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Reddit Breach Highlights Limits of SMS-Based Authentication

Krebs on Security

Reddit.com today disclosed that a data breach exposed some internal data, as well as email addresses and passwords for some Reddit users. Reddit said the exposed data included internal source code as well as email addresses and obfuscated passwords for all Reddit users who registered accounts on the site prior to May 2007.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. Intel 471 shows akafitis@gmail.com was used to register another O.R.Z. user account — this one on Verified[.]ru ru in 2008.

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FBI Arrests Alleged Owner of Deer.io, a Top Broker of Stolen Accounts

Krebs on Security

District Court for the Southern District of California allege Firsov was the administrator of deer.io, an online platform that hosted more than 24,000 shops for selling stolen and/or hacked usernames and passwords for a variety of top online destinations. It also was used in 2007 to register xeka[.]ru Click image to enlarge.

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NEW TECH: DataLocker introduces encrypted flash drive — with key pad

The Last Watchdog

Co-founder Jay took a business trip to South Korea in the fall of 2007. All the user needs is a strong password to access to the data. The administrator can set password rules, put certain types of files on white lists or black lists, remotely reset devices; they can even disable devices lost in the field.

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The Life and Death of Passwords: Improving Security With Passwords and People

Duo's Security Blog

Our documentary, “ The Life and Death of Passwords ,” explores with industry experts the history of passwords, why passwords have become less effective over time, and how trust is established in a passwordless future. Spacebar changes the whole paradigm because instead of writing a password, you can write a passphrase.

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LockBit Ransomware operators hit Swiss helicopter maker Kopter

Security Affairs

Kopter Group is Switzerland-based company that was founded in 2007 that was acquired by Leonardo in April 2020. The helicopter maker Kopter was hit by LockBit ransomware, the attackers compromised its internal network and encrypted the company’s files. ” reported ZDNet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Reddit discloses a data breach, a hacker accessed user data

Security Affairs

The hacker accessed user data, email addresses, and a 2007 backup database containing hashed passwords managed by the platform. “A hacker broke into a few of Reddit’s systems and managed to access some user data, including some current email addresses and a 2007 database backup containing old salted and hashed passwords.