Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

I linked to the story from the beginning of this blog post and got a handful of willing respondents for whom I sent their data and asked two simple questions: Does this data look accurate? As I said in the intro, this is not the conclusive end I wanted for this blog post.

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Heimadal Security

AUGUST 4, 2021

In short, the methods hackers use to trick victims is through a phishing mail that urges them to call a specific phone number because some subscription will expire and determines them to access […]. The post BazaCall Is Not Gone: the Malicious Campaign Goes on with Its Activity appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

pic.twitter.com/pN1dQ38cDr — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) September 1, 2019 Back on business as usual, there's the SIM hijacking issue with Jack Dorsey's Twitter account, more data breaches and joyously, the HIBP API being back in full swing with the 500 subscription limit issue on Azure's APIM now being overcome.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An open registration process allows anyone to set up an account, buy a monthly subscription, and start their own phishing campaigns. The post Cybersecurity Researchers Warn About the Dangers of `Caffeine` appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Main Caffeine log in screen – Source What Does PaaS Mean Exactly As […].

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Contents of a free phishing kit archive Paid phishing pages and data, as well as phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) subscriptions. They also provide phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) subscriptions that give their customers access to phishing tools, as well as guides for beginners and technical support. ” Phishing-as-a-Service.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

We are issuing refunds to all users in Italy who purchased a ChatGPT Plus subscription in March. We are also temporarily pausing subscription renewals in Italy so that users won't be charged while ChatGPT is suspended.

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NetSpi Technical

JANUARY 4, 2024

In this blog post, we will show the processes used to create a malicious ACR task that can be used to export tokens for Managed Identities attached to an ACR. While the original blog focuses on overwriting existing tasks, we will be focusing on creating new tasks and automating the whole process with PowerShell.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

For example, how do you cancel a subscription once it's started? Or they'd lodge a dispute with Stripe because they'd emailed noreply@ asking for their subscription to be cancelled and it wasn't. But where things get more nuanced is when people pay money for it because suddenly, there are different expectations.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

It's a no-blog week, but that doesn't mean any less is happening! that's $100 off an annual subscription right there - one third! ) This week, I've finally wrapped up the Lego Bugatti, got myself into the new iPad, connected my washing machine (I know, I know, I didn't plan it this way!) and then isolated it on a separate IoT network.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 15, 2021

This blog was jointly written with Ofer Caspi. Some of the links in this blog require an OTX account, and the QakBot infrastructure tracker will require readers to be customers with access to the Threat Intel subscription. Thanks to the following researchers and the MalwareBazaar Project: @0verfl0w_. malware_traffic.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The post UltimaSMS Subscription Fraud Campaign Targeted Android Users appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Despite the fact that Google promptly deleted the applications, the scammers are likely to have made millions of dollars in fake membership payments.

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Heimadal Security

MAY 27, 2021

BazaLoader phishing emails are telling people to dial a phone number to cancel a phony subscription and therefore convincing them to download a malicious payload without their knowledge. The post One BazarLoader Call Center that Installs Malware: A Deeper Look into Its Operations appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

They can be found on pornography sites, but also file sharing sites, unofficial streaming platforms, gaming sites, random blogs, pretty much anywhere at all. The aim of the scammers' game is to get unsuspecting users to accept a calendar subscription. Often, they will obscure the subscription with a distraction.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2023

The company explained that ChatGPT is in scope, including ChatGPT Plus, logins, subscriptions, OpenAI-created plugins (e.g. OpenAI launched a bug bounty program and it is offering up to $20,000 to bug hunters that will report vulnerabilities in its ChatGPT chatbot service. Plugins developed by other people are out of the scope.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2022

The operators sell the Stealer module for $260 as an annual subscription, it allows to steal a lot of sensitive information from infected systems, including passwords, cookies, credit cards, and crypto-wallets. Stolen data are exfiltrated via Telegram Bot. To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Ransomware DDOS Cybercrime Malware 91

Heimadal Security

MARCH 25, 2021

To clarify, a fleeceware refers to a mobile app that comes with excessive subscription fees. The post Over $400 Million Earned by Fleeceware Apps in the App Store and Play Store appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. For instance, most apps provide you with a short free trial to […].

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2022

sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”) To nominate, please visit:? The vulnerability impacts all versions starting from 11.10 before 14.9.5, all versions starting from 14.10 before 14.10.4, all versions starting from 15.0 before 15.0.1. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 10, 2023

Top 10 IdentityIQ Blog Posts of 2022. With a final look back at 2022, we’re rounding up the most searched and visited blog posts from last year. The top 10 most popular blog topics on the IdentityIQ website last year include: What to Do if My Email Is Found on the Dark Web? IdentityIQ. How Important are Phone Software Updates?

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Identity Theft Scams Education Antivirus 82

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In what may come as a surprise, subscription-based face search engine PimEyes seems to have realized that their service can be used for nefarious purposes. PimEyes’ CEO Giorgi Gobronidze told the New York Times that it has taken technical measures to block such searches as part of a “no harm policy.”

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Engineering Identity Theft Surveillance Technology 98

Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Moving from Vendorship to Partnership See the video at the blog post. In it for the long term In an earlier blog , I talked about how building a long-term partnership with a vendor enables customers to realize greater value for their investment. My expectations for a deeper relationship are low. But what if I want more from my vendor?

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 23, 2022

I wrote many blog posts about doing big things for small dollars and did talks all over the world about the great success I'd had with these approaches. One such talk was How I Pwned My Cloud Costs so it seems apt that today, I write about the exact opposite: how my cloud costs pwned me. Windows NT; Windows NT 10.0;

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2023

Customers can use the app by paying a monthly subscription of $6 for a standard license or $12 for a Pro license. “As The news of the data breach was first reported by the Polish security research blog Niebezpiecznik , which also confirmed that the threat actors behind the attack claimed to have seized the domain associated with the spyware.

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Data breaches Spyware Hacking Accountability 91

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

What follows is the process I went through trying to work out what an earth this thing is, the confusion surrounding the data, the shady characters dealing with it and ultimately, how it's now searchable in Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), which may be what brought you to this blog post in the first place.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 4, 2021

As we start a hopefully better 2021, we are taking a look back at the most searched and visited topics on the IdentityIQ blog during 2020. The top-10 most popular blogs on the IdentityIQ website last year were: Should You Pay Your Credit Card Statement Balance or Current Balance?

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Identity Theft Education Media Phishing 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2023

Once an attacker locates the Storage Account of a Function App that is assigned with a strong managed identity, it can run code on its behalf and as a result acquire a subscription privilege escalation (PE).” . “At this point stealing credentials and Escalating Privileges , as scary as it may sound, is fairly easy.

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Accountability Education Media Authentication 98

Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2021

The bulk of Gartner’s revenue comes from subscription-based IT market research. As the largest organization dedicated to the analysis of software, Gartner’s network of analysts are well connected to the technology and software industries. Those enticements have mostly fallen on deaf ears.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

As expected, Twitter rolled out the campaign to weed out fake accounts by charging for blue tick subscriptions from the second week of this month. However, not all seem to go as per the plan, as the verification systems seem to be filled with security loopholes.

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Accountability Media Software Authentication 83

NetSpi Technical

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As we were preparing our slides and tools for our DEF CON Cloud Village Talk ( What the Function: A Deep Dive into Azure Function App Security ), Thomas Elling and I stumbled onto an extension of some existing research that we disclosed on the NetSPI blog in March of 2023.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2018

This past year featured some 150 blog posts , but as usual the biggest contribution to this site came from the amazing community of readers here who have generously contributed their knowledge, wit and wisdom in more than 10,000 comments. Your correspondence and tips have been invaluable, so by all means keep them coming.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2024

Stevens is also quoted in a paid blog post at ecogreenequipment.com , as is Alina Clark , co-founder and marketing director of CocoDoc , an online service for editing and managing PDF documents. Sally Stevens’ LinkedIn profile photo is identical to a stock image titled “beautiful girl” from Adobe.com. The FTC levied a $5.8

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Back in 2016, I wrote a blog post about the Martin Lewis Money show featuring HIBP and how it drove an unprecedented spike of traffic to the service, ultimately knocking it offline for a brief period of time. So onto the SQL database which manages things like the subscriptions for those who want to be notified of future breaches.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 26, 2021

By the time Surfshark launched in 2018, the consumer-grade VPN suppliers were generating north of $20 billion a year in subscription fees and the field of top suppliers had swelled to include the likes of NordVPN, ExpressVPN and Cyber Ghost. percent ten years ago. and Canada in the first few months of the global pandemic.

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B2C VPN Marketing Antivirus 212

Jane Frankland

JANUARY 16, 2024

In last week’s blog I started to explore the pros and cons of using an MDR provider and whether it’s better choosing a boutique provider over that of a traditional big brand. Alternatively, some offer more flexible monthly subscription models which their clients can cancel at any time without a penalty.

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Marketing CISO Cybersecurity Technology 130

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 30, 2020

You’ll have to read the blog to find out. While we’re on the topic of recurring revenue, our partner, Zuora, published their Subscription Impact Report: Covid-19 Edition to analyze the impact that the global spread of Coronavirus has had on subscription-based companies. Tien Tzuo - Founder and CEO, Zuora.

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Digital transformation Healthcare Technology Manufacturing 62

Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This blog sheds light on what smart TV scams are, how they work, and how you can help protect yourself from falling victim to them. According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), these scams usually start with pop-up messages appearing on a user’s smart TV, claiming there’s an issue with the device or streaming subscription.

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Scams Identity Theft Phishing Software 104

NetSpi Technical

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

We’ve recently seen an increased adoption of the Azure Batch service in customer subscriptions. This research time has given us a few key areas to look at in the Azure Batch service, that we will cover in this blog.

Accountability 95

Accountability Passwords Penetration Testing Authentication 95

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

By definition, fleeceware is a type of malware for mobile devices that comes with hidden, excessive subscription fees. These applications take advantage of users who do not know how to cancel a subscription by charging them long after they have deleted the application. Applications of this kind are often referred to as fleeceware.

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