Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

In June, KrebsOnSecurity was contacted by a cybersecurity researcher who discovered that a group of scammers was sharing highly detailed personal and financial records on Americans via a free web-based email service that allows anyone who knows an account’s username to view all email sent to that account — without the need of a password.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This deal reads like to the epilogue to a book titled The First 20 Years of the Supremely Lucrative Antivirus Market. NortonLifeLock and Avast appear to be betting on the next iteration of the huge and longstanding consumer antivirus market. So NortonLifeLock has acquired Avast for more than $8 billion. billion in 2016, for instance.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

The approval would mark a key milestone for the cryptocurrency market in gaining acceptance to mainstream financial markets. With this control they can intercept messages, two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, and eventually reset passwords of the account the number has control over. You’re all set.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 22, 2022

Going deep into the details, CafePress’s former owner, Residual Pumpkin Entity, was storing critical customer data such as social security numbers, passwords and other account related info in plain text and not with any authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. Apple has also promised that passwords will be a thing of the past, and passkeys will become available for iOS 16. Dashlane last month integrated passkeys into its cross-platform password manager.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In a nutshell, your digital identity encompasses all the information that exists about you in digital form. 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. population vulnerable to identity theft.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

By neglecting to set a password, a BMW dealer in India has jeopardized the entire network of car dealerships in the country and put its clients at risk. As a result, there’s an elevated risk of sensitive information being stolen and misused for activities such as identity theft, fraud, or sale on the dark web.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The need for robust cybersecurity measures has never been more critical, especially as the sophistication of phishing attacks, and other forms of identity theft, continue to evolve. Traditional security measures, such as relying solely on passwords, have proven inadequate in combating the growing sophistication of phishing attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The problem: CVE-2024-22245 and CVE-2024-22250 put Windows domains vulnerable to authentication relay and session hijack attacks. The fix: System administrators must remove both the in-browser plug-in/client (VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in 6.7.0) and the Windows service (VMware Plug-in Service).

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 8, 2019

Almost exactly one year ago, KrebsOnSecurity reported that a mere two hours of searching revealed more than 100 Facebook groups with some 300,000 members openly advertising services to support all types of cybercrime, including spam, credit card fraud and identity theft. Facebook responded by deleting those groups.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 19, 2021

This leaves victims of the data breaches vulnerable to identity theft. The data was available to anyone on the web, unsecured with passwords or any other authentication requirements. The customer data included emails, birth dates, passwords, physical addresses, phone numbers and IP addresses.

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Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

When Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked for roughly 20 minutes, we all got a glimpse of corporate identity theft , and why it matters. The Goals of Business Identity Theft. If stealing an individual’s identity is lucrative, stealing a company’s identity can be the motherlode.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Merry and bright Keeping an eye on your bank statements Your first line of defense against identity theft and fraud is to pay close attention to your financial records, like bank statements and credit card transactions. Use multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) for any account that allows it.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 20, 2021

While the CDC recently instructed that vaccinators not use for commercial marketing purposes data collected as part of the COVID-19 vaccine process, there is little doubt that compliance with such instructions will be far from perfect both now and in the future.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The dark web created a unique opportunity for digital black markets to thrive, and people began to take advantage. The way he saw it, he was setting up a truly free market that was safe from the grasp of law enforcement. You could become the victim of financial fraud, employment identity scams, tax identity theft, and more.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

Privacy and security will become marketing tools: Consumers will start choosing companies, products and services that offer them the anti-Facebook, anti-Google proposition: Do business with us, and your data and your privacy will be respected and protected. This presents myriad business opportunities. Here are a few predictions.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Department of Justice charged nine individuals connected to a hacking crew focused on identity theft and SIM swapping attacks. Attackers obtain victims’ information by launching a phishing campaign, or by purchasing them in the underground market. In May, the U.S. This could help protect your account from unauthorized changes.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

On top of that, Gartner sites SaaS as the largest segment of the cloud market with revenue expected to reach over $85 billion in 2019. The challenge that comes along with this, is that if all these applications are in the cloud, you would need to remember a username and password for each and every one. Second is to manage risk.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Example of leaked email addresses: Besides the CSV files, the bucket also contained voice recordings of several sales pitches to digital marketers about RepWatch, which appears to be a long-defunct domain reputation management tool and may or – considering when the files were uploaded – may not be related to the CSV files stored in the bucket.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software. Scheduled scans Encryption Identity theft protection. Password Managers. Users can store, generate, and edit passwords for both online websites and local applications.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2021

comprised millions of confidential records including names, passwords, email addresses, passport numbers, national IDs, credit cards, financial transactions and more. The forex trading market averages more than US$5 trillion in daily trading volume. Plain Text (base64) Passwords. Identity Theft and Fraud.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2021

What’s more, Hodson observed, the email addresses and phone numbers in the leak can easily be leveraged for email or phone scams, spam campaigns, and identity theft. “Using email addresses provided in the records, hackers may attempt to access users’ accounts using various combinations of common password characters.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 16, 2023

Secrets management refers to tools and methods to securely store, access, and centrally manage the lifecycle of digital authentication credentials. This includes sensitive data such as passwords, encryption keys, APIs, tokens, and certificates. The simplest definition of a secret is that of a digital authentication credential.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2022

The report explains in more detail: "Since the Twitter API provides direct access to a Twitter account, there must be some form of authentication involved. Sending passwords with each request to the API is not an efficient and secure method. To understand it intuitively, suppose that you have the color red as your password.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

Protecting Against Smart Device Break-Ins This story also demonstrates the sobering reality that we can no longer solely rely on Usernames/Passwords to protect our networks. To learn more, please consider attending our upcoming webinar featuring DigiCert’s Anthony Ricci, Senior Director of Product Management for Emerging Markets.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

12, 2017 — just five days after Equifax went public with its breach — KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the administrative account for a separate Equifax dispute resolution portal catering to consumers in Argentina was wide open, protected by perhaps the most easy-to-guess password combination ever: “admin/admin.”

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Brute Force Attacks Brute force attacks involve systematically trying all possible combinations of passwords until the correct one is found. Hackers use automated tools to rapidly attempt multiple password combinations, exploiting weak or easily guessable passwords.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2020

Storing anything on a publicly accessible server without any kind of authentication process in place is dangerous, which is a lesson many organizations still tend to learn the hard way. Acquiring someone’s social security number or employer identification number is one of the first steps toward committing identity theft.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. 1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Dateline Cybercrime .

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Crimeware and spyware.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Follow these tips to keep your online holiday shopping secure: Avoid clicking on links in marketing emails and social media posts. “An enormous number of people are footloose and fancy free when it comes to their interactions with retailers over the holiday season,” says Cyberscout founder and chairman Adam Levin.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

To lend an air of authenticity and to motivate the victim to enter valid information, the swindlers warned that the victim could be prosecuted for providing false information. The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit.

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