eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. Microsoft is already providing passwordless features to Azure Active Directory, and for Google, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become mandatory. See the Top Password Managers.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 5, 2022

Elsewhere, leaks in which passwords may feature prominently can run the full range of “secure password” to “plaintext data and viewable by anyone” When passwords are exposed, it potentially provides inroads into multiple accounts owned by the victim. The problem with passwords. Go old school.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 15, 2024

The scale of this breach, if confirmed, would rival or exceed other notorious data breaches in history, such as the 2013 Yahoo breach that affected an estimated 3 billion accounts. Use complex, unique passwords for all accounts and consider using a password manager. Stay alert for phishing attempts and other scams.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 15, 2022

In 2013, we had pretend hitmen threatening murder unless victims paid $25,000 to survive their non-existent wrath. 2 factor authentication and password managers are good places to start. Some take it a step further, leaning in with a more direct approach, ranging from death threats to sextortion, and even kidnap claims.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Example of leaked email addresses: Besides the CSV files, the bucket also contained voice recordings of several sales pitches to digital marketers about RepWatch, which appears to be a long-defunct domain reputation management tool and may or – considering when the files were uploaded – may not be related to the CSV files stored in the bucket.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2021

What these names have in common is that they have all experienced at least one breach in 2013—the year when threat actors started targeting organizations across industries to either steal data for profit or leak them to “teach companies a lesson about cybersecurity.” The US Department of Energy (DoE). The New York Times.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

RDP intrusions are typically the result of two attacker methods: brute force authentication attempts or a meddler-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. Remote desktop software’s sensitive influence over other devices means identity and access management (IAM), password security , and multi-factor authentication are critical for risk management.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2020

The motion picture acquisition agreements, tax ID requests, and contract addendum scans all date between 2013 and 2016. Storing anything on a publicly accessible server without any kind of authentication process in place is dangerous, which is a lesson many organizations still tend to learn the hard way.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Privacy and Passwords: Two-step verification is done by default, but multi-factor authentication (MFA) is recommended. Ring started in 2013, offering video doorbells that let you see and talk to visitors from your phone. While 2SV is a valuable security measure, it is less robust than multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

I ended up moving this section after the miscellaneous one simply because of this: We've seen a 2016 copyright, a 2010 copyright and now a 2013 copyright published on a 2014 page! But getting onto the title of this section, the page in question is the E-Aadhaar authentication page (also geo-blocked).

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The next notification I received was for an earlier intrusion, the 2013 compromise of 2.4 Next, use robust authentication practices. Use strong, non-dictionary passwords for sites and services, use a password manager to store them, and never reuse passwords across sites.

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Adam Shostack

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Yesterday, Yahoo disclosed that attackers broke into Yahoo in 2013 and stole details on a billion accounts. Turn on two-factor authentication, whenever possible. Most banking sites and ones like Google, Apple, Twitter and Facebook offer two-factor authentication. The first mistake is to not recommend a password manager.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The FaceTime bug definitely proves that your phone can be used as a remote listening device "without any authentication" — Marcus J. Tabriz has led Google Chrome’s security since 2013, which extends to managing Product, Engineering, and UX today. Enable 2FA and get a password manager.

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