Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

Get started with NCA’s Manage Your Privacy Settings page to check the settings of social media accounts, retail stores, apps and more. Protect your data Data privacy and cybersecurity go hand in hand. Keep your data secure by creating long, unique passwords and storing them in a password manager.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Here’s a closer look at what typically transpires in the weeks or months before an organization notifies its users about a breached database.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 29, 2018

The penny first dropped for me just over 7 years ago to the day: The only secure password is the one you can't remember. In an era well before the birth of Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), I was doing a bunch of password analysis on data breaches and wouldn't you know it - people are terrible at creating passwords!

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. ” SEPTEMBER. Uber blames LAPSUS$ for the intrusion.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Passwords are everywhere, but they probably weren't intended to be used as much as they are today. Maybe you are at an organization that requires you to change your passwords every 90 days or so, and so you have password fatigue -- there are only so many variations you can do every 90 days or so. I must have the password.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Retail websites big and small can expect a lot of interest from shoppers looking for deals, and a lot of interest from cybercriminals looking to cash in on those shoppers, by stealing their credit card details with stealthy card skimmers. Set strong passwords. Shared passwords. Never share them, never reuse them.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Imagine you’re a retailer with 50 store locations. For customers like retailers, as well as banks and business software providers, an outage like this can be a blow to your reputation as well as a financial loss. Authorization requires the user to view the data or use the resources on the network once they verify themselves.

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Troy Hunt

MAY 29, 2018

Back in August, I pushed out a service as part of Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) to help organisations block bad passwords from their online things. I called it "Pwned Passwords" and released 320M of them from real-world data breaches via both a downloadable file and an online service. 1Password. Thank you, @troyhunt ??

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

More retailers accept several forms of online payments. Never give out your data over a phone call, however honest it can seem. Use good password practices. Do not use the same password for several accounts. Use a reliable password manager. Cryptocurrency trading accounts. Use anti-malware software.

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