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Ubiquiti: Change Your Password, Enable 2FA

Krebs on Security

Ubiquiti , a major vendor of cloud-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as routers, network video recorders, security cameras and access control systems, is urging customers to change their passwords and enable multi-factor authentication. Change your password. Click on ‘Security’ from the left-hand menu.

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Chinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing Via SMS

Krebs on Security

Those who fall for the scam are asked to provide payment card data, and eventually will be asked to supply a one-time password sent via SMS or a mobile authentication app. Notably, none of the phishing pages will even load unless the website detects that the visitor is coming from a mobile device.

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On world password day, Microsoft says fewer passwords, more passkeys

Malwarebytes

If there is a cybersecurity themed day that we would like to get rid as soon as possible its world password day. To quote Microsoft : As the world shifts from passwords to passkeys, were excited to join the FIDO Alliance in leaving World Password Day behind to celebrate the very first World Passkey Day.

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Why You Should Opt Out of Sharing Data With Your Mobile Provider

Krebs on Security

A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection.

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Your Phone May Soon Replace Many of Your Passwords

Krebs on Security

Apple , Google and Microsoft announced this week they will soon support an approach to authentication that avoids passwords altogether, and instead requires users to merely unlock their smartphones to sign in to websites or online services. “I worry about forgotten password recovery for cloud accounts.” Image: Blog.google.

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Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations

Krebs on Security

According to the market share website statista.com , booking.com is by far the Internet’s busiest travel service, with nearly 550 million visits in September. Booking.com said it now requires 2FA , which forces partners to provide a one-time passcode from a mobile authentication app (Pulse) in addition to a username and password.

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Brazil Arrests ‘USDoD,’ Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach

Krebs on Security

22, 2022, in which they offered the email address and password for 659 members of the Brazilian Federal Police. Additional reporting revealed National Public Data had inadvertently published its own passwords on the Internet. The company is now the target of multiple class-action lawsuits, and recently declared bankruptcy.