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

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Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. According to an Aug.

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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

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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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Calendar Meeting Links Used to Spread Mac Malware

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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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Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny

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ru , which for many years was a place to download pirated e-books. frequently relied on the somewhat unique password, “ plk139t51z.” ” Constella says that same password was used for just a handful of other email addresses, including gumboldt@gmail.com. antivirusxp09[.]com). was thelib[.]ru

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‘Land Lordz’ Service Powers Airbnb Scams

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site that helps him manage more than 500 scam properties and interactions with up to 100 (soon-to-be-scammed) “guests” looking to book the fake listings. The fake site simply forwards all requests on this page to Airbnb.com, and records any usernames and passwords submitted through the site.

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Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com

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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.

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