Schneier on Security

JUNE 23, 2021

Its spyware is also said to be equipped with a keylogger, which means every keystroke made on an infected device — including passwords, search queries and messages sent via encrypted messaging apps — can be tracked and monitored.

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Joseph Steinberg

MARCH 15, 2021

During the discussion, a colleague in the field mentioned that ideally people should lock their Wi-Fi networks not only with proper encryption, but also with a MAC address filter that allows only specific authorized devices to connect to the network. MAC address filtering is a pain to manage.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 24, 2022

Plex, an American Streaming platform, has officially sent out email notifications to all its users urging them to change their passwords. In the statement issued by Plex, the streaming media specified that the activity was discovered by it on August 23rd of this year and soon its IT staff, along with a third-party security firm, investigated.

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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. A Scattered Spider phishing lure sent to Twilio employees.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. What is Encryption?

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 17, 2018

In the case above, HostGator was being taken to task for storing passwords in a retrievable fashion (i.e. Subsequent to-and-fro suggests they don’t see it as a social media anti pattern, comments from the masses? UK Based, Free Let's Encrypt SSL, starting at just £50 a year.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2022

The streaming media platform Plex is urging its users to reset passwords after threat actors gained access to its database. Plex is an American streaming media service and a client–server media player platform. Exposed data includes emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2025

On March 10, social media platform X experienced widespread outages affecting tens of thousands of users globally. Many users turned to alternative social media platforms to express their frustrations and seek information about the service disruption. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2021

American media conglomerate Cox Media Group (CMG) was hit by a ransomware attack that took down live TV and radio broadcast streams in June 2021. The American media conglomerate Cox Media Group (CMG) announced it was hit by a ransomware attack that caused the interruption of the live TV and radio broadcast streams in June 2021.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €91 million for storing the passwords of hundreds of millions of users in plaintext. In 2019, Meta disclosed that it had inadvertently stored some users’ passwords in plaintext on its internal systems, without encrypting them. ” reported Meta.

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Webroot

MAY 3, 2022

Passwords have become a common way to access and manage our digital lives. Having a password allows you to securely access your information, pay bills or connect with friends and family on various platforms. However, having a password alone is not enough. Your passwords also need to be managed and protected.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 22, 2019

According to a study published in December by SplashData of the more than 5 million passwords compromised by hacks last year, way too many were laughably inadequate. Another year has come and gone, and consumers are still using the same old bad passwords to protect their accounts. Here’s the top 25: 1. 123456789.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 4, 2019

After I gave him the password to my iPhone, Moncivias spent three hours reviewing hundreds of photos and videos and emails and calls and texts, including encrypted messages on WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram. The EFF has extensive information and advice about device searches at the US border, including a travel guide : If you are a U.S.

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Pen Test Partners

AUGUST 29, 2024

TL;DR Strong passwords : Use a password manager. This makes it harder for unauthorised users to gain access even if they have your password. Secure networks : Avoid using untrusted public Wi-Fi to access social media accounts, instead, use mobile data. These systems store your passwords in a single encrypted vault.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The Largest compilation of emails and passwords (COMB), more than 3.2 billion unique pairs of cleartext emails and passwords have been leaked on a popular hacking forum, the collection aggregates data from past leaks, such as Netflix, LinkedIn , Exploit.in , Bitcoin, and more. billion email and password pairs, all in plaintext.”

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Business media assets have become exceptionally valuable intellectual property for brands in recent years. Data breaches that compromise proprietary media content can be financially frustrating at best, and completely shatter an organization's reputation at worst. What are digital media assets?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

. — rely on that number for password resets. From there, the bad guys can reset the password of any account to which that mobile number is tied, and of course intercept any one-time tokens sent to that number for the purposes of multi-factor authentication. It’s time we stopped letting everyone treat them that way.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Once a victim types their user ID and password, criminals will receive the data immediately. Note that the phishing site is using https, which means strictly nothing here (the information will be encrypted while in transit but received in clear text by the recipient).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

No matter how reliant we ultimately become on cloud storage and streaming media, it’s hard to image consumers ever fully abandoning removable storage devices. Related: Marriott reports huge data breach Ever thought about encrypting the data held on a portable storage device? Jay Kim, co-founder and CEO DataLocker, did.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since many people use the same passwords or patterns when generating passwords, hackers have more and more opportunities to gain access to sensitive company data. Password manager tools allow organizations and their employees to seamlessly and securely handle login credentials. Best Password Manager Tools.

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Identity IQ

MAY 15, 2021

Passwords are your first line of defense for protecting your digital identity. As important as they are, however, about 52 percent of people still use the same passwords across multiple accounts and 24 percent use a variation of common passwords that are easy to hack. Hackers employ different strategies to steal your passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 2, 2025

Yesterday, we told you about how millions of pictures from specialized dating apps had been stored online without any kind of password protection. GB in a non-password-protected nor encrypted, but publicly exposed database. Now it’s the turn of an AI “nudify” service. and all that without restrictions.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2025

Ransomware attacks typically involve tricking victims into downloading and installing the ransomware, which copies, encrypts, and/or deletes critical data on the device, only to be restored upon the ransom payment. Traditionally, the primary target of ransomware has been the victims device.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. Among those was the encrypted messaging app Signal , which said the breach could have let attackers re-register the phone number on another device for about 1,900 users. According to an Aug.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 12, 2022

On December 27, 2021 multiple cybersecurity media outlets began reporting on LastPass users who believed their master passwords had been stolen. LastPass is a “password manager” with both a web-based interface and mobile app that can help you generate, store, and access all of the ways you secure your favorite services.

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SecureList

MARCH 19, 2025

The videos were frequently accompanied by a link to an archive and a password to unlock it. Its only purpose was to download another password-protected archive via PowerShell, and unpack that with UnRAR.exe with the password embedded in the BATCH file as an argument. Send your videos to the #MEDIA chat 2. 150+ views 3.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Social media misuse. Its a top-end, true all-in-one offering based on a new platform that combines antivirus, password manager, identity protection, VPN, backup, and parental controls. Close compromised accounts and open new ones with different account numbers, and new passwords and PINs. Cyber threats. Identity theft.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 7, 2024

What changed, and what is NIST's updated password guidance and the role of password strength in 2024?” One area where best practices have evolved significantly over the past twenty years is password security best practices. What are the key takeaways from NIST's updated password guidance?”

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. Change passwords regularly. One of the most overlooked ways to protect your business from data breaches is changing passwords on a regular basis. Many people have their original passwords from college, and they never update them. This can be risky.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

If you’re planning to skip in-store holiday shopping, or if your state is already in lockdown, it’s important to be on the lookout for the online scams that will undoubtedly show up in people’s email, texts and social media feeds. Change your passwords. Here are eight ways you can make your holiday season safer: 1. Bottom line.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

That’s a crazy long time for an independent media outlet these days, but then again I’m bound to keep doing this as long as they keep letting me. Tank, seen here performing as a DJ in Ukraine in an undated photo from social media. KrebsOnSecurity turns 13 years old today. ” SEPTEMBER.

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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. Use Strong and Unique Passwords : One of the most basic yet critical steps is to create strong, unique passwords for your online accounts.

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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. Stolen passwords. What to do?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

xyz pic.twitter.com/VLhISark8Y — Goldwave (@OGoldwave) March 13, 2023 The variant employed in the campaign supports a more sophisticated encryption method of byte remapping and a monthly rotation of the C2 server. #ViperSoftX is back, doesn't look like much has changed. c2 arrowlchat[.]com ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Strong segmentation with firewalls and DMZs, securing VPN gateways, and ensuring encrypted traffic with TLS v1.3 Disabling unnecessary protocols and services, avoiding default passwords, and verifying software integrity bolster resilience. are essential for protecting data. This is not the case at T-Mobile.”

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Make sure your smartphone, tablet and laptop are password-protected, particularly if you’re in the habit of carrying them around wherever you go. VPNs encrypt data , making it much harder to intercept when transmitted through a shared or suspect internet connection. SSLs ensure all data is encrypted. Change passwords repeatedly.

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