Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Actively scan and monitor web applications for unauthorized access, modification, and anomalous activities. Consider using a formalized authentication process for employee-to-employee communications made over the public telephone network where a second factor is used to.

Cryptocurrency 363

Cryptocurrency VPN Scams Social Engineering 363

Krebs on Security

MAY 30, 2023

Scavuzzo said the administrator’s account was hijacked even though she had multi-factor authentication turned on. “The interesting thing [is] that I didn’t use Discord since few months or even social media because of the political status of Turkey,” Levatax explained, referring to the recent election in his country.

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Hacking Scams Accountability Cryptocurrency 282

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

According to this comprehensive breakdown of the phishing toolkit , the U-Admin control panel isn’t sold on its own, but rather it is included when customers contact the developer and purchase a set of phishing pages designed to mimic a specific brand — such as a bank website or social media platform.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Miller said that after months of complaining and sharing fake profile information with LinkedIn, the social media network appeared to do something which caused the volume of group membership requests from phony accounts to drop precipitously. Miller said these profiles are all listed in the order they appeared. of spam and scams.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Contacted by KrebsOnSecurity, GoDaddy acknowledged the authentication weakness documented by Guilmette. Facebook ; Gap (Apparel) Inc ; Fifth Third Bancorp ; Hearst Communications ; Hilton Interntional ; ING Bank ; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); McDonalds Corp. ; NBC Universal Media ; NRG Energy ; Oath, Inc (a.k.a

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Countless websites and online services use SMS text messages for both password resets and multi-factor authentication. T-Mobile declined to answer questions about what it may be doing to beef up employee authentication. “And we are constantly working to fight against it,” the statement reads. ” TMO UP! .”

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 29, 2022

There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data from Internet service providers, phone companies and social media firms. Most govs use [Microsoft] Outlook, so it’s more difficult because theres usually some sort of multi-factor authentication.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

. “This was accomplished by targeting the DevOps engineer’s home computer and exploiting a vulnerable third-party media software package, which enabled remote code execution capability and allowed the threat actor to implant keylogger malware,” LastPass officials wrote.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2022

When KrebsOnSecurity recently explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media firms and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. ” NEEDLES IN THE HAYSTACK. EDR OVERLOAD?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In May, KrebsOnSecurity interviewed a Russian spammer named “ Quotpw “ who was mass-registering accounts on the social media network Mastodon in order to conduct a series of huge spam campaigns advertising scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. .” We don’t have to look very far for examples of Kopeechka in action.

Accountability 209

Accountability Scams Cryptocurrency Advertising 209

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This includes people who run or work at cryptocurrency-focused companies; those who participate as speakers at public conferences centered around Blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies; and those who like to talk openly on social media about their crypto investments. ” TWO-FACTOR BREAKDOWN.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

But a cybercriminal — particularly a state-sponsored actor operating outside the United States — likely would not hesitate to do so if he thought registering a.gov was worth it to make his malicious website, emails or fake news social media campaign more believable. “I assumed there would be at least ID verification.

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