Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A recent phishing campaign targeting Coinbase users shows thieves are getting cleverer about phishing one-time passwords (OTPs) needed to complete the login process. In each case, the phishers manually would push a button that caused the phishing site to ask visitors for more information, such as the one-time password from their mobile app.

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 24, 2021

Basically, how secure is someone’s current behavior with respect to passwords and authentication, and how can they improve? The idea here is for someone in the security community—or really any security-savvy user—to use this visual to help someone with poor password hygiene. How to use this model.

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 24, 2021

Basically, how secure is someone’s current behavior with respect to passwords and authentication, and what can they do to improve? The idea here is for someone in the security community—or really any security-savvy user—to use this visual to help someone with poor password hygiene. How to use this model.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2025

Beside stealing usernames, passwords and circumventing two factor authentication, we identified malicious code capable of performing additional nefarious actions unbeknownst to the victim. In that same report, the FBI advises consumers to check the URL to make sure the site is authentic before clicking on an advertisement.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 14, 2025

Bitwarden and Dashlane are two popular password managers that offer business plans in addition to their products for individuals. 5 Bitwarden is a popular business password manager with features like user management, custom session length, and integrations with SIEM products. However, Dashlane is still a great choice for businesses.

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NetSpi Technical

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Open cmd.exe and execute PowerShell or PowerShell ISE using the runas command so that network communication authenticates using a provided set of domain credentials. Username domainuser -Password password Note: I’ve tried to provide time stamps and output during run-time, so you know what it’s doing. appeared first on NetSPI.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2025

Lookout researchers discovered multiple voice phishing groups were using a new phishing kit that closely mimicked the single sign-on pages for Okta and other authentication providers. In the first step of the attack, they peppered the target’s Apple device with notifications from Apple by attempting to reset his password.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2025

For decades, passwords have been our default method for keeping online accounts safe. A team at Cybernews conducted a study of over 19 billion newly exposed passwords which showed were looking at a a widespread epidemic of weak password reuse. Does that make the password obsolete? But our opponents have.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

But when the apps are installed, they steal information from the victims device that can be used to blackmail the victim. Among the stolen information are listed contacts, call logs, text messages, photos, and the devices location. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Set up identity monitoring.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 24, 2023

Accessing vital information to complete day-to-day tasks at our jobs still requires using a password-based system at most companies. Today, bad actors are ruthlessly skilled at cracking passwords – whether through phishing attacks, social engineering, brute force, or buying them on the dark web. Some solutions do this today.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The missive bore the name of the hotel and referenced details from their reservation, claiming that booking.com’s anti-fraud system required additional information about the customer before the reservation could be finalized. ” The phony booking.com website generated by visiting the link in the text message. .”

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Of those malicious apps, 5,200 could subvert one of the strongest security practices available today, called multifactor authentication, by prying into basic text messages sent to a device. Another 4,800 could even read information from an Android devices Notifications bar to obtain the same info.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Internet Archive was breached again, attackers hacked its Zendesk email support platform through stolen GitLab authentication tokens. Despite being informed weeks prior, the organization’s failure to rotate exposed API keys, particularly the Zendesk token with access to over 800,000 support tickets, reflects poor incident response.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 19, 2020

Hundreds of popular websites now offer some form of multi-factor authentication (MFA), which can help users safeguard access to accounts when their password is breached or stolen. When the two of them sat down to reset his password, the screen displayed a notice saying there was a new Gmail address tied to his Xbox account.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 27, 2025

Stolen information The data breach at Change Healthcare is the largest healthcare data breach in US history. However, the exposed information may include: Contact information: Names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and email addresses. Change your password. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

The site says it sells “cracked” accounts, or those that used passwords which could be easily guessed or enumerated by automated tools. One example is Genesis Market , where customers can search for stolen credentials and authentication cookies from a broad range of popular online destinations.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In this blog post, we take a look at how criminals are abusing Bing and stay under the radar at the same time while also bypassing advanced security features such as two-factor authentication. Once a victim types their user ID and password, criminals will receive the data immediately.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The targeted SMS scams asked employees to click a link and log in at a website that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. The bot allowed the attackers to use the phished username, password and one-time code to log in as that employee at the real employer website.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Starting from Wednesday, the website archive.org was displaying a message informing visitors that it was hacked. 31M records breached The breach exposed user records including email addresses, screen names and bcrypt password hashes. Hunt will add the information of the impacted users to HIBP very soon. Internet Archive hacked.

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 30, 2023

They'd observed a phishing campaign that had collected 68k credentials from unsuspecting victims and asked if HIBP may be used to help alert these individuals to their exposure.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Post by emirking A translation of the Russian statement by the poster says: When I realized that OpenAI might have to verify accounts in bulk, I understood that my password wouldnt stay hidden. The statement suggests that the cybercriminal found access codes which could be used to bypass the platform’s authentication systems.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 16, 2025

Auto-fill Exploits: A small but critical sign when your password manager doesnt autofill it might be a scam site. He explained: There are moments that should raise red flags but dont like when your password manager doesnt autofill. Avoid reusing passwords across different services. Always stop and check the URL.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning that cybercriminals are taking over email accounts via stolen session cookies, allowing them to bypass the multi-factor authentication (MFA) a user has set up. Here’s how it works. Most of us don’t think twice about checking the “Remember me” box when we log in.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2025

. “There has been a sharp increase in the number of cases of unauthorized access and unauthorized trading (trading by third parties) on Internet trading services using stolen customer information (login IDs, passwords, etc.) Avoid password reuse, choose complex passwords, and check account activity often.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 16, 2025

Those who fall for the scam are asked to provide payment card data, and eventually will be asked to supply a one-time password sent via SMS or a mobile authentication app. Reports of similar SMS phishing attacks against customers of other U.S. state-run toll facilities surfaced around the same time as the MassDOT alert.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In December 2022, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that a cybercriminal using the handle “ USDoD ” had infiltrated the FBI ‘s vetted information sharing network InfraGard , and was selling the contact information for all 80,000 members. Now it’s a charming kitten. Microsoft Corp. government inboxes.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

Facebook says the data was collected before 2020 when it changed things to prevent such information from being scraped from profiles. The HaveIBeenPwned project, which collects and analyzes hundreds of database dumps containing information about billions of leaked accounts, has incorporated the data into his service.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Cookies play a crucial role in enhancing your online experience, but they can also be exploited by cybercriminals to access sensitive information. Though cookies themselves don’t steal passwords, they can be hijacked to access sensitive data. Cookies track users with unique IDs. How Does Cookie Stealing Work?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

“He stands accused of hacking into corporate accounts and stealing critical information, which allegedly enabled the group to access multi-million-dollar funds,” Murcia Today wrote. The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2025

ASUS warns of an authentication bypass vulnerability in routers with AiCloud enabled that could allow unauthorized execution of functions on the device. ASUS warns of an authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2492 (CVSS v4 score: 9.2), which impacts routers with AiCloud enabled.

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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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Malwarebytes

MAY 27, 2025

While the sheer volume of exposed dataincluding emails, passwords, and authorization URLsis alarming, the real concern is not just about the exposure itself, but in how cybercriminals collect and weaponize these credentials. Infostealers have evolved beyond simple password grabbers. Use unique, complex passwords for every service.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2025

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the guest directly or through our platform. Press Enter As we explained in more detail here , these instructions will infect their Windows system with an information stealer or Trojan. Find out what information is already out there. Press Ctrl + V.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2025

A remote authenticated attacker can exploit the flaw to inject arbitrary commands as a nobody user, which could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. Threat actors were spotted exploiting the default super admin account (admin@LocalDomain), which often still uses the weak default password password.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 24, 2025

In a data breach notice on its website, Blue Shield says it had begun notifying certain members of a potential data breach that may have included elements of their protected health information. This likely included protected health information. Change your password. Choose a strong password that you dont use for anything else.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The attack was later claimed by the Rhysida ransomware group on their leak site, where the group posts information about victims that are unwilling to pay. Later, a security researcher disclosed information about the content of the stolen data with the media. Change your password. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. But the reality is that in most cases by the time the victim organization discloses an incident publicly the information has already been harvested many times over by profit-seeking cybercriminals.

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