Google Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This can allow them to read the contents of SMS messages, including sensitive information such as two-factor authentication codes, passwords, and credit card numbers due to the lack of encryption offered by SMS. SMS Spoofing: Attackers can spoof SMS messages to launch phishing attacks to make it appear as if they are from a legitimate sender.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

It manufactures products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles, and builds new locomotives up to 6,000 horsepower. rail and locomotive company Wabtec Corporation disclosed a data breach after it was hit with Lockbit ransomware attack. The company employs approximately 25,000 people and has 50 plants all over the world.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

granting them access to live and archived video feeds across multiple organizations, including manufacturing facilities, hospitals, schools, police departments and prisons. For example: passwords being typed or posted, specific motions or commands used to activate control systems to open or unlock doors, etc.”.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

Protecting Against Smart Device Break-Ins This story also demonstrates the sobering reality that we can no longer solely rely on Usernames/Passwords to protect our networks. 1) Manufacturer Protocols “Matter” First, consumers should seek to purchase Smart Devices that are Matter certified. The house did not win on that day!

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

This section covers essential measures like setting strong passwords, enabling encryption, backing up data, and using tracking apps. Make sure you can access critical elements of your digital life without your device, such as: Your password manager account. Phone numbers of friends or family who can help you.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

GreyMatter Response Playbooks such as Reset Password and Terminate Session can help contain credential abuse incidents and protect company assets. Credentials—like usernames, email addresses, and passwords—often find their way into the wrong hands through various means, from malware and phishing attacks to simple user negligence.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

GreyMatter Response Playbooks such as Reset Password and Terminate Session can help contain credential abuse incidents and protect company assets. Credentials—like usernames, email addresses, and passwords—often find their way into the wrong hands through various means, from malware and phishing attacks to simple user negligence.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Cybercriminals focus on targeting the manufacturing and HSA sectors as these sectors are much more susceptible to operational disruptions, making ransom demands more effective. Despite minor shifts in ranking from quarter to quarter, the top five targeted sectors in Q3 2024 remained consistent with previous trends.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit. Cybercriminals decided to take advantage of that exclusivity, creating phishing pages that assured visitors their verified status had been approved and all they needed to do was to enter their account logins and passwords.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

American consumers lost $56 billion to identity theft last year with an average of 49 million consumer victims, according to a CNBC News report. The 2021 Identity Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy & Research reports the identity fraud resulted from stolen personally identifiable information (PII) and data breaches.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

On a fraudulent page, they claimed to offer a service that allowed users to find Instagram profiles by entering their Facebook login and password. Emails with malicious links and attachments Password-protected archives In 2024, there was an increase in emails distributing password-protected archives containing malicious content.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Unfortunately, many are not secure because they are protected by nothing more than manufacturer default passwords readily available online. In 2020 there will be somewhere around 20 billion IoT devices in use around the world. They will weaponized (like years past) but with increasing skill and computing power. . The cloud will leak.

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