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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

Krebs on Security

The password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. LastPass says the changes are needed to ensure all customers are protected by their latest security improvements. Nor was he ever forced to improve his master password. And very recently, it upped that again to 600,000.

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Pwned Passwords, Version 5

Troy Hunt

Almost 2 years ago to the day, I wrote about Passwords Evolved: Authentication Guidance for the Modern Era. Shortly after that blog post I launched Pwned Passwords with 306M passwords from previous breach corpuses. 3,768,890 passwords. 3,768,890 passwords.

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Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection

Troy Hunt

Last week I wrote a couple of different pieces on passwords, firstly about why we're going to be stuck with them for a long time yet and then secondly, about how we all bear some responsibility for making good password choices. This week, I wanted to focus on going beyond passwords and talk about 2FA.

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Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

Krebs on Security

Snippets from that fascinating conversation are recounted below, and punctuated by accounts from a recent victim who lost more than $100,000 after his mobile phone number was hijacked. ” Indeed, the theft of $100,000 worth of cryptocurrency in July 2018 was the impetus for my interview with REACT. million customers.

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T-Mobile customers were hit with SIM swapping attacks

Security Affairs

.” The exposed information may have included customers’ full name, address, email address, account number, social security number, customer account personal identification number (PIN), account security questions and answers, date of birth, plan information, and the number of lines subscribed associated with the account.

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SEC Sanctions Several Companies over Email Account Hacking

Hacker Combat

SEC penalized Cambridge Investment Research because more than 121 of their email accounts were hacked between 2018 January and 2021 July. SEC reiterated that Cambridge Investment Research discovered the first breach in 2018 January but took no action to boost email account security until 2021. .

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Recipe for Cybersecurity Success in the Restaurant Industry

SecureWorld News

Dunkin' Donuts (2015-2018): The company faced multiple credential stuffing attacks that led to unauthorized access to customer accounts. Earl Enterprises (2018-2019): The parent company of restaurant chains like Planet Hollywood and Buca di Beppo suffered a 10-month-long data breach affecting millions of customers. Subway U.K.