SecureBlitz

MAY 20, 2021

This post will show you how to keep your online accounts secure with the top 6 security tips. With this, it also brought a long list of online privacy and security concerns. The post Keeping Your Online Accounts Secure [Top 6 Security Tips] appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 4, 2018

To remain anonymous and secure on the Internet, invest in a Virtual Private Network account, but remember, the bad guys are very smart, so by the time this column runs, they may have figured out a way to hack into a VPN. Doing so will make you more susceptible to being hacked.

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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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The Hacker News

JUNE 12, 2023

Security vulnerabilities discovered in Honda's e-commerce platform could have been exploited to gain unrestricted access to sensitive dealer information. The platform is designed for the sale of power

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Account security should be one of the biggest priorities for digital businesses today. Ensuring that user accounts are protected is paramount. The post How To Hack into a Digital Account in a Few Easy Steps appeared first on Security Boulevard. Furthermore, this […].

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2022

This attack marks the third time the BAYC social media servers have been hacked by attackers this year. The first hack of the BAYC discord server took place on April 1st. On April 25th, BAYC was hit the victim of another phishing attack, threat actors compromised its Instagram account and stole 91 NFTs, equivalent to $1,345,472.34.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 25, 2024

What to Do If Your Account Is Hacked If you suspect your account has been compromised, take immediate action: Reset your password using the "Forgot Password" feature. Review recent account activity to identify unauthorized logins. Contact Snapchat support to secure your account and investigate the breach.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

“If you are a customer looking for information on how to keep your account secure, please visit Help Center > My Account & Login > Account Security. When in doubt, log in to view messages from Robinhood—we’ll never include a link to access your account in a security alert.”

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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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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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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. Because password managers offer a one-for-all proposition, they make an appealing target for hackers who wouldn’t otherwise try to crack a unique password.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

. “The volume of exposed accounts among U.S. political staffers is alarming, and the potential consequences of compromised accounts could be severe.” ” said Proton’s head of account security Eamonn Maguire. Most leaked data email addresses belong to British MPs (68%), followed by EU MEPs (44%).

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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. In February 2018, LastPass changed the default to 100,100 iterations. And very recently, it upped that again to 600,000. Palant called this latest action by LastPass a PR stunt. ”

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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.

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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

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, social networks). ” states the company. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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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

AUGUST 2, 2020

A critical flaw in the wpDiscuz WordPress plugin could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and take over the hosting account. Security experts from Wordfence discovered a critical vulnerability impacting the wpDiscuz WordPress plugin that is installed on over 80,000 sites. SecurityAffairs – hacking, wpDiscuz).

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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

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The researchers pointed out that the warning is related to hacking attempts and that not all the attacks have been successful, also thanks to the defense implemented by Google. The warning really mostly tells people you are a potential target for the next attack so, now may be a good time to take some security actions.

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

So you got hacked or forgot your login credentials and lost access to your email or social media account. The post How to Recover Your Gmail, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram Account appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. First, let’s start with what you shouldn’t do: panic.

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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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). Yesterday, we discovered suspicious activity on one of our databases. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

.” 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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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Below the recommendations provided by Google: “Admins can look at Google-recommended defenses on our advanced phishing and malware protection page, and may choose to enable the security sandbox. SecurityAffairs – Gmail, hacking). ” concludes Google. “Users should: . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2020

Please reset your password for account security — Poloniex Customer Support (@PoloSupport) December 30, 2019. SecurityAffairs – Poloniex exchange, hacking). The post Poloniex forces password reset following a data leak appeared first on Security Affairs. This is a real email! Pierluigi Paganini.

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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

JULY 6, 2022

Tips to keep your Discord account secure. 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. Pretty much every option you can think of is available in the Trust & Safety section for reporting rogue accounts and bad behaviour.

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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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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Everybody worries about hacked voting machines. Also: October is just around the corner and that means Cyber Security Awareness Month is upon us. So what are top cyber security professionals “aware of” these days? In this week’s podcast (#113): Everybody worries about hacked voting machines. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

The hacker explained that he did it to “prevent an actual bad threat actor from finding the account and compromising it”. 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.

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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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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. Be wary of mails asking you to login, or claiming that there has been a problem with your account.

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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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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 22, 2019

For every Capital One massive breach that hits the top of the news cycle, there are dozens of more intricate hacks that never make the headlines. And it is reasonable to assume many, many more malicious probes and deep hacks are going undetected. A certain number of them get discussed in cybersecurity circles.

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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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