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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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