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Android 7.0+ Phones Can Now Double as Google Security Keys

Krebs on Security

Google this week made it easier for Android users to enable strong 2-factor authentication (2FA) when logging into Google’s various services. and higher can now be used as Security Keys , an additional authentication layer that helps thwart phishing sites and password theft. a one-time token, key fob or mobile device).

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Troy Hunt

Data breach verification: that seems like a good place to start given the discussion in this week's video about Accor. However, per that story: Cybernews couldn’t confirm the authenticity of the data. We reached out to Accor for clarification and are awaiting a response. It's Device Trust tailor-made for Okta.

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You Don't Need to Burn off Your Fingertips (and Other Biometric Authentication Myths)

Troy Hunt

As technology has evolved, fingers (and palms and irises and faces) have increasingly been used as a means of biometric authentication. The one in storage matches the one provided at the time of authentication. All this compared to simply matching 2 strings as is done with password authentication. That is all.

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Using Fake Reviews to Find Dangerous Extensions

Krebs on Security

Here’s the story of how bogus reviews on a counterfeit Microsoft Authenticator browser extension exposed dozens of other extensions that siphoned personal and financial data. A counterfeit version of CapCut , a professional video editing software suite, claimed nearly 24,000 downloads over a similar time period.

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Vulnerability Recap 4/1/24: Cisco, Fortinet & Windows Server Updates

eSecurity Planet

While most issues can be fixed through prompt patching and updating, a few remain unfixed and may require more significant changes to the security stack to block possible attacks. March 22, 2024 Emergency Out-of-Band Windows Server Security Updates Type of vulnerability (or attack): Memory leak. out of 10), and calls it Shadow Ray.

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GhostTouch: how to remotely control touchscreens with EMI

Security Affairs

Security researchers devised a technique, dubbed GhostTouch, to remotely control touchscreens using electromagnetic signals. The researchers demonstrated how to inject two types of basic touch events, taps and swipes, into targeted locations of the touchscreen. The events allowed the researchers to control the devices (i.e.

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How to Ensure Your Digital Security During the Rugby World Cup

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Sports fans aren’t the only ones who are looking forward to this event. It’s not like bad actors haven’t taken an interest in major sporting events before. Just a couple of months after that, World Rugby itself announced that one of its training websites had suffered a security breach that exposed subscribers’ account information.

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