Schneier on Security

APRIL 1, 2022

FIDO2 multi-factor authentication systems are not susceptible to these attacks, because they are tied to a physical computer. .” Calling the target, pretending to be part of the company, and telling the target they need to send an MFA request as part of a company process.

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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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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The FIDO Alliance found in a survey that as consumers become more familiar with passkeys, they are adopting the technology as a more secure alternative to passwords to authenticate their identities online. The post Best of 2024: FIDO: Consumers are Adopting Passkeys for Authentication appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It exploits “device code flow,” a form of authentication formalized in the industry-wide OAuth standard. Authentication through device code flow is designed for logging printers, smart TVs, and similar devices into accounts.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This is the result of a security audit: More than a fifth of the passwords protecting network accounts at the US Department of the Interior—including Password1234, Password1234!, The audit uncovered another security weakness—the failure to consistently implement multi-factor authentication (MFA). and ChangeItN0w!—were

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The second bug fixed this month that is already seeing in-the-wild exploitation is CVE-2024-43451 , a spoofing flaw that could reveal Net-NTLMv2 hashes , which are used for authentication in Windows environments. Narang notes that CVE-2024-43451 is the third NTLM zero-day so far this year.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. But critics say the move is little more than a public relations stunt that will do nothing to help countless early adopters whose password vaults were exposed in a 2022 breach at LastPass.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 7, 2021

He's not a techie (he runs a pizza restaurant), but somehow, we ended up talking about passwords. Change the password to one 1Password automatically generates c. Obviously, he still has a heap of accounts to set decent passwords on, but now he knows the pattern and he can repeat that over and over again.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 1, 2025

As we celebrate World Password Day on May 1st, it's clear that traditional password trickslike swapping "a" with "@" or adding an exclamation point at the endare no longer fooling hackers. Hackers today can guess common patterns and character swaps in mere seconds, leaving those "clever" passwords vulnerable.

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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.

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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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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 22, 2025

Dive deep into the technical fundamentals of Authentication and SSO systems. Learn how HTTP, security protocols, and best practices work together to create robust authentication solutions for modern web applications. The post Authentication and Single Sign-On: Essential Technical Foundations appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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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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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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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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2023

No passcode fallback is available in the event that the user is unable to complete Face ID or Touch ID authentication. For especially sensitive actions, including changing the password of the Apple ID account associated with the iPhone, the feature adds a security delay on top of biometric authentication.

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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. They dont crack into password managers or spy on passwords entered for separate apps.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 25, 2022

Here’s a phishing campaign that uses a man-in-the-middle attack to defeat multi-factor authentication: Microsoft observed a campaign that inserted an attacker-controlled proxy site between the account users and the work server they attempted to log into.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 10, 2024

New attack against the RADIUS authentication protocol: The Blast-RADIUS attack allows a man-in-the-middle attacker between the RADIUS client and server to forge a valid protocol accept message in response to a failed authentication request.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 9, 2024

The malware captures any PINs and passwords the victim enters to unlock their device and can later use them to unlock the device at will to perform malicious activities hidden from view.

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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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Webroot

APRIL 30, 2025

In todays digital world, passwords have become a necessary part of life. May 1, 2025, is World Password Day , a reminder that passwords are the unsung heroes of cybersecurity, the first line of defense for all your sensitive personal data. World Password Day is more relevant than ever in todays evolving threat landscape.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

If you find an app from this family or another information stealer on your device, there are a few guidelines to follow to limit the damage: Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you dont use for anything else. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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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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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Authentication is more frustrating to your customers when you dont threat model. The bank unexpectedly sent me a temporary password to sign up, and when I did, the temporary password had expired. But then, after I went to reset the password, the bank emailed me a one time code. Recently, I was opening a new bank account.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Booking.com said it now requires 2FA , which forces partners to provide a one-time passcode from a mobile authentication app (Pulse) in addition to a username and password. .” The phony booking.com website generated by visiting the link in the text message.

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 30, 2023

The advice to impacted individuals is as follows: Get a digital password manager to help you make all passwords strong and unique If you've been reusing passwords, change them to strong and unique versions now, starting with the most important services you use Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it's available, especially for important (..)

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In a recent cybersecurity development, threat actors exploited weak security practices by targeting Microsoft accounts that lack two-factor authentication (2FA). As discussed on WindowsForum, this “password spray and pray” attack highlights the importance of robust authentication measures.

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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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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

USDoD claimed they grabbed the data by using passwords stolen from a Turkish airline employee who had third-party access to Airbus’ systems. By stealing these tokens, attackers can often reuse them in their own web browser, and bypass any authentication normally required for that account. Microsoft Corp. government inboxes.

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 29, 2023

Further, the passwords from the malware will shortly be searchable in the Pwned Passwords service which can either be checked online or via the API. Pwned Passwords is presently requested 5 and a half billion times each month to help organisations prevent people from using known compromised passwords.

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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. HIBP confirmed that the stolen archive had 31M records, including email address, screen name, bcrypt password hash, and timestamps for password changes.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Though cookies themselves don’t steal passwords, they can be hijacked to access sensitive data. They could even conceal dangerous malware in photos or links on secure websites you visit, and a single click can activate the code, even overcoming multifactor authentication. Cookies track users with unique IDs.

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