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Crooks Bypassed Google’s Email Verification to Create Workspace Accounts, Access 3rd-Party Services

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Google says it recently fixed an authentication weakness that allowed crooks to circumvent the email verification required to create a Google Workspace account, and leverage that to impersonate a domain holder at third-party services that allow logins through Google’s “Sign in with Google” feature.

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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Target Resellers of Hacked Accounts

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Facebook, Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter this week all took steps to crack down on users involved in trafficking hijacked user accounts across their platforms. Facebook said it targeted a number of accounts tied to key sellers on OGUsers, as well as those who advertise the ability to broker stolen account sales. THE MIDDLEMEN.

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How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click

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A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent email security alerts directly from google.com, and ultimately seized control over the account by convincing him to click “yes” to a Google prompt on his mobile device.

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Service Rents Email Addresses for Account Signups

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One of the most expensive aspects of any cybercriminal operation is the time and effort it takes to constantly create large numbers of new throwaway email accounts. The service in question — kopeechka[.]store ” “Are you working on large volumes and are costs constantly growing? The service in question — kopeechka[.]store

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Recycle Your Phone, Sure, But Maybe Not Your Number

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Researchers in the computer science department at Princeton University say they sampled 259 phone numbers at two major wireless carriers, and found 171 of them were tied to existing accounts at popular websites, potentially allowing those accounts to be hijacked. Or better yet, a physical security key if that’s an option.

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Crime Shop Sells Hacked Logins to Other Crime Shops

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Criminals ripping off other crooks is a constant theme in the cybercrime underworld; Accountz Club’s slogan — “the best autoshop for your favorite shops’ accounts” — just normalizes this activity by making logins stolen from users of various cybercrime shops for sale at a fraction of their account balances.

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Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do

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Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who’ve had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts.