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Cyber-crime, Phishing

Microsoft 365 login pages may hide phishing attack

May 15, 2020

Via: TechRadar

Microsoft has warned that hackers are already including the company’s latest software updates and releases into online scams. The company says it has detected a number of phishing campaigns that utilise updated branding from the new versions of Microsoft 365 […]


Cyber-crime, Email security, Phishing, Security

How effective are login challenges at preventing Google account takeovers?

May 21, 2019

Via: Help Net Security

Despite implementation bugs that might affect the security of physical security keys, they are the strongest protection against phishing currently available, Google maintains. On-device prompts and SMS codes are also extremely successful at blocking account hijacking attacks effected via automated […]


Phishing

Google to Block Logins From Embedded Browsers to Prevent Phishing

April 22, 2019

Via: Security Week

Google announced that it will soon block login attempts from embedded browser frameworks in an effort to prevent man-in-the-middle (MitM) phishing attacks. The tech giant says phishing attacks that involve traffic interception are difficult to detect when an embedded browser […]


Network security

DNC: Fake login page was a test, not a hack

August 23, 2018

Via: The Hill

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) said late Thursday that the fake login page it had reported as a potential hack on its database was actually a test. DNC chief security officer Bob Lord said in a statement provided to The […]


Vulnerabilities

Critical Apple Login Bug Puts macOS High Sierra Systems at Risk

November 29, 2017

Via: Threat Post

A major bug in Apple’s macOS gives anyone with physical access to a computer running the latest version of the High Sierra operating system admin access simply by putting “root” in the user name field. The bug was publicized Tuesday […]


Vulnerabilities

Joomla Login Page Flaw Exposes Admin Credentials

September 21, 2017

Via: Security Week

Joomla 3.8 brings more than 300 improvements to the popular content management system (CMS) and patches two vulnerabilities, including one that can be exploited to obtain administrator credentials. Researchers at RIPS Technologies discovered that Joomla versions between 1.5 and 3.7.5 […]


Access control

Stealing login credentials from locked computers in 30 seconds or less

September 9, 2016

Via: Help Net Security

Security researcher Rob Fuller has demonstrated a simple way for stealing login credentials from locked computers running Windows and OS X. For the attack to work, you’ll need to have: Access to the targeted computer A portable, plug-in computer that […]


Access control

Insight into critical data remains limited

March 18, 2016

Via: Help Net Security

SANS surveyed 829 IT professionals with endpoints located around the globe to explore how IT professionals monitor, assess, protect and investigate their endpoints. A majority of respondents were security analysts (34 percent), followed by security managers or CISOs (16 percent) […]


Access control, Identity theft

How fake users are impacting business … and your wallet

December 24, 2015

Via: CSO Online

A few weeks ago, Kristen Faughnan got something that surprised her: a “low balance” text message from her bank. That didn’t make sense. She’d just paid for a haircut, but she knew how much was in her account.  Even after […]


Data loss

Amazon Forces Password Resets after Possible Security Breach

November 26, 2015

Via: Security Week

Online retailer Amazon on Tuesday started sending emails to some of its users, prompting them to reset their passwords, saying that they might have been compromised. The company informed users that it decided to force-reset their passwords after learning that […]


Access control

IRS enhances efforts to combat identity fraud, claiming upcoming tax season will be ‘more secure’

October 20, 2015

Via: access-control

The Internal Revenue Service and private tax preparers say they are beefing up efforts to limit tax-related #identity theft for the 2016 filing season, testing more than 20 new safeguards to protect taxpayers’ sensitive information. The #irs, state tax authorities […]


Email security

Yahoo announces email encryption plugin, password-free logins

March 16, 2015

Via: email-security

Yahoo email users will soon be able to encrypt the emails they send out by simply clicking on a button. In addition to this, users will be able to effectively forget their email passwords and request an on-demand password (a […]