Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

KrebsOnSecurity last week heard from a reader whose close friend received a targeted phishing message within the Booking mobile app just minutes after making a reservation at a California. Booking.com did not respond to questions about that, and its current account security advice urges customers to enable 2FA.

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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. “LastPass in my book is one step above snake-oil. In February 2018, LastPass changed the default to 100,100 iterations. And very recently, it upped that again to 600,000. ”

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

IHG’s booking sites and apps were unavailable for several days as a result. These practices reduce the risk of MFA fatigue attacks, and continue to employ multi-factor authentication to keep accounts secure. In the IHG hack, a couple from Vietnam claimed they were attempting to deploy ransomware on the network.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Keep your online accounts secure Respect your privacy Capture and share with care Take care of your data Take care of your device Be wary of certain sites and content online Be kind. Keep your online accounts secure. Or perhaps…when was the last time your child actually picked up a book to read for pleasure?

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In one simple scheme, a fraudulent site asked users to enter their login credentials to complete their booking these credentials ended up in criminal hands. Sometimes, the fake login form appeared under multiple brand names at once (for example, both Booking and Airbnb).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2021

This occurs whether or not you have a Facebook account or are logged in.”. TikTok’s security section is small, with only three sentences and no practical information. Another interesting point is that Facebook collects “device operations,” which includes “whether a window is foregrounded or backgrounded, or mouse movements.”

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