Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. Once they’re in, they can grab your emails, usernames, passwords, and more. They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords.

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Identity IQ

MAY 2, 2023

What are the Benefits of a Password Manager? IdentityIQ Passwords are essential when keeping your information safe on your devices. But unfortunately, many people use weak or the same password, making it easy for hackers to crack them. Research shows that 52% of people reuse passwords for multiple accounts.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 4, 2023

1. Use Strong Passwords: Strong passwords are the first line of defense against hackers. Avoid using easy-to-guess passwords like “123456” or “password.” Also, use different passwords for different online accounts. These may be phishing scams that attempt to steal your identity or money.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 30, 2021

With over 1 billion active users every month, Instagram is brimming with fraudsters and cybercriminals who prey on naive internet users through various scams. Romance scams. Here are some of the most common hustles you can find on Instagram: Phishing attacks. Fake Giveaways. Honestly, not good.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Internet users can be targeted for identity theft , financial fraud and other scams. Online scams. The internet is full of online scams including payment app scams, ticketing scams, extortion, fake charities and online marketplace schemes. What are the Dangers of the Internet?

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Google Security

MAY 11, 2022

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. As phishing adoption has grown, multi-factor authentication has become a particular focus for attackers.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Bleeping Computer reports that individuals behind Venus ransomware are breaking into “publicly exposed Remote Desktop services”, with the intention of encrypting any and all Windows devices. Do not rename encrypted files. You know, as opposed to being the victim of this scam instead. Only we can decrypt your data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 3, 2023

To avoid these attacks, it is best to use protective security measures and keep data secure with encryption. The NCSC of the United Kingdom opposes Twitter’s decision to forgo multi-factor authentication in the coming weeks. Third is the news related to cybercrime and might interest the male folks!

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We have seen news of ChatGPT leaking user’s information and law enforcement asking for backdoors in encryption routines. Passwords Google and Microsoft made good on their promise to back passkeys , an encryption-based alternative to passwords that can’t be stolen, guessed, cracked, or phished.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

By focusing on this context, we hope that you’ll come away with a stronger understanding about, for instance, why you should use a password manager rather than that you should use a password manager. In the world of online scams, criminals care about one thing: Your money. Don’t lose thousands upon thousands of dollars.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Keys, such as strong passwords, unique codes, or biometric scans, can be given to trusted individuals to access your resources from a distance. The technologies for secure remote access can range from VPNs and multi-factor authentication to more advanced access and zero trust controls. Avoid using default or simple-to-guess passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Secure practices like robust admin passwords and advanced encryption ensure control over traffic, safeguarding personal information and increasing the odds of a secure online experience. Create Strong, Unique Passwords Creating strong, one-of-a-kind passwords acts as a strong defense to keep your accounts safe.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Use strong passwords. It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Secure home router.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

DNS encryption. DNS encryption plugs a gap that makes it easy to track the websites you visit. DNS encryption restores your privacy by making it impossible for anything other than the DNS resolver to read and respond to your queries. Passwordless authentication. It’s ascendancy seems assured.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2023

WhatsApp uses cryptographic keys to ensure that communications across the app are end-to-end encrypted. One of these encryption keys is the authentication key. This mechanism is secure because the authentication key cannot be intercepted by any third party, including WhatsApp. Confirm the details and tap Save or Done.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The FBI warns about a massive surge in victims from “ pig butchering ” scams, in which flirtatious strangers online lure people into investing in cryptocurrency scams. com, which was fed by pig butchering scams. The now-defunct and always phony cryptocurrency trading platform xtb-market[.]com, ” SEPTEMBER.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyber attack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords. Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The hijacker’s intent was to use those accounts to promote different crypto-currency scams. . The crypto-currency scams, which started in 2019, saw hackers recruit their targets on one Russian-speaking platform. The malware has the ability to steal passwords and cookies. Opensource tools include AdamantiumThief and Sorano.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 30, 2024

For example, last year over 69 million players of Neopets, an online virtual pet game, had their customer data exposed — including usernames, emails, passwords, and personally identifiable information (PII) such as birth date, gender, zip code, and country of residence. But some gamers may bully, abuse, or try to scam other players.

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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. Weak or Limited Number of Passwords. There is a reason why using passwords such as “password1” or “1234” are inadvisable: they are very easy to guess.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 22, 2021

Update passwords for all online accounts to protect against any potential credential stuffing attacks. If you do, chose password-protected networks and use a VPN to prevent eavesdropping on online activity Resist the urge to post on social media platforms about your activity and location.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

The AvosLocker ransomware-as-a-service emerged in the threat landscape in September 2021, since January the group expanded its targets by implementing the support for encrypting Linux systems, specifically VMware ESXi servers. Regularly back up data, password protect backup copies offline. Use multifactor authentication where possible.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2020

The hacker used that access to send tweets from a variety of popular and trusted accounts, including those of Joe Biden, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk, as part of a mundane scam -- stealing bitcoin -- but it's easy to envision more nefarious scenarios. Back in 2018, Twitter said it was exploring encrypting those messages, but it hasn't yet.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 1, 2022

The malware, dubbed YTStealer, has one game plan: Grabbing authentication cookies. A site gives you an authentication cookie when you log in, and your browser then uses it in place of a password until you log out. Like so many of these scams, they promote a variety of bogus applications designed to lure victims.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 9, 2021

The crooks are attempting to dupe recipients into accessing a fake login URL to enter their username and password. In both versions of the scam, the threat actors send out fake notifications that warn recipients of unusual activity in their account, requiring immediate verification from users who wish to regain access to the platform.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2023

Ransomware attacks via email: Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts an organization’s data, holding it hostage until a ransom is paid. Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks: BEC scams involve cybercriminals impersonating high-ranking executives to manipulate employees into transferring funds or revealing sensitive information.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The holiday shopping season brings with it many e-commerce scams and setups aimed at both consumers and companies, including data breaches , counterfeit scammers selling fake goods, and fake phishing pages designed to steal people’s personal and financial details for monetary exploitation and identity theft. Can scammers fake reviews?

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SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

Once a URL is entered, the bot will generate several scam links targeting users of the service. We filled in the login and password fields in the screenshot below. Newbies get a taste of what phishing tools can do, pull off their first scam and wish for more, which is when they will be offered paid content.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Fortunately, disclosure campaigns against this type of scam by public institutions and private companies are constant and frequent. In reality, the form with the counterfeit logos is designed to send in an HTTP POST request the e-mail address, username, and password to a listening server operated by the scammers.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

.” According to the company, attackers accessed personal details of the users, including names, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and also encrypted passwords. In response to the incident, the bidding portal has forced a password reset for all users’ accounts, both bidder and auctioneer ones.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 7, 2021

Then comes the moment of realization where the thought of lazing around on a free vacation quickly passes, as it is a scam. with scams accounting for over 40 percent of all calls, and over 80 percent of all scam calls using area codes local to the recipient. Encryption. Encryption Key Management. In 2019, 5.2

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

“The company recently discovered that an unauthorized party had copied and encrypted information, and took steps towards removing it,” Marriott disclosed in a statement. The vulnerability that the hackers took advantage of had been in place and used for “unauthorized access,” according to the company statement, since 2014.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 26, 2023

Multiple passwords , reading through EULAs, website cookie notifications, and more. Unsolicited phone calls and websites that do this are known as tech support scams. Use multi-factor authentication wherever you can. Use a password mana ger. And just when you think you’ve caught up, something new's been invented.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Create strong passwords. The usage of complex passwords on a terminal network security can impede or even defeat different attack tactics. The usage of complex passwords on a terminal network security can impede or even defeat different attack tactics. Encryption treats. Use fraud prevention software. Injection frauds.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

Cybercriminals know their victims reliably fall for certain scams and fail to take even rudimentary precautions against cyberattacks, and their ruthless exploitation of these vulnerabilities results in millions of breaches and billions of dollars lost every year. Confirm the senders and recipients of messages.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

“Cyber criminal threat actors exploit network vulnerabilities to exfiltrate data and encrypt systems in a sector that is increasingly reliant on smart technologies, industrial control systems, and internet-based automation systems. Use multifactor authentication with strong pass phrases where possible. Pierluigi Paganini.

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