Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Microsoft announced that users can access their consumer accounts without providing passwords and using more secure authentication methods. “One of our recent surveys found that 15 percent of people use their pets’ names for password inspiration. SecurityAffairs – hacking, passwordless authentication).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2022

Slack is resetting passwords for approximately 0.5% of its users after a bug exposed salted password hashes when users created or revoked a shared invitation link for their workspace. Slack announced that it is resetting passwords for about 0.5% The post Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2023

While the leaked information highlights Belcan’s commitment to information security through the implementation of penetration tests and audits, attackers could exploit the lapse in leaving the tests’ results open, together with admin credentials hashed with bcrypt.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The annual study on top-used passwords published by Nordpass revealed that we are still using weak credentials that expose us to serious risks. Nordpass has published its annual report, titled “Top 200 most common passwords,” on the use of passwords. The report shows that we are still using weak passwords.

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 10, 2022

People are starting to get the fact that texts (SMS) are a weak form of multi-factor authentication (MFA). In that post we talked about 8 levels of password security, starting from using shared and weak passwords and going all the way up to passwordless. It completely changes how authentication is done.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2022

The streaming media platform Plex is urging its users to reset passwords after threat actors gained access to its database. Exposed data includes emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords. The company is urging all users to immediately reset account passwords and log out of all devices connected to its service.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2024

Researchers released technical specifics and a PoC exploit for a recently disclosed flaw in Progress Software OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer. “The Progress OpenEdge team recently identified a security vulnerability in OpenEdge Release 11.7.18 If a match occurs, authentication is granted.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The average employee in the workplace has 191 passwords. Gerald Beuchelt, the Chief Information Security Officer at LogMeIn talks about how changes in authentication may deliver a passwordless future. Imagining the Future of Authentication appeared first on The Security. Also: making Passwords work.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2020

A severe vulnerability impacting TeamViewer for Windows, tracked as CVE 2020-13699, could be exploited by remote attackers to steal the system password. TeamViewer has recently addressed a high-risk vulnerability ( CVE 2020-13699 ), that could be exploited by remote attackers to steal system password and potentially compromise it.

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

Researchers found a critical vulnerability in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager that could be exploited by a remote attacker to bypass authentication. “A security vulnerability has been identified in the HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager, also known as HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Management Software. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2024

Credential stuffing is a type of attack in which hackers use automation and lists of compromised usernames and passwords to defeat authentication and authorization mechanisms, with the end goal of account takeover (ATO) and/or data exfiltration.” Then, they enter those accounts to abuse permissions, siphoning out data, or both. .”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Password Protection & Authentication. Passwords are the baseline of cybersecurity. Luckily, applying AI into the mix can make passwords more secure. Before, a password was a word or phrase. Multi-Factor Authentication. SecurityAffairs – artificial intelligence , sensitive information).

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The attacks on password managers and their users continue as Bitwarden and 1Password users have reported seeing paid ads for phishing sites in Google search results for the official login page of the password management vendors.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2021

RockYou2021, the largest password compilation of all time has been leaked on a popular hacker forum, it contains 8.4 billion entries of passwords. . What seems to be the largest password collection of all time has been leaked on a popular hacker forum. The same user also claims that the compilation contains 82 billion passwords.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. Recommendations provided in these rankings are general in nature and based on information security best practices standards and guidelines, such as OWASP and NIST. Mitigation: implement authentication and authorization controls according to the role-based access model.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Cybernews research team discovered that Strendus, a Mexican-licensed online casino, had left public access to 85GB of its authentication logs, with hundreds of thousands of entries containing private gamblers’ data. The data was likely compromised by unauthorized actors. Amount of leaked data.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

On Christmas Eve, Resecurity’s HUNTER unit spotted the author of perspective password stealer Meduza has released a new version (2.2). Presently, Meduza password stealer supports Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022 and Windows 10/11.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2019

Dragonblood researchers found two new weaknesses in WPA3 protocol that could be exploited to hack WPA3 protected WiFi passwords. passwords. A group of researchers known as Dragonblood (Mathy Vanhoef and Eyal Ronen ) devised new methods to hack WPA3 protected WiFi passwords by exploiting two new vulnerabilities dubbed Dragonblood flaws.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

TP-Link has addressed a critical vulnerability impacting some TP-Link Archer routers that could allow attackers to login without passwords. ” The flaw could allow unauthorized third-party access to the router with admin privileges without proper authentication. .” ” continues the post. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

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. Avoid entering any data if you see a warning message about a site’s authenticity. Most browsers will alert you if a site isn’t secure.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Experts warn of an authentication bypass zero-day flaw that affects Apache OfBiz, an open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Experts warn of a zero-day flaw that affects Apache OfBiz, an open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. For this reason, removing the XML RPC code did not completely patch the flaw.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The vulnerability was discovered by security researchers at Positive Technologies and disclosed to Citrix in October 10, 2023. Security firm Mandiant observed threat actors hijacking sessions where session data was stolen before the patch deployment and subsequently used by the threat actor. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2020

The expert Bhavuk Jain received an award of $100,000 for reporting a severe security issue in ‘Sign in with Apple’ authentication bypass bug that could allow the takeover of third-party user accounts. . The accounts are protected with two-factor authentication, and Apple does not track users’ activity in their app or website.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2022

A vulnerability in the implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Box allowed threat actors to take over accounts. A vulnerability in the implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Box allowed attackers to take over accounts without having access to the victim’s phone, Varonis researchers reported.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2019

Trend Micro addressed 2 DLL hijacking flaws in Trend Micro Password Manager that could allow malicious actors to escalate privileges and much more. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-14684, could allow an authenticated attacker to run with SYSTEM privileges an arbitrary, unsigned DLL file within a trusted process. . Another researcher, Tr?n

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

IdentityIQ The traditional method of safeguarding our accounts with passwords is facing growing challenges. As technology evolves, so do the methods employed by hackers, making passwords both inconvenient and increasingly susceptible to breaches. Passkey vs. Password – What’s the Difference? What is a Passkey?

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published a report on The State of IT Security in Germany in 2023 , and the number one threat for consumers is… identity theft. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Watch out for fake vendors.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2024

Credential stuffing is a type of attack in which hackers use automation and lists of compromised usernames and passwords to defeat authentication and authorization mechanisms, with the end goal of account takeover (ATO) and/or data exfiltration.” email addresses and passwords) obtained from an unknown third-party source.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Then, in turn, they can digitally sign that message and use that secret to set up an encrypted session to send it back and then both parties can communicate bidirectionally securely. So, we began with the use of passwords. Using concepts from Public Key Cryptography WebAuthn was born to verify identity securely.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 16, 2022

In February 2019, a threat actor was able to access millions of email addresses and passwords. According to the complaint by the FTC this was made possible because CafePress failed to implement reasonable security measures to protect the sensitive information of buyers and sellers stored on its network.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2020

The Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange is forcing users to reset their passwords following a data leak. . Another bad news for the community of the virtual currencies communities, the Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange has forced its users to reset their passwords following a data leak. . This is a real email! Pierluigi Paganini.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

When someone is told that passwords are going away in favor of a new, “password-less” authentication method, a healthy dose of skepticism is not unwarranted. While this isn’t entirely wrong, passwords are difficult to remember and rarely secure. What is WebAuthn? What is the difference between CTAP1 and CTAP2?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2022

“ Credential stuffing is a type of attack in which hackers use automation and lists of compromised usernames and passwords to defeat authentication and authorization mechanisms, with the end goal of account takeover (ATO) and/or data exfiltration.” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2024

In December, experts warned of an authentication bypass zero-day flaw that affects Apache OfBiz, an open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. An attacker can trigger the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-51467 , to bypass authentication to achieve a simple Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). in the Apache OfBiz.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 21, 2021

As an information security professional, you are aware that identity management is a very important part of the security landscape. To the modern information security practitioner, it must do both at the same time. Quite often, the information security professional has experienced this frustration too.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some of the most popular brands don’t enforce a strong password policy, meaning anyone can peer into their owners’ lives. While the default security settings have improved over the review period, some popular brands either offer default passwords or no authentication, meaning anyone can spy on the spies.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

The Password management solution LastPass revealed that the threat actors had access to its systems for four days during the August hack. Password management solution LastPass shared more details about the security breach that the company suffered in August 2022. had successfully authenticated using multi-factor authentication.”

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