Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

Unauthorized SIM swaps often are perpetrated by fraudsters who have already stolen or phished a target’s password, as many banks and online services rely on text messages to send users a one-time code that needs to be entered in addition to a password for online authentication. WHAT YOU CAN DO. All four major U.S.

Authentication 203

Authentication Computer and Electronics Passwords Retail 203

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

Treasury breached by hackers backed by foreign government (unknown) Chinese hackers suspected of attacking government agencies in Mongolia (unknown) Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten experiences cyber attack (unknown) FBI investigating after Weslaco ISD network hacked (unknown) Great Neck Yeshiva HS site hacked, anti-Semitic propaganda posted (unknown) (..)

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2022

So had their passwords and account PIN and secret questions. Both had used password managers to pick and store complex, unique passwords for their accounts. The experiment was done from a different computer and Internet address than the one that created the original account years ago.

Security 277

Security Computer and Electronics Passwords Privacy 277

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

Passwords 230

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 230

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Affected information includes users’ names, email addresses, IP addresses and encrypted passwords. TB LDLC Source (New) Retail France Yes 1,500,000 APROA Source (New) Professional services Argentina Yes 1,197,562 Petrus Resources Ltd. The claim is yet to be verified. Data breached: 183,754,481 records. EasyPark data breach: 21.1

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. 18, 2013, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that U.S. KrebsOnSecurity began revisiting the research into Rescator’s real-life identity in 2018, after the U.S.

Computer and Electronics 223

Computer and Electronics Marketing Sales Healthcare 223

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

What role does technology play in facilitating intimate partner abuse? What role might the security industry have in identifying or even stopping it? Lodrina Cherne and Martijn Grooten join the The Hacker Mind podcast to discuss their Black Hat USA 2021 presentation. Vamosi: Ever get the feeling that someone is watching you. It's natural.

Passwords 52

Passwords Access IoT IT 52