The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2022

Passwords have become ubiquitous with digital. The humble password is nothing more than a digital key that opens a door. And they use passwords to open a device, a system, an account, a file and so on. Which begs the question: why do people create their own passwords? Hackers don’t need to hack in, they just log in.

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Adam Levin

JULY 24, 2020

Barely a day goes by without news of an elite hacking team creating a more stealth exploit– malware , elaborate spear-phishing attacks, trojans, and a killer array of ransomware that can take factories and other organizations offline, or even hobble entire cities. Cyberattacks are constantly getting more sophisticated.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 26, 2024

While hacking attempts continue to evolve, so do the strategies to secure your account. Here are five distinct ways to safeguard your Instagram from being hacked, with fresh insights you wont find elsewhere. Unlike passwords or codes, biometric data is unique to you and cannot be easily replicated. Why Biometrics?

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2020

The online education portal EduCBA discloses a data breach and is resetting customers’ passwords in response to the incident. Online education website EduCBA discloses a data breach, it has started notifying customers that in response to the incident it is resetting their passwords. Source BleepingComputer.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This is where the "more than 23,000 hacked databases" headlines come from as this is how many files are in the archive. txt" had a small number of email address and password hex pairs. I mean can we trust that both the email addresses and passwords from these alleged breaches represent actual accounts on those services?

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 26, 2021

Can you think of an online service that doesn’t require a password? Everything on the internet requires a password. However, constantly creating and remembering new and ever more complex passwords is no small task. Taking steps to make passwords easier to remember can also make them easier for hackers to guess.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The details of the Krispy Kreme hack are still emerging, but the companys Form 8-K filing brought the incident to light, offering a rare glimpse into the challenges businesses face when their systems are compromised. The Krispy Kreme hack is a sobering reminder that no industry is immune to cyber threats.

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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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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2020

The hacker claims to have hacked the company in March 2020, it has stolen just a small part of the company database. The hacker has shared 15 million user records calling for action in cracking the passwords that are hashed using the SHA2-384 hashing algorithm. SecurityAffairs – Tokopedia, hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

A hacking gang known as Scattered Spiders soundly defeated the cybersecurity defenses of MGM and Caesars casinos. Scattered spiders In early September, Scattered Spiders infiltrated MGM and Caesars using a variety of relatively common hacking techniques. Reduce the amount of time a temporary password can be used.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

New Mexico sues Google for allegedly using the Google for Education platform to gather personal and private data from children. Google is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly using the Google for Education platform to gather personal and private data from students with an age of less than 13 years. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2022

Unfortunately, brackets create opportunities for a wide array of phishing and hacking campaigns, particularly in workplaces where a lot of brackets are distributed. The potential for hacks and scams is limited to the imagination of the person or group performing them. Change passwords regularly.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The popular Italian hacktivist collective LulzSec ITA claimed via Twitter to have hacked three Italian universities. The popular Italian hacktivist collective LulzSec ITA has announced via Twitter the hack of three Italian universities, highlighting the importance of the cybersecurity for our society. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Storm-2372s targets during this time have included government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), information technology (IT) services and technology, defense, telecommunications, health, higher education, and energy/oil and gas in Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK. The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. SecurityAffairs – hacking, FBI).

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked. In many cases, the crooks hack managed service providers (MSPs) first and then use this access to compromise the partnering organizations.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The online education platform for developers Thinkful suffered a security breach and is notifying the incident to its customers requiring them to reset their passwords. The company is notifying the incident to its users via email and is forcing a password reset in response to the incident. SecurityAffairs – Thinkful, hacking).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

German Intelligence Agency BfV that offers cyber threat information from time to time has warned all the companies operating in its region about a possible cyber attack carried out by APT27, the China-based hacking group also known with other names such as Iron Tiger, Bronze Union, Emissary Panda, Lucky Mouse and Masking Panda.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

Ueland said after hearing about the escrow.com hack Monday evening he pulled the domain name system (DNS) records for escrow.com and saw they were pointing to an Internet address in Malaysia — 111.90.149[.]49 com was identical to the one displayed by escrow.com while the site’s DNS records were hacked.

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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. Verified was hacked at least twice in the past five years, and its user database posted online.

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Adam Levin

JULY 23, 2020

Barely a day goes by without news of an elite hacking team creating a more stealth exploit– malware , elaborate spear-phishing attacks, trojans, and a killer array of ransomware that can take factories and other organizations offline, or even hobble entire cities. Cyberattacks are constantly getting more sophisticated.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 19, 2025

While this might protect our mental bandwidth, and in some cases help us avoid hacking attempts via exhaustion tactics, it also has unintended consequenceswhen it comes to cybersecurity. This proactive step significantly reduces impulsive responses to scams or urgent-sounding threats.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Shiny Hunters hacking group is offering for sale on a dark web marketplace databases containing over 73.2 A hacking group named Shiny Hunters is attempting to sell on a dark web hacking marketplace databases containing more than 73.2 Users of the above companies urge to change their passwords as soon as possible.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In at least one compromise, the APT actor laterally traversed an SLTT victim network and accessed documents related to sensitive network configurations and passwords, standard operating procedures (SOP), IT instructions, such as requesting password resets, vendors and purchasing information. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Energetic Bear).

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 11, 2021

Why are password attacks like brute forcing so effective? Let’s take a look at three kinds of password attacks that present a real threat to sites and businesses of all sizes. Continue reading Password Attacks 101 at Sucuri Blog. The post Password Attacks 101 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 8, 2025

In a statement announcing the program , the White House emphasized the growing need for such a measure: "Americans are worried about the rise of criminals remotely hacking into home security systems to unlock doors, or malicious attackers tapping into insecure home cameras to illicitly record conversations.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

The US Department of Justice has indicted a hacker named Fxmsp for hacking over three hundred organizations worldwide and selling access to their networks. The US Department of Justice has indicted a hacker that goes online with the moniker Fxmsp for hacking over three hundred organizations worldwide and selling access to their networks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2025

Microsoft warns that China-backed APT Silk Typhoon linked to US Treasury hack, is now targeting global IT supply chains, using IT firms to spy and move laterally. Then, the threat actors move laterally from on-premises to cloud environments by dumping Active Directory, stealing passwords from key vaults, and escalating privileges.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

North Korea has established a hacking group named APT43 to fund its cybercrime activities, aimed at advancing Pyongyang’s geopolitical interests. The post North Korea dedicates a hacking group to fund cyber crime appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

My email account has been hacked. Well, having your email account cracked could pose a serious problem given that your photos, contracts, invoices, tax forms, reset passwords for every other account, and sometimes even passwords or credit card PINs are all saved there. How much trouble am I in?

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

Our documentary, “ The Life and Death of Passwords ,” explores with industry experts the history of passwords, why passwords have become less effective over time, and how trust is established in a passwordless future. Spacebar changes the whole paradigm because instead of writing a password, you can write a passphrase.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Guy Fawkes Day, November 5th 2018 – LulzSec Italy announced credit a string of hacks and leaks targeting numerous systems and websites across Italy. In celebration of Guy Fawkes Day, November 5th 2018, LulzSec Italy announced credit for a massive string of hacks and leaks targeting numerous systems and websites across Italy.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Related: High-profile healthcare hacks in 2021. Educate employees. Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.). In addition, make it easy to report security concerns (phishing, data leaks, social engineering , password compromise, etc.).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 8, 2022

According to a report released by Hive Systems, those who are using an 18 character long password will have maximum security of protecting their account. And those who use a 4-5 digit character password will have to let go of their account to hackers one day. While those who go for a 16-18 character password are hard nuts to crack.

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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 May 2021, over 36,000 email and password combinations for.edu email accounts were offered for sale on a publically available instant messaging platform. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Script code snippet – Credit OALABS The attackers hope that the victim will save the password when asked by the browser, so that it will be stolen by StealC running. Enable 2FA Authentication: This measure adds an extra layer of security by requiring a second factor of authentication in addition to the password.

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