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Spotify resets some user logins after hacker database found floating online

November 25, 2020 admin 2fa, credential stuffing, database, Elasticsearch, mfa, PII, reports, Spotify

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 13:24:39 +0000

The 380 million record database. didn’t belong to Spotify itself, but instead to fraudsters who’d uploaded it.

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Brute force attacks increase due to more open RDP ports

October 20, 2020 admin 2fa, Attacks, brute force, compromised, credential stuffing, Exploits and vulnerabilities, hybrid brute force attack, open ports, rainbow table, ransomware, RDP, reverse brute force attack, web threats, wfh

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000

More open ports are inviting attackers to try and gain entry by using brute force attacks. Why is this happening and what can we do?

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The skinny on the Instacart breach

August 11, 2020 admin credential stuffing, hacking, instacart bad security, instacart breach, instacart credential stuffing, instacart security, Password reuse

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:32:59 +0000

With the sudden popularity of grocery and pick-up services in this pandemic era, online criminals were swift to target and compromise Instacart. How did it happen?

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Hacking

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6 ways hackers are targeting retail businesses

January 8, 2020 admin credential stuffing, emv technology, Magecart, near field communication, nfc technology, online retail, online retailers, online scams, QR code, QR Codes, ram scraping, retail scams, Social engineering, web skimmer, web skimmers, web skimming, web threats

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:04:10 +0000

Whether it’s a high-volume shopping season or not, retail businesses are at risk from cybercriminals in a number of ways. Learn how hackers target retailers and shoppers alike.

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Web threats

Tags: credential stuffing EMV technology Magecart near field communication nfc technology online retail online retailers online scams QR code QR codes ram scraping retail scams Social Engineering web skimmer web skimmers web skimming web threats

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Security Sophos

Violati gli account della piattaforma streaming Disney Plus

November 28, 2019 admin Attualità, credential stuffing, malware

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 07:42:50 +0000

A poche settimane dal lancio, la piattaforma streaming della Disney è già coinvolta in alcuni problemi legati alla sicurezza offerta dal servizio<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/kbUnkP6LAKc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Independent Krebs

Forced Password Reset? Check Your Assumptions

August 21, 2019 admin A Little Sunshine, Alex Weinert, Anthony Moisant, credential stuffing, Glassdoor, microsoft

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:58:53 +0000

Almost weekly now I hear from an indignant reader who suspects a data breach at a Web site they frequent that has just asked the reader to reset their password. Further investigation almost invariably reveals that the password reset demand was not the result of a breach but rather the site’s efforts to identify customers who are reusing passwords from other sites that have already been hacked. But ironically, many companies taking these proactive steps soon discover that their explanation as to why they’re doing it can get misinterpreted as more evidence of lax security. This post attempts to unravel what’s going on here.

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Are hackers gonna hack anymore? Not if we keep reusing passwords

March 21, 2019 admin brute force, credential stuffing, cybercrime, enterprise, enterprises, hackers, hacking, password managers, password spraying, reusing passwords, weak passwords

Credit to Author: Kacy Zurkus| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

A look at the not-so-hacking hacker techniques attackers are using to compromise user accounts via weak passwords and gain access to enterprise networks.

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Tags: brute force credential stuffing enterprise enterprises hackers hacking password managers password spraying reusing passwords weak passwords