eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Transcript Cookie theft is a cyberattack where hackers exploit session data stored in cookies, like login credentials, to gain unauthorized access to your accounts. Though cookies themselves don’t steal passwords, they can be hijacked to access sensitive data. In this video, we’ll show you how to stay safe.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The attackers employ a phishing technique called device code phishing, which tricks users into logging into productivity apps while capturing login tokens that can be used to take over compromised accounts. ” Device code phishing attacks exploit authentication flows to steal tokens, granting attackers access to accounts and data. .

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2025

Westend Dental agreed to settle several violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in a penalty of $350,000. Medusa Locker is a type of ransomware that operates under a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, primarily targeting large enterprises in sectors such as healthcare and education.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

Case in point: a colossal password compilation dubbed "RockYou2024" has emerged, containing nearly 10 billion unique passwords. The name "RockYou2024" pays homage to the infamous RockYou data breach of 2009, which exposed 32 million passwords due to insecure storage practices.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

As a new semester begins, we at Cisco Duo want to share some findings and trends pertaining to threat activity we have seen across higher education customers. In this situation, we can assume that they have either phished users’ first factor credentials (their password), or are crawling user accounts with weak, guessable passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Since early 2022, there has been a 49 percent rise in phishing attempts capable of evading filters, with AI-generated threats accounting for nearly 5 percent of these attacks. Compromising a single Gmail account can grant access to an extensive personal and corporate data treasure trove.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2020

The company has over 4200 employees and accounts for over 90 million active users every month. The hacker has shared 15 million user records calling for action in cracking the passwords that are hashed using the SHA2-384 hashing algorithm. ZDNet confirmed the authenticity of the leaked data. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

Barrie said the hacker was able to read messages and notes left on escrow.com’s account at GoDaddy that only GoDaddy employees should have been able to see. “This guy had access to the notes, and knew the number to call,” to make changes to the account, Barrie said.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

During this time, many government agencies and consumer protection organizations come together to help educate consumers on how to keep their personal and financial information secure. How to protect yourself and your data Smart ways to secure your devices Strong passwords – Make them long, random, and unique.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A prime example is multi-factor authentication (MFA), a security process that requires users to verify their identity in two or more ways, such as a password, a code sent to their phone, or a fingerprint. MFA Bombing: Armed with the compromised username and password, they initiate a login attempt and trigger an MFA prompt.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Scobey recommends: Privileged Access Management (PAM): Restrict access to sensitive systems to essential personnel and monitor privileged accounts for unusual activity. Strong Password Management: Enforce strong, unique passwords and multi-factor authentication to protect against unauthorized access.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

And in May of this year, GoDaddy disclosed that 28,000 of its customers’ web hosting accounts were compromised following a security incident in Oct. “This gave the actor the ability to change DNS records and in turn, take control of a number of internal email accounts. . 2019 that wasn’t discovered until April 2020.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. The username associated with that account was “ bo3dom.” com back in 2011, and sanjulianhotels[.]com

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

If there ever was such a thing as a cybersecurity silver bullet it would do one thing really well: eliminate passwords. Threat actors have proven to be endlessly clever at abusing and misusing passwords. So what’s stopping us from getting rid of passwords altogether? Passwords may have been very effective securing Roman roads.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 27, 2023

Each year, the day provides an opportunity to educate consumers and organisations alike on the importance of privacy and staying safe online. Darren Guccione, CEO and Co-founder of Keeper Security, has offered up some tips to best secure your online accounts and stay safe on the internet. What is a password manager?

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

” For instance, educational robots that connect to the internet and support video calls. Subject of the study: educational robot The toy is designed to educate and entertain children; it is an interactive device running the Android operating system. In other words, this is a “tablet on wheels.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

million customers, including website administrator passwords, sFTP credentials, and private SSL keys; -December 2022: Hackers gained access to and installed malware on GoDaddy’s cPanel hosting servers that “intermittently redirected random customer websites to malicious sites.”

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Users will be given standard user accounts by default. This approach also helps to contain the spread of malware and ransomware, which, according to Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report, resulted in 93% of these attacks being successful due to them having access to so many privileged user accounts.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2022

Sensitive information including passwords and financial information can be exfiltrated and ransomware can be deployed to block access to critical data. A single compromised account is usually the point of entry for hacking campaigns. Change passwords regularly. Keep employee email accounts up to date.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

There are security/hacker types that maintain massive repositories of passwords. Change all default passwords to something unique and strong. Most home networks get broken into through either phishing or some random device they have with a bad password. This is the most important thing in this article. Which is most people.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

Wizcase experts discovered a security flaw in the open-source learning platform Moodle that could allow accounts takeover. Anyone who had an account on a given school’s Moodle (with TeX filter enabled) could then take over students’ accounts, professors, and even the accounts managed by the platform administrators.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware. Enforce strong passwords and implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) — by educating users about using a unique password for each account and enforcing higher security for privileged accounts (administrators, root).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2025

Level Up Your Security: Embrace Passkeys and Phishing-Resistant 2FA andrew.gertz@t Fri, 01/31/2025 - 15:17 Celebrate Change Your Password Day and 2FA Day by embracing passkeys and phishing-resistant 2FA. Redefining Change Your Password Day Well start with Change Your Password Day because, frankly, its a little complicated.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

New York City based Sisense has more than 1,000 customers across a range of industry verticals, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare and higher education. ” “We are taking this matter seriously and promptly commenced an investigation,” Dash continued.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Spanish National Police has arrested eight alleged members of a crime organization who were able to steal money from the bank accounts of the victims through SIM swapping attacks. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 2, 2022

New malware is on the prowl and is seen spreading malicious software in disguise of applications meant for teaching, reading, and other education-related activities. The post Malware steals Facebook account details from 300,000 devices appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Cybersecurity Week is a global initiative that brings together various stakeholders—government agencies, educational institutions, and private companies—to promote understanding and awareness of cybersecurity issues. These sessions not only educate participants but also foster a sense of community among those invested in cybersecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. In addition, educating employees about cybersecurity issues can help to reinforce the security-minded culture of the organization and change employee behaviour. Change passwords regularly. The best practice is to change passwords every 90 days.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 6, 2024

Men report facing more pressure than women—and more threats of retaliation—to grant access to their locations and online accounts when in a committed relationship, according to a new analysis of data released this summer by Malwarebytes. Access our full “Modern Love in the Digital Age” guidance hub below. That rate was 12% for women.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA): Implementing MFA adds layer of security to your accounts. Even if your credentials are compromised, attackers will face an extra hurdle in accessing your accounts. Options like waiting rooms and password-protected meetings can help prevent unauthorized access.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 19, 2025

Here are some of the risks: Desensitisation and Missed Warnings: Whether its a phishing email, a password reset notification, or a critical system alert, tech users are increasingly tuning out notifications. A deepfake (video) from a government official spreading misinformation during a crisis.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2023

Google announced the introduction of the passwordless secure sign-in with Passkeys for Google Accounts on all platforms. Google is rolling out the passwordless secure sign-in with Passkeys for Google Accounts on all platforms. In 2022, Google announced it would begin work to support passkeys on its platform to replace passwords.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Threat actors are gaining access to AT&T email accounts in an attempt to hack into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange accounts. Hackers are breaking into the AT&T email accounts and then using the access they are logging into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange accounts to drain their crypto funds, TechCrunch reported.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors to access their networks. In 2017, crooks launched a phishing campaign against universities to compromise.edu accounts. ” reads the alert published by the FBI.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 15, 2024

In our digital age, managing passwords effectively is crucial not just for our security while we’re alive, but also for ensuring our digital legacies are secure after we’re gone. Furthermore, only 30 percent of people in relationships say their partner could easily access their online accounts in the event of their death.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 26, 2023

Move over Lockbit , there's a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) player in town attacking the education sector—and its name is Vice Society. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has even released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) after observing that Vice Society has disproportionately targeted the education sector.

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Adam Levin

JULY 24, 2020

A compromised login and password combination provides an easy point of entry into business networks and emails if two-factor authentication is not in place, creating the potential for larger scale spear-phishing or ransomware attacks, and, of course, financial account attacks of every stripe.

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