Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

. — rely on that number for password resets. From there, the bad guys can reset the password of any account to which that mobile number is tied, and of course intercept any one-time tokens sent to that number for the purposes of multi-factor authentication. It’s time we stopped letting everyone treat them that way.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 2, 2025

Yesterday, we told you about how millions of pictures from specialized dating apps had been stored online without any kind of password protection. GB in a non-password-protected nor encrypted, but publicly exposed database. It may continue to exist in caches, backups, and snapshots. and all that without restrictions.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Social media misuse. Its a top-end, true all-in-one offering based on a new platform that combines antivirus, password manager, identity protection, VPN, backup, and parental controls. Close compromised accounts and open new ones with different account numbers, and new passwords and PINs. Cyber threats. Identity theft.

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Zero Day

JUNE 19, 2025

PT NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty For all of us who hate passwords, passkeys represent a simpler and safer way of authenticating online accounts. PT NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty For all of us who hate passwords, passkeys represent a simpler and safer way of authenticating online accounts.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2024

“No one gets arrested,” Daniel enthused to Junseth in the May 7 podcast, which quickly went viral on social media. If you disable this, it’s a good idea to keep a printed copy of one-time backup codes , and to store those in a secure place. “It’s almost like there’s no consequences.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Password Manager Ensures your passwords are strong and secure, while also making them easy to access and manage. Secure backup Keeps your critical files safe from data loss or ransomware attacks. Browser protection Keeps you safe while you browse and shop online, surf the web, and connect on social media.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Business media assets have become exceptionally valuable intellectual property for brands in recent years. Data breaches that compromise proprietary media content can be financially frustrating at best, and completely shatter an organization's reputation at worst. What are digital media assets?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2021

The malware moves all files stored on the device to password-protected 7zip archives and demand the payment of a $550 ransom. “The Multimedia Console, Media Streaming Add-on, and Hybrid Backup Sync apps need to be updated to the latest available version as well to further secure QNAP NAS from ransomware attacks. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Webroot

APRIL 11, 2025

Phishing emails and text messages: Phishing schemes can happen through emails, texts or social media. Scammers send messages to try to trick you into sharing sensitive information like W-2 forms, usernames, passwords, and account details. Back up your tax records: Make digital and physical backups of your tax documents.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Disable compromised accounts or restrict their permissions immediately, update passwords for authorized users to prevent further unauthorized access. law enforcement, regulators, or media) should be contacted. Weak and stolen passwords Require all employees to reset their passwords immediately following the breach.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

Tony Mendoza, Senior Director of Enterprise Business Solutions at Spectra Logic, laid out the details of the attack at the annual Fujifilm Recording Media USA (FRMA) Conference in San Diego late last month. “We Backups Wiped Out But Tape, Snapshots Survive. Instructions were issued to change passwords immediately.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

That’s a crazy long time for an independent media outlet these days, but then again I’m bound to keep doing this as long as they keep letting me. Tank, seen here performing as a DJ in Ukraine in an undated photo from social media. KrebsOnSecurity turns 13 years old today. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2024

It helps protect your accounts by requiring a second form of authentication and password. With Duo, even if someone knows your password, they won’t be able to get into your account without access to your phone. Why you need Duo Mobile This is “need to know” information: Using a password alone isn’t enough anymore.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 29, 2021

platform or River City Media. and River City Media data breaches. The leaked data contained no highly sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers or Social Security numbers. Who is River City Media, and what information was exposed in the breach? That’s because you didn’t.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2023

Open-source media player software provider Kodi discloses a data breach after threat actors stole its MyBB forum database. The account was used to create database backups which were then downloaded and deleted. It also downloaded existing nightly full-backups of the database.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Password management software firm LastPass disclosed a “second attack,” a threat actor used data stolen from the August security breach and combined it with information available from a third-party data breach. Then the attackers exploited a flaw in a third-party media software package to target the firm. ” continues the update.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

Shoring up defenses This service spins out of Craig Newmark Philanthropies contribution of a $1.068 million gift to help GCA provide critical cybersecurity protections for media, journalists, election offices and community organizations. The viral spreading of false information through websites and social media.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 2, 2025

Social media has now become such a huge part of our lives that it can't simply be described as a social platform; rather, we can say it has given us a platform to create a digital identity, expanding our reach to connect with people, and helping us explore opportunities. Bitwarden, LastPass) for strong, unique passwords.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Contacting Partners, Customers and the Media- REvil Ransomware spreading gangs are seen involving in the tactic of contacting partners, customers and the media of the victimized company and are seen urging them to pressurize the victimized company to pay up.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

With couples today regularly sharing access to one another’s email accounts, streaming services, social media platforms, online photo albums, and more, the risk of a bad breakup isn’t just heartache. This includes: Email, social media, and online banking accounts on shared tablets, computers, and smartphones. Breaking up is hard to do.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

No matter how reliant we ultimately become on cloud storage and streaming media, it’s hard to image consumers ever fully abandoning removable storage devices. These drives still serve a purpose, such as transporting data from one computer to another, accessing presentations outside of the office, or as an additional backup solution.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

We made a full backup of [his/her] disk. (We We have all [his/her] address book, social media, history of viewing sites, dating apps, all files, phone numbers, and addresses of all [his/her] contacts) and are willing to give you a full access to this data. Here is proof. If you are, change it as soon as possible.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2023

Backup before you go The consequences of losing your device or having it stolen are worse when you are outside of your own environment. So make sure that you have recent backups of your important data, and don't keep the backups on the devices you are taking. Updating them while you are travelling can be slow and tedious.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The remote developer’s PC was reportedly compromised via a remote code execution vulnerability in a third-party media player, which was exploited to deploy a keylogger. After this, the attacker was able to wait until the employee entered their master password and authenticated themselves with multi-factor authentication.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Let me give you an example from smack bang in the middle of GDPR territory: Deezer, the French streaming media service that went into HIBP early January last year: New breach: Deezer had 229M unique email addresses breached from a 2019 backup and shared online in late 2022. with the prevalence of password reuse in mind.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 11, 2021

But while some feel that the social media platform is an essential part of life, others find the data scandals and privacy issues disconcerting. Click Delete Account , enter your password, and your account is gone forever. You don’t have to worry about managing your privacy or consuming seemingly endless social media content.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

“Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network. “I’ve been using this login since about 2013 on all the forums where I register, and I don’t always set a strong password. “The command requires Windows system administrators,” Truniger’s ads explained.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

This may include passwords, browsing history, photos, documents and Wi-Fi codes. We’d encourage you to make a backup of any important information as soon as you can, and then reset the device.” By resetting the device, the user ensures that any information belonging to the former owner is deleted.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Collectively in control over millions of spam-spewing zombies, those botmasters also continuously harvested passwords and other data from infected machines. As we’ll see in a moment, Salomon is now behind bars, in part because he helped to rob dozens of small businesses in the United States using some of those same harvested passwords.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

These fraudsters go to great lengths to create the appearance of being legitimate florist, gift basket retailer, or travel agent, setting up websites, placing ads on social media, and sending emails. Secure your devices and backup your data Ensure your devices have the latest security updates installed.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

MGM made the hasty decision to shut down each and every one of their Okta Sync servers after learning that we had been lurking on their Okta Agent servers sniffing passwords of people whose passwords couldn't be cracked from their domain controller hash dumps. Create offsite, offline backups. Don’t get attacked twice.

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Webroot

MAY 28, 2025

Many of their favorite activities, including gaming and connecting with friends on social media, are connected to the internet. Strengthen your password security Are you still using passwords like your dogs name and 123? Chances are their Roblox passwords arent as tough to hack as they should be. And what about your kids?

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 14, 2018

They'll each culminate with data being loaded into HIBP, subscribers receiving breach notifications and the incidents possibly landing up in the media. Look for social media accounts that accept private communications. Request security contact via social media. Look for a contact us form. Look for publicised email addresses.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

Digital wallet phish attempts are rampant on social media, and we expect this to rise. It’s a bit like the difference between using an online, cloud based password manager run by a third-party company, or running a totally local password manager operated by you and you alone. Below, we dig into a few of those.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 27, 2022

With passwords and MFA out of the way, let’s next look at connected apps or services that are tied to our priority accounts. When you log into other sites on the web through Facebook, Google, or another social account, as well as when you install social media apps or games, you are sharing information about those accounts with those services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Learn about strong password creation, multi-factor authentica-tion, secure browsing habits, and data encryption. Regularly review privacy settings on social media platforms to ensure that your personal information is not being exposed to potential threats. Utilize a password manager to securely store and generate strong passwords.

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