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"Pwned", the Book, is Finally Here!

Troy Hunt

which I've now included in this book 😊 These are the stories behind the stories and finally, the book about it all is here: I announced the book back in April last year after Rob, Charlotte and I had already invested a heap of effort before releasing a preview in October. This book has it all. Pat Phelan.

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Dashlane launches new Dark Web Insights tool, MFA authenticator app, small biz Starter plan

CSO Magazine

Password manager vendor Dashlane has announced updates to its suite of enterprise offerings. These include a new Dark Web Insights tool that provides a breakdown of compromised passwords, a standalone authenticator app for enabling account multi-factor authentication (MFA), and a low-cost starter plan for small businesses.

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When Accounts are "Hacked" Due to Poor Passwords, Victims Must Share the Blame

Troy Hunt

It's just another day on the internet when the news is full of headlines about accounts being hacked. This is when hackers try usernames and password combos leaked in data breaches at other companies, hoping that some users might have reused usernames and passwords across services.

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Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Krebs on Security

Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. Multiple security firms soon assigned the hacking group the nickname “ Scattered Spider.” 9, 2024, U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

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5 Signs a Cyberattack Is Under Way and 5 Things You Need to Do Before It Happens

Adam Levin

You go online and you can’t access your cloud account, or you can’t find data stored on a device or in a specific service. But, then again, you may have been hacked–“wiped” being the current term of art and something Iran has earned a reputation for. Consider using a password manager.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 232

Security Affairs

A flaw in LastPass password manager leaks credentials from previous site. Data leak exposes sensitive data of all Ecuador ‘citizens. Crooks hacked other celebrity Instagram accounts to push scams. Magecart attackers target mobile users of hotel chain booking websites. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The 773 Million Record "Collection #1" Data Breach

Troy Hunt

Many people will land on this page after learning that their email address has appeared in a data breach I've called "Collection #1". Collection #1 is a set of email addresses and passwords totalling 2,692,818,238 rows. It's made up of many different individual data breaches from literally thousands of different sources.