Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

Use unique, strong passwords, and store them in a password manager. Many people get hacked from having guessable or previously compromised passwords. Good passwords are long, random, and unique to each account, which means it’s impossible for a human to manage them on their own. Everything.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

Common attacks to consumer protection Identity theft and fraud Some common types of identity theft and fraud include account takeover fraud , when criminals use stolen personal information such as account numbers, usernames, or passwords to hijack bank accounts, credit cards, and even email and social media accounts.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 4, 2023

However, social media passwords pose unique security issues that companies are sometimes ill-prepared to address. Whether due to an internal policy or if social media is outsourced to a third party agency, this lack of password security could be putting organisations and their reputations at risk.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2025

Our free Digital Footprint scan searches the dark web, social media, and other online sources, to tell you where your data has been exposed. Choose a strong password that you dont use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Elsewhere, 60% had received election-related ads through emails, 58% through physical mailers, 55% through text messages, 40% through social media, and 29% through phone calls. of survey participants said they “have not received any election related ads” this year. Those ads may be falling on deaf ears, though.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Change passwords : After malware removal, update passwords for key accounts (email, banking, work, social media) and enable two-factor authentication. Use a password manager : Simplifies managing strong, unique passwords across accounts.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2024

Originally coined to describe synthetic media generated by deep learning technologies, deepfakes refer to highly realistic digital content, whether images, videos, or audio, that is indistinguishable from real media. As synthetic media becomes more sophisticated, the techniques to detect such content must also evolve.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Whereas early phishing scams arrived almost entirely through emails, modern phishing scams can reach victims through malicious websites, text messages, social media, and even mobile app downloads. Social media account hacks are not only a risk to content creatorstheyre a risk to any business with a legitimate online audience.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Later, a security researcher disclosed information about the content of the stolen data with the media. Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 26, 2022

There is no evidence that this incident involved any access to customer data or encrypted password vaults. LastPass offers a password manager which is reportedly used by more than 33 million people and 100,000 businesses around the world. It also generates strong passwords.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2025

But they chose the path of destroying their reputation, publishing sensitive data and publicizing it in the media. Choose a strong password that you dont use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Users of social media and Facebook in particular tend to forget how many people can see the “public” part of their profile and posts. If you do get an email like this, you should change the password anywhere you use it. And please use Multi-Factor Authentication wherever possible. Social media and scams. A few more tips.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

.” In a SIM-swapping attack, crooks transfer the target’s phone number to a device they control and intercept any text messages or phone calls sent to the victim — including one-time passcodes for authentication, or password reset links sent via SMS.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2025

The Breach Notification Rule requires the provision of a notification to affected individuals, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and, in certain circumstances, to the media, in the event of a breach of unsecured PHI. Choose a strong password that you dont use for anything else. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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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. Learn why these modern security practices are essential for safer, stronger authentication. Passwordless authentication.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new “megabreach” involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled “the largest collection of stolen data in history.”

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2025

Media contact: Kathryn Brown, Director of Global Strategic Communications and Events, INE Security, kbrown@ine.com The post News alert: INE Security announces new initiative to help companies accelerate CMMC 2.0 Organizations can use this checklist to track progress and identify areas requiring attention before assessment.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

US CISA added remote code execution vulnerability in Plex Media Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The three-year-old high-severity flaw is a deserialization of untrusted data in Plex Media Server on Windows, a remote, authenticated attacker can trigger it to execute arbitrary Python code. in May 2020. .

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Webroot

APRIL 30, 2025

Lets explore password-based attacks, and some steps you can take to lock down your logins, once and for all. Threats to your passwords Managing all your passwords can be a hassle. Theyre easy to forget and hard to keep track of, so people tend to use and reuse simple passwords they can remember. Did you know?

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Then there's the authentication process itself and it reminds me of a discussion I had with a bank's CISO during a recent workshop. I'd just spent two days with his dev team hacking themselves first and I raised the bollocking they were getting on social media due a new password policy along the lines of those in the tweets you see above.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

With children now back at school, it’s time to think about social media, and their use of it. Now is the time to consider giving your kids some security and privacy tips for all their social media needs. Tales of empty houses being broadcast to the world at large on social media may not end well. The value of anonymity.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Just 24 percent of people use multi-factor authentication. Just 15 percent of people use a password manager. Just 35 percent of people have unique passwords for most or all of their accounts. Instead, it demands an increasing number of accounts and passwords to manage for each person.

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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. I’ve never been comfortable recommending password managers, because I’ve never seriously used them myself.

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SC Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

Google announced that it will automatically enroll users in multifactor authentication – what they are calling two-step verification. Using their mobile device to sign in gives people a safer and more secure authentication experience than passwords alone,” Risher said. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images).

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Better yet, let your password manager create and, well, manage all password-related tasks for you. Two-factor authentication is a relatively simple option to turn on for your Facebook account, and makes it much harder for anyone else to login as you. A social media disaster? Yes— make it a good, strong one.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

We need secure and unique passwords to use business applications , access e-mail, and social media securely, and even watch movies on a streaming service. Password managers take some strain from generating, associating, and remembering those passwords. Table of Contents Toggle What Is a Password Manager?

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2022

For a great explanation of why longer passwords work better than shorter, multi-character type passwords, check out this excellent XKCD strip : . A password manager will make this process much easier, as most have the ability to generate unique passwords and allow you to tailor their length and complexity.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2022

Using a forum or social media account to send phishing messages or spam. Besides listening to us telling you that you should not reuse passwords across multiple platforms, there are some other thing you can do. Start using a password manager. They can help you create strong passwords and remember them for you.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The recent boom in remote work due to the Covid-19 pandemic has further amplified the need to secure network endpoints , in which effective password management plays a big role. Password manager tools allow organizations and their employees to seamlessly and securely handle login credentials. Password auto-filling.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

The experts reported their findings to the company, but at the time of this writing, Clubhouse has yet to confirm the authenticity of the exposed data. With that said, even a profile name, with connections to the user’s other social media profiles identified and established, can be enough for a competent cybercriminal to cause real damage.”

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

There is no escaping the fact that passwords remain high-risk security propositions for the vast majority of people. Part of the solution to this is to give people the controls to do password-based authentication better, for example by using a password manager and enabling 2FA. But that's many years out yet.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Instagram is a top social media platform with over 2 billion active users, making it a prime target for hackers. Using the same password across multiple platforms increases your risk of a data breach. Consider using a password manager to securely store and manage unique passwords for each of your accounts.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

In our digitally connected world, passwords are the gateway to protecting our online lives—from email and social media accounts to banking and private data. Yet, many of us still use alarmingly weak passwords or reuse the same ones across multiple sites, putting our digital identities at severe risk.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 14, 2021

Dashlane and 1Password are two of our top picks for password managers in 2021. They offer many similar features, including password generation, automatic form-filling, password analysis, and dark web monitoring. Both tools make it easy for users to create and store passwords and share them safely with other users.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

Adding multi-factor authentication (MFA) at these various providers (where available) and/or establishing a customer-specific personal identification number (PIN) also can help secure online access. Your best option is to reduce your overall reliance on your phone number for added authentication at any online service.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A large social media campaign was launched to promote a free Artificial Intelligence (AI) video editor. The campaign to promote the AI video editor was active on several social media platforms, like X, Facebook, and YouTube… …and had been active for quite a while. It can help you create and store strong passwords.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 5, 2023

From social media platforms to online shopping and banking, we share a wealth of personal information that can be vulnerable to misuse or exploitation. Additionally, employ a password manager to securely store and generate unique passwords for each account. Be vigilant of deceptive websites that mimic legitimate ones.

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