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Weekly Update 273

Troy Hunt

Sponsored by: 1Password is a secure password manager and digital wallet that keeps you safe online. (but I did a day and a half later!) After more than 11 years, it was finally time for a new profile photo (I really like this one 😊) You know what's not weird at all?

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Ferocious Kitten: 6 years of covert surveillance in Iran

SecureList

It is interesting to note that an active Keepass (password manager) process gets killed before starting the keylogger. This is likely intended to force the user to restart the program and enter a master password that is then stolen via the keylogger. argument: path to file to upload. – List files and repositories.

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The Risk of Weak Online Banking Passwords

Krebs on Security

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. Crooks are constantly probing bank Web sites for customer accounts protected by weak or recycled passwords.

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Man accused of using keylogger to spy on colleagues, log in to their personal accounts and watch them at home

Malwarebytes

The lawsuit claims that this gave Bathula login credentials for the victims’ personal accounts and systems, including bank accounts, emails, home surveillance systems, Dropbox accounts, Google Drives, dating applications, Google Nests, and iCloud accounts. Use a password manager. Use multi-factor authentication.

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The Role and Benefits of AI in Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

For instance, errors in the password or odd login habits can be tracked using good AI-driven password managers. 1Password is a top-tier password manager that provides secure password storage, multi-device syncing, and simplified sharing.

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Stalkerware activity drops as glaring spying problem is revealed

Malwarebytes

It’s spying when governments do it through opaque, mass surveillance regimes, it’s spying when companies do it through shadowy data broker networks that braid together disparate streams of information, and it’s spying when private individuals do it through unseen behavior on personal devices.

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Security company ADT announces security breach of customer data

Malwarebytes

Electronic surveillance equipment provider ADT filed a form 8-K with the Security and Exchange Commision (SEC) to report “a cybersecurity incident during which unauthorized actors illegally accessed certain databases containing ADT customer order information.” Change your password. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you.