Hacking Internet Password Management Web Fraud 
Krebs on Security
JULY 29, 2021
Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another. So hopefully by this point it should be clear why re-using passwords is generally a bad idea. Don’t re-use passwords. In essence, you effectively get to use the same password across all Web sites.
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. And then he got hacked. The Internet is swimming with con artists masquerading as legitimate cryptocurrency recovery experts.
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Krebs on Security
JANUARY 30, 2024
authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. 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.
Krebs on Security
JULY 10, 2022
Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who’ve had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
‘Tis the season when even those who know a thing or two about Internet scams tend to let down their guard in the face of an eye-popping discount or the stress of last-minute holiday shopping. I later received an email from the seller, who said his Amazon account had been hacked and abused by scammers to create fake sales.
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