Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2022

American car manufacturer General Motors (GM) says it experienced a credential stuffing attack last month. The subject of the attack was an online platform, run by GM, to help owners of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles to manage their bills, services, and redeem rewards points. Credential stuffing. Mitigation.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 22, 2023

An attack like BrutePrint could present a significant threat to passkeys , an increasingly popular way to replace passwords with authentication methods like fingerprint authentication or face recognition. And the attack is cheap to carry out. “For specific smartphone models, adaptive flexible printed circuit (FPC) is required. .

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

While anyone can fall victim to these threat actors, the FBI noted that this malware has been used to target a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure organizations, including defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, technology companies, and especially organizations in the healthcare and medical industries.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

For those that have never heard of this software, it’s a self-service password management and single sign-on (SSO) solution for Active Directory (AD) and cloud apps. The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the product through REST API endpoints by sending a specially crafted request.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 24, 2022

And studies have revealed that the newly developed file-encrypting malware is using an Open-source password management library for encryption and is having capabilities of remaining anonymous, ex-filtrate data, and having abilities to give control to remote servers. The third is something astonishing to read!

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

The exact method for doing this may vary depending on your router manufacturer. The typical username and password for Wi-Fi routers is “admin” for both, but you may need to search online or contact your ISP if that doesn’t work. This makes it more difficult for attackers or anyone to guess or crack the password.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2020

IoT device manufacturers must embed basic security protocols at a granular level, and corporate captains must instill a security-first culture — to a level much deeper than is common today. A lot of them are encouraging multifactor authentication, for instance. LW: What role does PKI play in all of this?

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

RedLine Password Theft Malware. The RedLine password theft malware is a hot topic this month with Microsoft’s employee compromise. Passwords: An Easy Target. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage. RedLine Malware-as-a-Service. Autocomplete fields. Credit cards.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Manufacturers: Ring doorbell security SimpliSafe smart home security Swann smart home security Yale smart home security Ring doorbell security: What do you need to know? Privacy and Passwords: Two-step verification is done by default, but multi-factor authentication (MFA) is recommended. Who is Ring? Is Ring secure for UK users?

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Cybercriminals were able to exploit the default password on thousands of these innocuous devices to carry out this nefarious attack. When not secured properly on their own Wi-Fi channel, IoT devices can be more than an inconvenience, they can be seen as a critical security risk due to the poor security protocols like fixed default passwords.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If a manufacturer hardcodes a master password within the device’s firmware, the device becomes extremely vulnerable from a security perspective, especially if an attacker is able to locate and download the password to access the device.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 64% of managers and higher admit to poor password practices.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Key Points In October 2024, ReliaQuest responded to an intrusion affecting a manufacturing sector customer. In October 2024, ReliaQuest investigated an intrusion for a customer in the manufacturing sector. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Scattered Spider target password managers. What Happened?

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

HIBP also implements the includeSubdomains and preload keywords which ensures that HSTS is cascaded down to every subdomain of the site and is implemented in every browser when it ships from the manufacturer (more on both of those in my post on HSTS ). Let them paste passwords! Why do websites do this?

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 17, 2023

There may be slight differences in the methodology and screenshots, based on the type of device, the operating system, your language settings, and maybe even the manufacturer of your device, but the basics should be pretty much the same as the Windows-based methods and screenshots shown in this post. These will be shown in red.

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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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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Password manager. While many consumer devices today come with standard antivirus software, a growing number of internet-enabled systems, like IoT devices , are being manufactured with light security. Those protections include: AI- and behavioral-based threat detection. Email phishing filter. Ransomware protection. Encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It is an AI-enhanced UEM and endpoint security platform that tends to focus on the midsize market in verticals such as technology, retail, and manufacturing. Watson Analytics helps users identify, prioritize, triage, and resolve security while identifying risk or performance and configuration issues on devices managed by MaaS360.

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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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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2021

The ManageEngine IT security portfolio spans everything from privileged access management (PAM) to network configuration to password management. It provides controls for managing security from all angles. There are also many specific use cases for education, healthcare, manufacturing, government and financial services.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. Minimum User Access Controls Active Directory: The smallest organizations might only worry about device access, otherwise known as the login credentials (username/password).

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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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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

In particular, the code checks for the manufacturer ID string (with a length of 12 bytes) for the following values: “XenVMMXenVMM” (Xen HVM) “VMwareVMware” (VMware) “Microsoft Hv” (Microsoft Hyper-V) “ KVMKVMKVM “ (KVM) “prl hyperv “ (Parallels) “VBoxVBoxVBox” (VirtualBox) This detection code is likely derived from Pafish. Trojan.Mystic.KV

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Key Points In October 2024, ReliaQuest responded to an intrusion affecting a manufacturing sector customer. In October 2024, ReliaQuest investigated an intrusion for a customer in the manufacturing sector. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Scattered Spider target password managers. What Happened?

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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Akira’s victims spanned a wide range of sectors, with a particular focus on manufacturing, professional services, healthcare, and critical infrastructure. infrastructure sectors, including healthcare, government services, financial services, and critical manufacturing.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

It's cool because the first eight architects are the manufacturer Samsung and the rest of them are unique for your particular device. Don't use familiar passwords seriously. If you want nothing to connect back to you choose an entirely new set of passwords. This is a string of hexadecimals that uniquely fingerprints your device.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

With 42,000 employees, and a large contingent of contractors working in offices and manufacturing sites all over the globe, Mondelez must design a training program that speaks to different cultures, languages and business units. But actually, when you put them in a scenario – “Hey… would you be sharing a password with [your boss]?”

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SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

With 42,000 employees, and a large contingent of contractors working in offices and manufacturing sites all over the globe, Mondelez must design a training program that speaks to different cultures, languages and business units. But actually, when you put them in a scenario – “Hey… would you be sharing a password with [your boss]?”

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 29, 2022

6 reasons MSPs need a patch management platform. Reset your password now! Introducing Patch Management for OneView. Exploits and TrickBot disrupt manufacturing operations. Source code of password manager LastPass stolen by attacker. How to secure a Mac for your kids. Plex suffers data breach. Update now!

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s interesting to note that many people will happily unlock their phone by just looking at it and have no problem tapping their bank card against a store’s point of sale terminal, but if the term password security is presented to them, they have a blank expression, or worse, shrink away. So, it’s undoubtedly already out there.

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