Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2021

Finally, your basic consumer (read: free) account at Experian does not give users the option to enable any sort of multi-factor authentication that might help stymie some of these PIN retrieval attacks on credit freezes. Thomas said he’s furious that Experian only provides added account security for consumers who pay for monthly plans.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

The approval would mark a key milestone for the cryptocurrency market in gaining acceptance to mainstream financial markets. With this control they can intercept messages, two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, and eventually reset passwords of the account the number has control over.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 27, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Arkose Labs , the global leader in fraud deterrence and account security, today announced Brett Johnson, a former US Most Wanted cybercriminal, identity thief, hacker, and Original Internet Godfather, has joined the company as Chief Criminal Officer.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The growing anticipation for the new cryptocurrency’s market launch was frequently exploited by cybercriminals to steal seed phrases from crypto wallets. Additionally, these phishing forms requested answers to security questions commonly used for additional verification in banking transactions.

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