Hacker's King

MAY 20, 2023

However, if hackers gain access to these tokens through social engineering, phishing attacks, or other means, they can bypass 2FA by directly entering the codes, granting them unauthorized access. Social Engineering: Guarding Against Manipulation Social engineering remains a potent tool in hackers’ arsenal.

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Authentication Social Engineering Spyware Engineering 52

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. Crooks are constantly probing bank Web sites for customer accounts protected by weak or recycled passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Confirm that the vendor uses industry-standard security technologies and processes. This includes protecting diverse technological assets, such as software, hardware, devices, and cloud resources, from potential security flaws like malware, ransomware, theft, phishing assaults, and bots.

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SecureList

JULY 29, 2021

For further surveillance of the victim, the malware operator may also deploy additional tools. Passwordstate is a password management tool for enterprises, and on 20 April, for a period of about 28 hours, a malicious DLL was included in the software updates. On 24 April, an incident management advisory was also released.

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