access?”

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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

By using several different user agents he encountered an interesting response in the password reset flow. After uncovering all this information, and with his extensive knowledge about the Facebook authentication process, Samip found the method to take over an account was relatively simple: Pick any Facebook account.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Keep threats off your iOS devices by downloading Malwarebytes for iOS today. Apple said it will share additional information about Stolen Device Protection soon, to clarify how the feature works. Apple said it will share additional information about Stolen Device Protection soon, to clarify how the feature works.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 5, 2023

Use Strong and Unique Passwords : One of the most basic yet critical steps is to create strong, unique passwords for your online accounts. Additionally, employ a password manager to securely store and generate unique passwords for each account. This helps prevent unauthorized access even if your password is compromised.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2024

The code could be pretty bland, and unlikely to trigger any kind of detection from Apple’s notarization process, but could download and execute something less trustworthy. ” A script that attempts to run a command with administrator privileges will ask users to authenticate, triggering a password dialog. .”

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2024

A new malware named Cuttlefish targets enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers to harvest public cloud authentication data. Cuttlefish has a modular structure, it was designed to primarily steal authentication data from web requests passing through the router from the local area network (LAN).

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