Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

But not long after KrebsOnSecurity reported in April that Shefel/Rescator also was behind the theft of Social Security and tax information from a majority of South Carolina residents in 2012, Mr. Shefel began contacting this author with the pretense of setting the record straight on his alleged criminal hacking activities. Vrublevsky Sr.

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Retail Advertising Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 274

Troy Hunt

MARCH 12, 2021

Gab got hacked again with a heap of posts made under users' identities (this is what happens when you don't take your first breach seriously enough!) Sorry about the camera being a little blue at the start, if anyone knows why it's prone to do this I'd love to hear from you.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

No EPAS protected password has ever been cracked and won't be found in any leaks. References Sponsored by: EPAS by Detack. Give it a try, millions of users use it. "A

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2024

The Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords in response to hacking attempts against some of its users. The Pokemon Company announced it had reset the passwords for some accounts after it had detected hacking attempts, Techcrunch first reported. The company was likely the target of credential stuffing attacks.

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Passwords Accountability Authentication Hacking 133

Webroot

MARCH 9, 2021

For even more tips from Webroot IT security experts Tyler Moffitt, Kelvin Murray, Grayson Milbourne, George Anderson and Jonathan Barnett, download the complete e-book on hacker personas. Pretending to be someone else, these hackers manipulate their victims into opening doors to systems or unwittingly sharing passwords or banking details.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 27, 2020

Once that was done, they had to provide Cartdash with their Instacart email address, password, mobile number, tip amount, and whether they prefer the first available delivery slot or are more flexible. I think I am writing a new book about hacking in general, and want to discuss this. First, does this count as a hack?

Hacking 254

Hacking Mobile Passwords Technology 254

Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Their first example is fascinating: the code hardcodes a password, and they say its safe to ignore. I think its not safe, the sample code should show how to get the password from a secret store API. AI meets Appsec Static analysis tool Semgrep announced a GPT-4 integration.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 15, 2021

So, someone did that 167 million times, dumped the data and shared it on a popular hacking forum. Not hacked: Gravatar was not hacked. the Red Cross wasn't hacked either and that was clearly a data breach. the Red Cross wasn't hacked either and that was clearly a data breach.

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Data breaches Hacking Passwords Accountability 359

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Ted Harrington’s new book Hackable: How To Do Application Security Right argues for making application security a focal point, while laying out a practical framework that covers many of the fundamental bases.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Researchers from vpnMentor security firm have recently discovered a huge data breach in flight booking platform Option Way. . Researchers at vpnMentor discovered a huge data breach in flight booking platform Option Way as part of a web-mapping project. . ” continues the analysis. ” continues the analysis.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

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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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

Use unique, strong passwords, and store them in a password manager. Many people get hacked from having guessable or previously compromised passwords. Good passwords are long, random, and unique to each account, which means it’s impossible for a human to manage them on their own.

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Risk Password Management Passwords Accountability 345

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Pass-back attack via users address book – SMB / FTP CVE-2024-12511 (CVSS score: 7.6) – An attacker can modify the user address book configuration to redirect SMB or FTP scans to a host they control, capturing authentication credentials.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

But, then again, you may have been hacked–“wiped” being the current term of art and something Iran has earned a reputation for. Never buy a device that doesn’t allow you to set a long and strong password. password, 123456, qwerty, etc. Consider using a password manager. You may have made a mistake.

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Passwords Phishing Password Management Accountability 245

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

.” Constella Intelligence , a company that tracks exposed databases, finds that 774748@gmail.com was used in connection with just a handful of passwords, but most frequently the password “ featar24 “ Pivoting off of that password reveals a handful of email addresses, including akafitis@gmail.com. ru in 2008.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2022

The threat actors claim the stolen database contains customer information, including names, emails, phone numbers, hashed passwords, and password salt. “In December 2021, the online booking service FlexBooker suffered a data breach that exposed 3.7 The data was found being actively traded on a popular hacking forum.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The website, and publisher of books, courses and articles for web developers, SitePoint discloses a data breach that impacted 1M users. SitePoint is an Australian-based website, and publisher of books, courses and articles for web developers. Next time you login to SitePoint you will need to create a new password.”

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 5, 2025

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Threatpost

JUNE 30, 2021

Threat actors may have been duking it out for control of the compromised devices, first using a 2018 RCE, then password-protecting a new vulnerability.

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Passwords Malware Hacking 101

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Security researchers from WizCase have discovered several vulnerabilities in WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS. WD My Book, NetGear Stora. WizCase Report: Vulnerabilities found on WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS. But is it secure enough to protect your companies data?

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Sure, Doug said, here’s my Calendly profile, book a time and we’ll do it then. Unfortunately for us, Doug freaked out after deciding he’d been tricked — backing up his important documents, changing his passwords, and then reinstalling macOS on his computer.

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Malware Cryptocurrency Software Phishing 334

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The database included the personally identifiable information of Blink Mobility customers and administrators, including: Phone number Email address Encrypted password Registration date Device info and device token Details on subscription and rented vehicles (license plate, VIN, booking start and end location, etc.)

Mobile 136

Mobile Identity Theft Passwords Phishing 136

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Script code snippet – Credit OALABS The attackers hope that the victim will save the password when asked by the browser, so that it will be stolen by StealC running. Enable 2FA Authentication: This measure adds an extra layer of security by requiring a second factor of authentication in addition to the password.

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Passwords Identity Theft Education Authentication 128

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 4, 2021

Ticketmaster executives and employees emailed each other about the benefits of these hacks. How did the Ticketmaster hacking scheme get started? And soliciting, as we're about to see, led to 'computer intrusion' or hacking. What did they want? Access to a competitor's data and analytics relating to concert ticket pre-sales.

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Hacking Passwords Education Internet 104

Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Facebook Is an Open Book. It is believed this was the method used to recently hack Jack Dempsey’s Twitter account. . Once the number has been transferred, the criminal has control of any accounts that are identified by caller ID (including many financial institutions) as well as any accounts protected by two-factor authentication.

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Scams Accountability Financial Services Insurance 197

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The recent Emotet campaign uses spam messages with password-protected attachments, experts noticed a decline in infections over the weekend, a behavior already observed in the past. Emotet joined the password-protected attachment bandwagon with a campaign starting Friday. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Emotet). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malware Passwords Advertising Cybercrime 144

Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Super Hackers Trying to Hack You. First, I don’t know who these super hackers are, or why they’re trying ot hack you. But if it’s a state-level hacking group (or similar elite level), and you are targeted, you’re going to get hacked unless you stop using the internet and email. Script Kiddies.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. And there were many good reasons to support this conclusion.

Cybercrime 283

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 283

Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2020

HappyHotel , a Japanese search engine used to find and book rooms in “love hotels,” announced to have suffered a security breach in December. HappyHotel is a popular Japanese search engine for “love hotels,” it is used by married couples and unfaithful spouses, it allows users to book rooms in love hotels in Japan.

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Data breaches Engineering Advertising Hacking 88

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 7, 2022

As an example, let’s take SQL injection , one of the most well-known methods of hacking online applications. We enter our login and password to sign in. Thus, an attacker can manipulate these non-standard conditions for their own purposes. Suppose we have an online service, an online bank, for instance.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In 2013, Kurittu worked on investigation involving Kivimaki’s use of the Zbot botnet, among other activities Kivimaki engaged in as a member of the hacker group Hack the Planet. Among those who grabbed a copy of the database was Antti Kurittu , a former criminal investigator at the Helsinki Police Department. ”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Gekko Group is a leading European B2B hotel booking platform that also owns smaller hospitality brands, including Teldar Travel & Infinite Hotel. Security experts from vpnMentor discovered that Gekko Group, an AccorHotels subsidiary, exposes hotels and travelers in a massive data leak.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2021

According to a report published by researchers at PrivacySavvy, many travel companies expose users’ data through their booking apps. In a report published on the 16 th of March by PrivacySavvy, many travel companies expose users’ data through their booking apps. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Travel Apps).

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 3, 2019

It's been resoundingly well-received by both browsers to the site and the sponsors themselves and I've already booked 2019 out until August. MVP Summit in Seattle: This is my first time hearing @troyhunt speak, he is giving a talk called {Hack Your Career}, and this is great info and extremely well delivered. troyhunt is here to help.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2021

Finally, we looked at the latest Android “System Update” malware that steals photos, videos, GPS location , and we thought it was time to cool down some fervor and say that, you know what, Internet password books are OK.

VPN 115

VPN Scams Internet Internet 115

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Once they’re in, they can grab your emails, usernames, passwords, and more. They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords. While they can’t directly read your password, they can still download malware or gather enough information to steal your identity.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

In July 2018, email users around the world began complaining of receiving spam which began with a password the recipient used at some point in the past and threatened to release embarrassing videos of the recipient unless a bitcoin ransom was paid. based domain name registrar and hosting provider.

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