Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. According to an Aug.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

In due course, the malicious actor was able to partially compromise our infrastructure, and gain access to document storage.” “At this moment in time, it looks like no emails, passwords, or any personal data were accessed, but we do suggest resetting your password and activate 2FA security,” the company wrote in a blog post.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 29, 2022

Virtually all major technology companies serving large numbers of users online have departments that routinely review and process such requests, which are typically granted as long as the proper documents are provided and the request appears to come from an email address connected to an actual police department domain name.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Soon after, the attackers were able to use their control over his mobile number to reset his Gmail account password. From there, the perpetrators accessed a Google Drive document that Ferri had used to record credentials to other sites, including a cryptocurrency exchange.

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