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Medical industry struggles with PACS data leaks

May 24, 2019 admin %USERNAME%, data, data leaks, Data Privacy, default credentials, Healthcare security, medical industry, medical records, PACS servers, passwords, patient data, Servers, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 18:05:21 +0000

PACS servers are often used to store and transmit patient data. But how is their security implemented? We take a look at case of how poor setup can easily lead to data leaks.

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Game of Thrones online streamings are a minefield of scams

May 21, 2019 admin credit card, passwords, SCAM, scammers, scams, Threats

Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 10:00:42 +0000

Tempted to stream Game of Thrones free? Be very cautious: You might pay for it with your passwords and credit card details.

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Dear YouTubers, phishers are after your accounts

May 7, 2019 admin 2fa, e-mail, google, news, passwords, phishing, social media, Threats, Youtube

Credit to Author: Marina Mash| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 13:13:11 +0000

This phishing campaign is so convincing that even savvy YouTubers may be duped into giving crooks control of their accounts.

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Are Your Passwords Secure Enough?

May 3, 2019 admin Consumer, Password Crackers, password manager, Password Protection, passwords

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 16:20:58 +0000

Today, we'll take a deep dive into passwords, including what vulnerabilities weak passwords can open up and how to improve authentication security.

Online passwords are sensitive data. When they end up in the wrong hands, your private information is at risk. Since cybercriminals are always searching out new ways to break into those online accounts, you need to watch over the passwords to your accounts as if they were your children. Since we typically access our accounts…

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Scammers promise Avengers: Endgame full movie download

April 30, 2019 admin credit cards, passwords, SCAM, scammers, Threats

Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:00:55 +0000

Tempted to find the movie Avengers: Endgame online? Be cautious: A lot of websites promise to deliver but collect your passwords and credit card details instead.

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Phishing without borders, or why you need to update your router

April 29, 2019 admin DNS hijacking, news, online banking, passwords, phishing, routers, Threats, Wi-Fi

Credit to Author: Marina Mash| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:33:20 +0000

Cybercriminals are hijacking routers to steal people’s credentials for online banking and services.

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A week in security (April 1 – 7)

April 8, 2019 admin bayer, chinese cyberattacks, chinese cyberthreats, Critical Infrastructure, Facebook, Malwarebytes news, mar a lago, passwords, social media, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:52:47 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from April 1–7, including global data privacy laws, water plant cybersecurity, and the mysterious story of a 23-year-old woman’s visit to the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

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Facebook’s plain text misstep, and other password sins

March 27, 2019 admin breach, credential management, Facebook, passwords, privacy, security questions, Security world

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Yes, Facebook’s recent error in password handling was egregious. But there’s more than one way to abuse user data. We take a look at various missteps in credential management and how businesses can improve practices.

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Zombie email rises from grave after eight years of radio silence

March 8, 2019 admin Account, cybercrime, email, email account, ISP, isps, passwords, privacy, talk talk, zombie email

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000

What do you do when an email account you assumed was long gone comes back to life after eight years?

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Yabba dabba doo!

February 19, 2019 admin passwords, Security

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0800

Fish is being onboarded as a software engineer and has to download the code repository and start building it. But in checking the setup guide, he can’t find any instructions on what user credentials to use to log in. This seems like something he should be able to figure out, so he trolls through multiple document systems (internal websites, Google documents and wikis) until he finds an old document that says to use his username as both username and password for version control access. That’s easy enough — but it doesn’t work. Fish gets a message saying his account wasn’t found or the password didn’t match.

Time to submit a help desk ticket. And the explanation is simple. IT had neglected to run the script that created an account for fish in the version control system. Ten minutes after submitting the ticket, fish is in at last.

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Change Your Password Day Strong Password Day

February 1, 2019 admin 2fa, GReAT, password manager, passwords, Threats, Tips, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:12:22 +0000

Changing passwords regularly is outdated. Use strong and unique passwords that are easy to remember instead. Here’s how to make them.

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