Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

On April 10, Sisense Chief Information Security Officer Sangram Dash told customers the company had been made aware of reports that “certain Sisense company information may have been made available on what we have been advised is a restricted access server (not generally available on the internet.)”

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

“He stands accused of hacking into corporate accounts and stealing critical information, which allegedly enabled the group to access multi-million-dollar funds,” Murcia Today wrote. The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

Facebook says the data was collected before 2020 when it changed things to prevent such information from being scraped from profiles. The HaveIBeenPwned project, which collects and analyzes hundreds of database dumps containing information about billions of leaked accounts, has incorporated the data into his service.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The researcher said he informed the USPS about his finding more than a year ago yet never received a response. A USPS brochure advertising the features and benefits of Informed Visibility. “This is not even Information Security 101, this is Information Security 1, which is to implement access control,” Weaver said.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Health care relies on it for intelligent symptom analysis and health information dissemination. Authentication and authorization vulnerabilities: Weak authentication methods and compromised access tokens can provide unauthorized access. . Neglecting this can lead to injection attacks,, jeopardizing user data integrity.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 6, 2019

Ten years ago, I could have given you all sorts of advice about using encryption, not sending information over email, securing your web connections, and a host of other things­ -- but most of that doesn't matter anymore. Cybercriminals have your credit card information. They have your address and phone number.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Collectively, the information voluntarily submitted to the IRRs forms a distributed database of Internet routing instructions that helps connect a vast array of individual networks. That neighbor in turn passes the information on to its neighbors, and so on, until the information has propagated everywhere [1].

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 4, 2023

The term Zero Trust refers to a concept, an approach to information security that dramatically deviates from the common approach of yesteryear; Zero Trust states that no request for service is trusted, even if it is issued by a device owned by the resource’s owner, and is made from an internal, private network belonging to the same party.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Instead of traditional methods that rely on storing and matching biometrics, SenseCrypt eID utilizes acts of encryption and decryption for registration and authentication, with no public/private keys stored anywhere. Unlike other solutions available in the market, the QR codes generated do not contain any biometric data.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The first is organizational decoupling: dividing private information among organizations such that none knows the totality of what is going on. The second is functional decoupling: splitting information among layers of software.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2024

Introduction to TLS and Certificate Transparency Log Securing Internet communications is crucial for maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of information in transit. 509 [2] certificates) and encrypted, authenticated connections (TLS [3] and its precursor, SSL [4] ).

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2024

Related: Passwordless workpace long way off However, as users engage with more applications across multiple devices, the digital security landscape is shifting from passwords and password managers towards including passwordless authentication, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), biometrics, and, as of late, passkeys.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With the default configuration of these printers, it’s possible to retrieve these credentials in an encrypted format without authenticating to the printer. A vulnerability in the encryption process of these credentials means that you can decrypt them with responses from the web interface. Medium) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. LastPass disclosed that criminal hackers had compromised encrypted copies of some password vaults, as well as other personal information.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2021

And PKI , of course, is the behind-the-scenes authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. PKI is the framework by which digital certificates get issued to authenticate the identity of users; and it is also the plumbing for encrypting data moving across the Internet. Achieving high assurance.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

The service requires applicants to supply a great deal more information than typically requested for online verification schemes, such as scans of their driver’s license or other government-issued ID, copies of utility or insurance bills, and details about their mobile phone service. Some 27 states already use ID.me After confirmation, ID.me

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

The source, who asked not to be identified in this story, said he’s been monitoring the group’s communications for several weeks and sharing the information with state and federal authorities in a bid to disrupt their fraudulent activity. state and federal treasuries via phony loan applications with the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

It allows for very fast searching, something that would break some of the encryption algorithms we use today. And if some inconceivable alien technology can break all of cryptography, we still can have secrecy based on information theory -- albeit with significant loss of capability.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

Brent Waters, a rock star computer scientist at the University of Texas, enthusiastically accepted a distinguished scientist post to continue his award-winning studies on a couple of breakthrough areas of cryptography: attribute-based encryption and functional encryption. More about these paradigm shifters below. Need to know basis.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Bitdefender released a decryptor for the ShrinkLocker ransomware, which modifies BitLocker configurations to encrypt a system’s drives. Unlike modern ransomware it doesn’t rely on sophisticated encryption algorithms and modifies BitLocker configurations to encrypt a system’s drives.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

Related: Preserving the privacy of the elderly As more traders and investors engage in these investment avenues, it is crucial to adopt robust security measures to safeguard sensitive and regulated information. Implement strong data encryption. Stay informed about security best practices. Conduct regular penetration testing.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2024

The database was closed after researchers informed Liquipedia’s admins about the issue. According to researchers, the leak revealed an authentication server with login details and information on Liquipedia’s users along with authentication details for Liquipedia admins. Our team contacted Liquipedia in late October.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Matter works much the way website authentication and website traffic encryption gets executed. This enables you to aggregate data and make informed decisions based on that. Support for DMARC To implement BIMI, companies must embrace DMARC , which stands for “domain-based message authentication, reporting and conformance.”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 13, 2020

.” The Microsoft CryptoAPI provides services that enable developers to secure Windows-based applications using cryptography, and includes functionality for encrypting and decrypting data using digital certificates.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. Look for the “https” in the website’s URL—it means there’s some level of encryption.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2024

To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker needed GitHub Enterprise Server’s encrypted assertions feature enabled, direct network access, and a signed SAML response or metadata document. “Please note that encrypted assertions are not enabled by default. The flaw affects all versions of Enterprise Server prior to 3.15 and 3.14.2.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2022

Password managers store passwords in an encrypted file called a vault, which is a target for attackers. Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, methods belong to this category. Some big corporations use artificial intelligence systems, or AIS, to identify characteristics that can be used as passwords in authentication procedures.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Exchange server ordeal Take what recently happened to iConnect Consulting , a San Francisco-based supplier of Laboratory Information Management System ( LIMs ) consulting services. Implement strong password policies and multi-factor authentication to prevent unauthorized access. Robust access control. Comprehensive monitoring.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. This targeting can occur in at least one of two ways. “This is where we’re going,” Cardinal said.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

What about public information? Nearly all CMS platforms, whether traditional or headless, offer some level of built-in security to authenticate users who are allowed to view, add, remove, or change content. or higher) encryption protocol, because systems using an older version of TLS are a security risk.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This prolonged season of online shopping (and stress) will provide ample opportunity for phishers, smishers, vishers and identity thieves to pilfer your valuable personal and/or payment information. Never provide your payment information to anyone who calls you. Guard your personal information. SSLs ensure all data is encrypted.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2021

At the top of a 35-page PDF leaked online is a private encryption key allegedly used by Maza administrators. “Initial analysis of the leaked data pointed to its probable authenticity, as at least a portion of the leaked user records correlated with our own data holdings.” Pass this information to people you know.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Encryption, data sovereignty, multifactor authentication and website cookies are all vital ideas and technologies to keep consumers’ personal data safe – but research released this month reveals widespread confusion. Encryption What is encryption? Why is this something I should care about?

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

The attacker also obtained free encryption certificates for escrow.com from Let’s Encrypt. In fact, the name and number belonged to escrow.com’s general manager, who played along for more than an hour talking to the attacker while recording the call and coaxing information out of him.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The message included a “Google Support Case ID number” and information about the Google representative supposedly talking to him on the phone, stating the rep’s name as “Ashton” — the same name given by the caller. And to his everlasting regret, Tony clicked the “Yes, it’s me” button.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Remote workers face having both their personal and work-related information compromised. Set-up 2-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication or two-step verification involves adding a step to add an extra layer of protection to accounts. Having your information backed up where it is easily accessible gives peace of mind.

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