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What Is Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)? Types, Risks & Prevention

eSecurity Planet

This typically happens on dynamic web pages, which frequently change or can be actively manipulated by users (for example, a search bar where users can type queries). Users don’t know the code on the financial services web page is malicious because it looks legitimate, and they continue using it until it’s exposed.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking APIs

ForAllSecure

And in May of 2021 Researchers disclosed that the Peloton API authentication was broken. Wilde: Now, for me the storyline was interesting right so when it was reported I think in late January, it was completely open right like this is right no authentication at all because well we didn't tell anybody about it.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking APIs

ForAllSecure

And in May of 2021 Researchers disclosed that the Peloton API authentication was broken. Wilde: Now, for me the storyline was interesting right so when it was reported I think in late January, it was completely open right like this is right no authentication at all because well we didn't tell anybody about it.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Going Passwordless

ForAllSecure

For example, here’s Jerry Lewis in a scene from a 1950s film, where he’s trying to break into a Nazi German military base. To use a service, we enter our user name and a password. But this method of authentication is flawed; either hashed or hashed and salted, usernames and passwords can still be stolen and reused.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #25 [Fingerprints All Over] Stolen Credentials Are the No. 1 Root Cause of Data Breaches

KnowBe4

As an example, in Basic Web Application Attacks, the use of stolen credentials was involved in 86% of attacks. A specific example of their actions involved using a fake job offer to trick a startup into losing over $600 million. The Modstore is going to be a fantastic library to shape our training from what I've seen.