Krebs on Security

MAY 7, 2022

Apple , Google and Microsoft announced this week they will soon support an approach to authentication that avoids passwords altogether, and instead requires users to merely unlock their smartphones to sign in to websites or online services. “I worry about forgotten password recovery for cloud accounts.” Image: Blog.google.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One critical issue faced by organizations that rely on Exchange Server is the risk of a corrupt Exchange Server database cropping up. Navigating new risks Today, heavy reliance on cloud-centric IT infrastructure and cloud-hosted applications has become the norm. Here are a few ‘dos:’ •Rigorous vulnerability management.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

The MyEstatePoint Property Search app leaked data on nearly half a million of its users, exposing their names and plain-text passwords, the Cybernews research team has found. Scammers can use email addresses and plain text passwords for various attacks.

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Dark Reading

APRIL 11, 2023

Password managers aren't foolproof, but they do help mitigate risks from weak credentials and password reuse. Following best practices can contribute to a company's defenses.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 30, 2019

Hashed and Salted Usernames and Passwords Exposed News aggregator Flipboard has initiated a systemwide password reset affecting as many as 150 million users following two database intrusions.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Group-IB cybersecurity researchers recently identified several Russian-speaking cybercrime groups offering infostealing malware-as-a-service (MaaS), resulting in the theft of more than 50 million passwords thus far. To minimize risk, Group-IB advises taking the following key steps: Don’t download software from suspicious sources.

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The vast majority of users worry about compromised passwords, but two-thirds continue to use the same password or a variation, a survey finds.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Interesting usability study: “ More Than Just Good Passwords? A Study on Usability and Security Perceptions of Risk-based Authentication “: Abstract : Risk-based Authentication (RBA) is an adaptive security measure to strengthen password-based authentication. Paper’s website.

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KnowBe4

AUGUST 9, 2023

As the retirement countdown for the current version of PCI is now less than six months, a new standard for password length, complexity, and change frequency may create some risk.

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IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

In an increasingly digital world, there are an escalating number of cyber security risks for business to address. In this blog, we look at the top five cyber security risks that businesses face, and explain how you can prevent them. MFA authentication can also be used to protect organisations from the next risk on our list.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 10, 2021

Pwned Passwords is a repository of 613M passwords exposed in previous data breaches, which makes them very poor choices for future use. They're totally free and they have a really cool anonymity API that ensures no useful information about the password being searched for is ever exposed.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The annual study on top-used passwords published by Nordpass revealed that we are still using weak credentials that expose us to serious risks. Nordpass has published its annual report, titled “Top 200 most common passwords,” on the use of passwords. The report shows that we are still using weak passwords.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 4, 2018

Passwords Inadvertently Saved to Log in Plaintext Format; Twitter Blames Bug Twitter has apologized after it discovered that it had been inadvertently storing users' passwords in plaintext in an internal log, potentially putting them at risk.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

Expert Warns of Copycat Attack Risk; Telco Hadn't Enabled Two-Factor Authentication In the wake of an apparently weak password being harvested by information-stealing malware and used to disrupt telecommunications giant Orange Spain's internet traffic, an expert is warning all organizations to beware of copycat attacks - and to lock down their internet (..)

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 8, 2022

The average internet user has somewhere around 100 accounts, according to NordPass research, meaning they have to track 100 different passwords or risk using the same one over and over. Users can share password files securely with encrypted transmissions. Vault health reports Directory sync Secure password sharing.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 16, 2019

How can financial services institutions better protect employee passwords? One of the most common threat vectors plaguing financial services institutions is the employee password.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Software giant Citrix Systems recently forced a password reset for many users of its Sharefile content collaboration service, warning it would be doing this on a regular basis in response to password-guessing attacks that target people who re-use passwords across multiple Web sites. periodically). .” periodically).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

By neglecting to set a password, a BMW dealer in India has jeopardized the entire network of car dealerships in the country and put its clients at risk. The BMW Kun Exclusive put its systems at risk by leaving an environment configuration file (.env) env) accessible to the public.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 9, 2020

Weak, stolen or reused passwords are the root of 8 in 10 data breaches. Fixing the data breach problem means abandoning passwords for something more secure. Episode 163: Cyber Risk has a Dunning-Kruger Problem Also: Bad Password Habits start at Home. But what does passwordless authentication even look like?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. Use strong passwords. Tangible changes and measures, like the use of phishing resilient MFA and strong passwords, are considered of great importance as they can mitigate future data breach risks and improve data security drastically.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2023

In this case, it could take attackers as long as 22 years to crack a very strong admin password. If the password is weaker and susceptible to vocabulary attacks, it could be cracked in just a few days. Do you want to know why this leak poses a risk to the whole supply chain?

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 7, 2020

Passwords Remain a Growing Threat Vector Adopting the policies in NIST 800-171 brings multiple security-related benefits, including best practices for data access policies, reduced risk of data breaches and insider threats, and a scalable approach to protecting sensitive data.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

When assessing the overall security of cloud storage and choosing a solution tailored to your business, it helps to determine its features, potential risks, security measures, and other considerations. CSP collaboration improves the security environment where there’s a need to mitigate the emerging risks quickly and comprehensively.

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IT Governance

MAY 5, 2022

“My password was hacked”: it’s one of the oldest excuses in the book for people who post something regrettable online. All of us have dozens of accounts that are only one password breach away from compromising sensitive information. It’s why the tech giant Intel created World Password Day, which is celebrated on 5 May 2022.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2023

The file contained PostgreSQL and Redis databases credentials, including host, port, username, and password. Among leaked credentials, researchers also found the host, username, and password for Mailgun email services used by the company. env) hosted on the official Neho’s website.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Users are strongly recommended to quickly upgrade their Bricks Builder Theme installations to this current version to reduce the risk of exploitation. Despite VMware’s three-year-old deprecation statement, unprotected systems remain at risk. The fix: To prevent risks, urgently update on-premise servers to version 23.9.8.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 31, 2022

Related: Log4J’s long-run risks. It supplies a unified vulnerability and risk management solution that automates vulnerability management processes and workflows. This kind of thing can be rectified by adopting risk-assessment principles alongside CD/CI. Risk-tolerance security. That’s changing — dramatically.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 4, 2020

Since launching version 2 of Pwned Passwords with the k-anonymity model just over 2 years ago now, the thing has really gone nuts (read that blog post for background otherwise nothing from here on will make much sense). They could be searching for any password whose SHA-1 hash begins with those characters. Very slick!

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hackers Gain Path to Potential Account Takeover by Turning Off SMS Second Factor Twitter accounts that use SMS for two-factor authentication are at a heightened risk of account takeover with the disclosure that texting "STOP" to the verification service results in it being turned off.

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Threatpost

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

A Threatpost reader poll examined risk, vulnerabilities, 2FA, the human element, attitudes on spreadsheets and more when it comes to password managers.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Poorly protected passwords in device configuration files present a risk of compromise, agency says.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2020

A severe vulnerability impacting TeamViewer for Windows, tracked as CVE 2020-13699, could be exploited by remote attackers to steal the system password. TeamViewer has recently addressed a high-risk vulnerability ( CVE 2020-13699 ), that could be exploited by remote attackers to steal system password and potentially compromise it.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews The fact that these indices were discovered suggests that the instance was not under regular monitoring, putting users at risk. Cybersecurity neglect endangers gamblers Failure to properly set authentication poses significant risks, as merely knowing the website’s domain is enough for an attacker to access user data.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In a recent study of 1,237 Chrome extensions with a minimum of 1,000 downloads, Incogni researchers found that nearly half ask for permissions that could potentially expose personally identifiable information (PII), distribute adware and malware , or even log everything users do online, including accessing passwords and financial data.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2023

The vulnerability resides in the plugin’s password reset functionality, it impacts versions 5.4.0 “It is possible to reset the password of any user as long as we know their username thus being able to reset the password of the administrator and login on their account. . ” continues the analysis.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Use strong passwords. It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Secure home router.

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KnowBe4

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The phenomenon known as “quiet quitting,” in which employees become disengaged from their work while formally remaining in their jobs, can lead to serious security risks, according to Tim Keary at VentureBeat. Apathetic employees are more likely to make security mistakes, such as falling for social engineering attacks or reusing passwords.

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