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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

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This is significant because in November 2022, LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. The more iterations, the longer it takes an offline attacker to crack your master password. “LastPass in my book is one step above snake-oil. .'”

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A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew

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That is why I am not worried as we see criminals migrate to various ‘encrypted’ platforms that promise to ignore thepolice. . “To protect them from themselves, every criminal forum and marketplace has a reputation system, even though they know it’s a major liability when the police come. ”

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Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach

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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. LastPass disclosed that criminal hackers had compromised encrypted copies of some password vaults, as well as other personal information.

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Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested

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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. LastPass said criminal hackers had stolen encrypted copies of some password vaults, as well as other personal information.

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Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims

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The DHCP server also takes care of setting a specific local address — known as an Internet gateway — that all connecting systems will use as a primary route to the Web. VPNs work by creating a virtual network interface that serves as an encrypted tunnel for communications.

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Does Your Domain Have a Registry Lock?

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Shortly after pointing e-hawk.net’s DNS settings to a server they controlled, the attackers were able to obtain at least one encryption certificate for the domain, which could have allowed them to intercept and read encrypted Web and email communications tied to e-hawk.net.

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New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine

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First spotted in mid-August 2022 , Venus is known for hacking into victims’ publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that Venus ransomware attacks were targeting a number of U.S. healthcare organizations.