Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In reality, the fraudster initiates a transaction — such as the “forgot password” feature on the financial institution’s site — which is what generates the authentication passcode delivered to the member. The fraudster then uses Zelle to transfer the victim’s funds to others.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

DOS boot sector viruses, password guessing, USB autorun malware, misconfigurations, etc.), That, of course, is the opposite of what will happen." Our biggest future threats are the same threats as we face today: social engineering and unpatched software. It has been that way for the entirety of computers.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Passwords are everywhere, but they probably weren't intended to be used as much as they are today. Maybe you are at an organization that requires you to change your passwords every 90 days or so, and so you have password fatigue -- there are only so many variations you can do every 90 days or so. I must have the password.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2021

This of course is how they get a toehold to go deeper. Microsoft said it notified the targeted 150 organizations, which included “IT companies (57%), followed by government (20%), and smaller percentages for non-governmental organizations and think tanks, as well as financial services.” Cyber hygiene works.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. But even when passwords are secure, it’s not enough. Recently, hackers leaked 87,000 Fortinet VPN passwords , mostly from companies who hadn’t yet patched a two-year-old vulnerability. MFA can be hacked.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2021

As a leading global content delivery network (CDN), Akamai has a birdseye view of what is coursing through cyber space moment-by-moment. billion hitting financial services organizations — an increase of more than 45 percent year-over-year in that sector. Here are excerpts of our discussion, edited for clarity and length.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Almost all the files are just email addresses and plain text passwords (the occasional file has a username that's not an email address and a password). rows of email addresses and plain text passwords in this new file, so where are the passwords from? This is interesting in that it's reminiscant of the Explouit.In

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IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2024

GB database includes names, email addresses, phone numbers and passwords. Al Mujtama Pharmacy allegedly breached, more than 7 million records affected More than 7 million data records belonging to the Saudi pharmacy Al Mujtama have reportedly been published on an underground forum. Data breached: >7,000,000 records.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

NOBELIUM, a group of Russia-based hackers, gained access to multiple enterprises through software code, stolen passwords, compromised on-premises servers, and minted SAML (Security Assertions Markup Language) tokens. These recommendations are a good start; but do not, of course, fully protect an organization from a sophisticated cyberattack.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 21, 2019

all the ways that can become manifest–is of course also complex. There may be modules to go through for employees, or PowerPoint courses, or quizzes. Make sure employees know what good password practices look like. Equifax settled recently on a penalty of more than $700 million. Getting cyber wrong is expensive.

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