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A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2025

In the first step of the attack, they peppered the target’s Apple device with notifications from Apple by attempting to reset his password. The target told Michael that someone was trying to change his password, which Michael calmly explained they would investigate. “Password is changed,” the man said.

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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. But critics say the move is little more than a public relations stunt that will do nothing to help countless early adopters whose password vaults were exposed in a 2022 breach at LastPass.

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The Life Cycle of a Breached Database

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Here’s a closer look at what typically transpires in the weeks or months before an organization notifies its users about a breached database.

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Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach

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. As it happens, Plex announced its own data breach one day before LastPass disclosed its initial August intrusion.

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Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested

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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Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do

Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Turner said he created the account at Experian in 2020 to place a security freeze on his credit file, and that he used a password manager to select and store a strong, unique password for his Experian account.

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Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. 0ktapus often leveraged information or access gained in one breach to perpetrate another. LastPass said criminal hackers had stolen encrypted copies of some password vaults, as well as other personal information.

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Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks

Krebs on Security

JULY 15, 2024

“And since there’s no password on the account, it just shoots them to the ‘create password for your new account’ flow. What’s more, Monahan said, Squarespace did not require email verification for new accounts created with a password.

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The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

In a typical PPI network, clients will submit their malware—a spambot or password-stealing Trojan, for example —to the service, which in turn charges per thousand successful installations, with the price depending on the requested geographic location of the desired victims. AWM Proxy’s online storefront disappeared that same day.

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How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. DigitalOcean said the MailChimp incident resulted in a “very small number” of DigitalOcean customers experiencing attempted compromises of their accounts through password resets. ”

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Karma Catches Up to Global Phishing Service 16Shop

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

For example, in 2019 McAfee found that for targets in Japan, the 16Shop kit would also collect Web ID and Card Password, while US victims will be asked for their Social Security Number. Various 16Shop lures for Apple users in different languages. Image: Akamai.

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Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks

Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

Launched in 2018 under the name Firefox Monitor , Mozilla Monitor also checks data from the website Have I Been Pwned? to let users know when their email addresses or password are leaked in data breaches.

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The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

One account of the hack came from a 17-year-old in the United Kingdom, who told reporters the intrusion began when one of the English-speaking hackers phoned a tech support person at MGM and tricked them into resetting the password for an employee account. James Thomas Andrew McCarty , Charlotte, N.C., DOMESTIC TERRORISM?

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Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Countless websites and online services use SMS text messages for both password resets and multi-factor authentication.

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Scary Fraud Ensues When ID Theft & Usury Collide

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2022

Although he didn’t technically have an account with MSF, their authentication system is based on email addresses, so Jim requested that a password reset link be sent to his email address. Then in mid-January, Jim heard from MSF via snail mail that they’d discovered a data breach.

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SSNDOB marketplace shut down by global law enforcement operation

Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

Data breaches are so common that multiple services exist to check if you’ve been impacted. Password reuse is one big reason for credential stuffing (using stolen data across additional sites) being so popular.

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The Life Cycle of a Breached Database

Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Here's a closer look at what typically transpires in the weeks or months before an organization notifies its users about a breached database.

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A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew

LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

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The Life Cycle of a Breached Database

Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach

Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested

Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do

Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks

The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability

Karma Catches Up to Global Phishing Service 16Shop

Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks

The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’

Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022

Scary Fraud Ensues When ID Theft & Usury Collide

SSNDOB marketplace shut down by global law enforcement operation

The Life Cycle of a Breached Database

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