Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022, KrebsOnSecurity documented the plight of several readers who had their accounts at big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian hijacked after identity thieves simply re-registered the accounts using a different email address. So once again I sought to re-register as myself at Experian. 9, 2022 and Dec.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (@SECGov) January 9, 2024 The unauthorized post (which was removed within 30 minutes) looked like this: The post says: “Today the SEC grants approval to Bitcoin ETFs for listing on registered national security exchanges. Although apparently the SEC did not have 2FA enabled for its X account!

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 28, 2024

To safeguard your Gmail password, you need to adopt a few best practices that will enhance your accounts security and keep cyber threats at bay. It's also essential not to use the same password across multiple accounts. If one account gets hacked, other accounts with the same password are at risk.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2022

. “CertiK analysis reveals that this community manager, account –@BorisVagner (“BorisVagner | SBS” on Discord)– posted a message to BAYC’s Discord server with a phishing link that led to the fake site. This then granted the scam the appearance of authenticity and made it easier to dupe the NFT holders.”

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 25, 2024

How to Secure Your Snapchat Account To protect your Snapchat account from potential threats, follow these security practices: Create Strong Passwords : Use a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters. Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) : Activate 2FA in Snapchat settings.

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Adam Levin

MAY 7, 2020

If you’re in the habit of using the same or similar passwords across your universe of accounts, a password manager with a very strong password offers more security. The post Do Password Managers Make You More or Less Secure? appeared first on Adam Levin.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2021

Good news for the owners of Instagram accounts that may have been compromised, the company launched a new feature named ‘ Security Checkup ‘ feature that aims to keep accounts safe and help users to recover them. Instagram also recommends users enable two-factor authentication to protect their accounts.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Still, Palant and others impacted by the 2022 breach at LastPass say their account security settings were never forcibly upgraded. To automatically populate the appropriate credentials at any website going forward, you simply authenticate to LastPass using your master password. And very recently, it upped that again to 600,000.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 22, 2025

If your Instagram account has been compromised, don’t panic. Here is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to help you recover and secure your hacked Instagram account against future attacks. Step 1: Check for Login Issues The first sign of a hacked account is usually trouble logging in.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 22, 2025

If your Instagram account has been compromised, don’t panic. Here is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to help you recover and secure your hacked Instagram account against future attacks. Step 1: Check for Login Issues The first sign of a hacked account is usually trouble logging in.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Several large companies were hacked in the first half of September. In the IHG hack, a couple from Vietnam claimed they were attempting to deploy ransomware on the network. A little more than a week later, Uber and Rockstar Games were also hacked, both by the same person. Category News, Social Engineering. Risk Level.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

. ““When we become aware of any unauthorized account access, we notify the account owner and immediately take steps to suspend any further access,” Smyth added. “We We also recommend two-factor authentication and other account security measures for our users as added measures to keep accounts and passwords secure.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

A new flaw was discovered in a WordPress plugin, this time experts found a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons to create admin accounts. Security experts from WordFence have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons that was actively exploited by hackers in the wild to create user accounts with admin permissions.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2022

Plex did share technical details about the security breach, below is the Plex data breach notification: We want you to be aware of an incident involving your Plex account information yesterday. Plex also recommends enabling two-factor authentication for its users. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In this week’s episode (#135): we continue our series on the future of Passwords as we are joined by Guemmy Kim, a group product manager at Google in charge of that company’s account security initiatives. ?. Guemmy and I talk about Google’s fast evolving security program to protect user passwords and data.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2018

Hundreds of Instagram accounts were hijacked in what appears to be the result of a coordinated attack, all the accounts share common signs of compromise. Alleged attackers have hijacked Instagram accounts and modified personal information making impossible to restore the accounts. Russian domain. 8, and again on Aug.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2019

Security researchers at Check Point have discovered several flaws in the popular game Fortnite that could be exploited to takeover gamers’account. Security experts at Check Point discovered several issues in the popular online battle game Fortnite. Facebook or Google) in turn, resends the authentication token.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2020

. “While almost all of the email addresses listed do not belong to Poloniex accounts, we are forcing a password reset on any email addresses that do have an account with us, including yours,” states the email. . SecurityAffairs – Poloniex exchange, hacking). This is a real email! Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 6, 2022

Tips to keep your Discord account secure. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Should you land on a regular phishing page and hand over login details, the attacker will still need your 2FA code to do anything with your account. Unfortunately this has been a concern for unwary Discord users for some time now.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

I have fixed your RIPE admin account security. “We encourage account holders to please update their passwords and enable multi-factor authentication for their accounts. If you suspect that your account might be impacted, please report it to security@ripe.net.”

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2024

But as the mobile carriers seek to make their networks less hospitable to SIM-swappers , and as more financial platforms seek to harden user account security, today’s crypto thieves are finding they don’t need SIM-swaps to steal obscene amounts of cryptocurrency.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

What is Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)?” Today, many people when they sign up for a new account for an internet-based service are asked to pick a password to help secure their account from unauthorized access. Everyone is talking about 2FA and MFA these days as the best way to stop hackers and cybercriminals.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In the case of LLMs, information passed to the bot can be compromised according to several scenarios: Data leak or hack on the provider’s side; Although LLM-based chatbots are operated by tech majors, even they are not immune to hacking or accidental leakage. Account hacking.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 12, 2022

While LastPass may not have suffered a breach, it should be a wake up call to many who still use single-factor password-based authentication to their LastPass accounts and password vaults to do a little housekeeping. Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, LastPass Authenticator, Entrust Identity, etc.),

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2022

Hacks and compromise: from myth to reality. The Roblox player base is young, and naturally enough worried about risks from cheats and account compromise. As a result, Roblox spends a fair amount of time debunking hacking myths. This will help keep your account secure even if you were to hand over your login to a bogus website.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2023

The content of the message attempt to trick the recipient into scanning the code to verify their account. “Email lures came in the form of updating account security surrounding 2FA, MFA, and general account security. The emails urge the recipient to complete the procedure in 2-3 days.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Jared DeMott of VDA Labs talks about his work securing voter registration tablets and also about the prospects for downloadable, safe voting applications on your preferred mobile device in the future. Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. They invited us and other members of the public to try to hack it. Apple Podcasts.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Jared DeMott of VDA Labs talks about his work securing voter registration tablets and also about the prospects for downloadable, safe voting applications on your preferred mobile device in the future. Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. They invited us and other members of the public to try to hack it. Apple Podcasts.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Such familiarity may have helped the perpetrator in their social engineering efforts, and it may also have made guessing passwords and security questions easier. Nothing is 100% foolproof, but basic measures work wonders when it comes to keeping email accounts secure. Defending yourself.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

Several interconnected factors are driving the current surge in account takeover fraud, including: Data Breaches: Over the past 15 years, 1.8 These data breaches supply criminals with a vast collection of data that can be used for account takeover. Never use the same password for multiple accounts. Install Anti-Malware Software.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 31, 2020

Even the title of SecureWorld's first story about the incident had questions: "Famous Twitter Accounts Hacked: Insider Threat or Social Engineering Attack?". And even more recently, the Twitter account of a dead hacker was used to theorize how the attack took place. How was Twitter hacked? Accessing the DM inbox of 36.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

Additionally, both vendors have easy-to-use mobile applications that make it a breeze to access accounts securely while traveling. Dashlane and LastPass both boast strong security profiles. This makes it extremely difficult to successfully intercept private information even in the event of a successful hacking attempt.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 14, 2021

There was a time when stolen gaming accounts were almost treated as a fact of life. Console hacks weren’t taken particularly seriously. Security research in this area was occasionally derided as unimportant or trivial. These days, gaming security is taken very seriously indeed. An increasingly valuable treasure chest.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

In fact, Gartner predicts that deepfakes will account for 20 percent of successful account takeover attacks by 2023, which results in cybercriminals gaining access to user accounts and locking the legitimate user out. Deploy strong authentication to stop large-scale spearphishing attacks.

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Identity IQ

MAY 2, 2023

Sets Security Standards for Logins A password manager allows you to implement various security measures, such as requiring strong, lengthy passwords with specific features. Control Password Access Multiple passwords must be managed for various accounts, which may be general or specific to user roles.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 16, 2025

If you notice any suspicious activity on your account, an Instagram password reset is necessary to secure your profile. For security reasons, it is also advised to change your passwords occasionally. Performing an Instagram password reset helps you in many ways to keep your account secure. on the login screen.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Jared DeMott of VDA Labs talks about his work securing voter registration tablets and also about the prospects for downloadable, safe voting applications on your preferred mobile device in the future. Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. They invited us and other members of the public to try to hack it. Apple Podcasts.

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