Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2025

The ransomware group Codefinger is using compromised AWS keys to encrypt S3 bucket data using SSE-C, Halcyon researchers warn. The ransomware group Codefinger has been spotted using compromised AWS keys to encrypt data in S3 buckets. The ransomware group Codefinger utilizes an AES-256 encryption key they generate and store locally.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 4, 2020

Since launching version 2 of Pwned Passwords with the k-anonymity model just over 2 years ago now, the thing has really gone nuts (read that blog post for background otherwise nothing from here on will make much sense). They could be searching for any password whose SHA-1 hash begins with those characters. Very slick!

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Until biometrics or a quantum solution change our everyday approach to encryption, passwords remain our first line of defense against data breaches, hackers, and thieves. Proper password hygiene doesn’t require a degree in rocket science. 1) Create sufficiently-complex passwords. 2) NEVER reuse a password.

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Daniel Miessler

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The initial blog was on August 25th, saying there was a breach, but it wasn’t so bad because they had no access to customer data or password vaults: Two weeks ago, we detected some unusual activity within portions of the LastPass development environment. And specifically, asking me whether I used LastPass or any other password manager.

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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

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? Yet most people don’t know how to use them properly.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Remember last November, when hackers broke into the network for LastPass—a password database—and stole password vaults with both encrypted and plaintext data for over 25 million users? Look, I know that online password databases are more convenient. This is why my Password Safe is local only. (I

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Last August, LastPass reported a security breach, saying that no customer information—or passwords—were compromised. These encrypted fields remain secured with 256-bit AES encryption and can only be decrypted with a unique encryption key derived from each user’s master password using our Zero Knowledge architecture.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

The Akira ransomware gang exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR and launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network. The ransomware group used an unsecured webcam to encrypt systems within atarget’s network, bypassing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). Akira successfully encrypted files across the network.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Tip 2: Implementing Strong Password Policies Weak passwords can be easily compromised, giving attackers access to sensitive systems and data. LastPass reports that 80% of all hacking-related breaches leveraged either stolen and/or weak passwords. million.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2025

Over 3 million POP3 and IMAP mail servers lack TLS encryption, exposing them to network sniffing attacks. million POP3 and IMAP mail servers lack TLS encryption, exposing them to network sniffing attacks. Passwords for mail access could be intercepted, and exposed services may allow password guessing attacks on the server.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2022

We all rely on passwords. For better or worse, we will continue to use passwords to access our computing devices and digital services for years to come. Related : The coming of password-less access. Passwords were static to begin with. They have since been modified in two directions: biometrics and dynamic passwords.

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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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Schneier on Security

JULY 26, 2024

The repository included the private portion of the platform key in encrypted form. The encrypted file, however, was protected by a four-character password, a decision that made it trivial for Binarly, and anyone else with even a passing curiosity, to crack the passcode and retrieve the corresponding plain text.

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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. “If you have my seed phrase, you can copy and paste that into your wallet, and then you can see all my accounts. . But on Nov.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As I said, our IT department recently notified me that some of my data was leaked and a pre-emptive password reset was enforced as they didn't know what was leaked.    It would be good to see it as an informational notification in case there's an increase in attack attempts against my email address.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 23, 2022

This file is encrypted using AES-256-CBC encryption combined with Base64 encoding. A 4-digit application PIN (which gets set during the initial onboarding when a user first instals the application) is the encryption password used to protect or encrypt the licence data.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Most password protection methods use some form of encryption, but is there a clear choice between software and hardware encryption when it comes to protecting your personal or business files from theft, loss, or hacking? The post How Secure is the “Password Protection” on Your Files and Drives?

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 10, 2023

.” The Python code combined various cryptographic functions, including code signing, encryption, and decryption. Another part used a hard-coded password to encrypt system files using the Blowfish and Twofish algorithms.

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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

MARCH 24, 2025

The compromised database contains approximately 6 million lines of data, including critical assets such as JKS files, encrypted SSO passwords, key files, and enterprise manager JPS keys. Immediate mitigation measures include: Resetting passwords, particularly for privileged LDAP accounts. (region-name).oraclecloud.com),

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Here's my model of what we're working on: Let me walk you through this: There's a password manager, which talks to a website. The two boundaries displayed are where the data and the "password manager.exe" live. Similarly, the passwords are stored somewhere, and there's a boundary around that. What can go wrong?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

This aligns with prior findings that cybercriminals cracked master passwords from LastPass to carry out major heists. DoJ, threat actors may have used private keys extracted by cracking the victim’s password vault stolen from the 2022 security breach suffered by an online password manager. ” reads the complaint.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 12, 2021

The stolen data includes customer email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, license plate numbers, hashed passwords and mailing addresses. ” The statement continues: “Our investigation indicates that no sensitive data or Payment Card Information, which we encrypt, was affected.

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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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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2025

This ransomware is known for employing double extortion tactics, which means they encrypt victims’ data while also threatening to release sensitive information unless a ransom is paid. No physical safeguards were implemented to limit access to servers containing patient data.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

Both sources said the attackers used the S3 access to copy and exfiltrate several terabytes worth of Sisent customer data, which apparently included millions of access tokens, email account passwords, and even SSL certificates. “If they are telling people to rest credentials, that means it was not encrypted.

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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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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Ghost ransomware actors, identified as operating from China, have been targeting unpatched systems and stolen credentials to infiltrate networks, encrypt data, and demand ransom payments. Require 16+ character unique passwords stored in an enterprise password manager. Use Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Most security schemes facilitate the coercive processes of an attacker because they disclose metadata about the secret data, such as the name and size of encrypted files. This allows specific and enforceable demands to be made: “Give us the passwords for these three encrypted files with names A, B and C, or else…”.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 30, 2025

Data Breaches Data breaches are fairly common among cybercriminals who break into a platforms database and steal sensitive information like personal details, passwords and financial data. Advanced Encryption Protocols Encryptions are really powerful. Measures You Should Take Use strong, unique passwords. Thats true.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Though cookies themselves don’t steal passwords, they can be hijacked to access sensitive data. Utilize SSL/TLS Secure your website with SSL/TLS certificates to encrypt data between users and servers, making it difficult for attackers to intercept and steal session cookies. Cookies track users with unique IDs.

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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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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

That's not unprecedented, but this is: password: "$2y$10$B0EhY/bQsa5zUYXQ6J.NkunGvUfYeVOH8JM1nZwHyLPBagbVzpEM2", No way! Is that genuinely a bcrypt hash of my own password? Yep, that's exactly what it is : The Spoutible API enabled any user to retrieve the bcrypt hash of any other user's password.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Improving Identity Protection According to Microsoft’s Entra ID data, more than 600 million identity attacks occur daily, and 99% of them are password based. This includes strengthening password policies, implementing multi-factor authentication, and leveraging advanced threat detection techniques.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2025

Employee training: Educate staff about cybersecurity best practices , including recognizing phishing attempts and using strong, unique passwords. Data encryption: Ensure that sensitive data is encrypted both in transit and at rest to protect it from unauthorized access.

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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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