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Several popular video games are now being infected with the brand new Erbium malware, which steals personal and sensitive information. The spread of this malware is happening because hackers are disguised as cracks and cheats for popular video games. Hackers are using them to steal the credentials and cryptocurrency wallets of victims. In the cybercrime […]
One of the users who received an email alert from LastPass stated that it warned them of an unauthorized login attempt using their account’s master password. LastPass password manager users were shocked when they received alerts about their accounts getting compromised during a hack attack. The company released a statement on December 28th stating that […]
”123456” remains the most used and one of the worst passwords of 2021. If you are one of those who believed in the myth that ”123456” or ”QWERTY” were reliable passwords, it is time you get the facts right because NordPass, a password management service, has debunked this myth once and for all. Read on […]
1Password password manager has introduced a new tool called Password Secure Sharing Tool or Psst! that lets users share their passwords or “anything in their 1Password vault” by simply using a link even with those who don’t use 1Password. We all need to share passwords in the workplace and also at home. It is a […]
So far two Telegram bots called SMSRanger and BloodOTPbot have been found taking part in this malicious campaign. Intel 471 researchers report that Telegram-powered bots are the hot favorites of threat actors as this helps them steal Telegram’s one-time passwords (OTPs) required on the 2FA (two-factor authentication) security process. SEE: Hackers selling sensitive data from […]
LA County resident booked in iCloud phishing scam pretended to be an Apple representative. A Los Angeles County man identified as Hao Kuo Chi was arrested for breaching thousands of Apple iCloud accounts and obtaining over 620,000 private photos and 9,000 videos of nearly 306 young women. According to the feds, the 40-year-old La Puente, […]
If you are using Kaspersky Password Manager (KPM) for creating passwords, you might want to consider regenerating those you created before October 2019. According to Donjon, a security research team at Ledger passwords generated by KPM are so weak that it is easy to brute-force them. Researchers claim that they started analyzing Kaspersky’s password manager […]
Around two years back, North Carolina State University researchers discovered [PDF] that over 100,000 GitHub repositories had leaked cryptographic (TLS and SSH) keys and API tokens. The researchers discovered this by scanning only 13% of its public repositories over six months and found that thousands of new repositories were leaking secrets almost daily. GitHub Announces […]
Forget about your products and services. Ignore all of your marketing efforts. The most essential aspect of a successful online business is security. If your security is lackadaisical, this could ultimately spell the end for your business – whether it’s due to a loss of finances or because it destroyed your reputation. As a result, […]
An Australian software house, Click Studios, recently informed its customers to reset all the passwords that are stored on their password manager, PasswordState, which appears to have been compromised by cybercriminals. The customers were warned through an email that confirmed that PasswordState’s software update feature had been compromised and there were chances of hackers stealing […]
The top 5 passwords used by the Technology industry among Fortune 500 Companies were “passw0rd,” and “abc123.” The dark web is one of those places that is either underestimated or highly exaggerated by many but when it comes to hackers and cybercriminals dark web marketplaces are a safe haven. Recently, ImmuniWeb, an IT security company […]
You know about cyber security and mobile network vulnerabilities. You’ve heard of DDoS attacks. You might have even moved on from your petsname123 password. Reports show, however, that around one in three organizations have willingly sacrificed mobile device security for business performance. Although we’ve heard of these risks, their intangibility and a seeming lack of […]
Ken Thompson, who co-created the popular operating system Unix along with Dennis Ritchie, remains a revered figure in the field of computer science. In 2014, famous open-source developer Leah Neukirchen got her hands on a /etc/password file from a BSD 3 source tree. It contained hashed passwords of some big names like Dennis Ritchie, Steve […]
Avast and French authorities have now dismantled the nasty Retadup botnet. With the advent of cryptocurrencies, we have seen a gold rush surrounding them, particularly because of the opportunities Bitcoin once presented. This has also resulted in black hats exploiting the ecosystem to illegally mine certain cryptocurrencies as it directly translates to cash. One such […]
Keeping data and information secure is one of the biggest problems businesses face. Cybercrime is a big issue for many because of the amount of personal data they hold regarding their customers. No amount of security can guarantee 100% that they will not be hacked, but here are a few things that can help to […]
Slack data breach took place in 2015 but the company became aware of the incident recently through its bug bounty program. Slack has suffered a data breach in which thousands of users have been affected. As a result, the company is resetting passwords of thousands of impacted users. The data breach took place back in […]
Have you ever received emails from unknown sources claiming to offer insurance, lottery tickets or advertisements? You may have noticed that such emails always have a link that they prompt you to click. What lies on the other side of the link can be any one of many ways to phish users into giving away […]
The popularity of online trading is growing and there is a need to always use the best security measures in order to protect your online wallets and investment portfolios. New types of fraud appear every day, so it is crucial to stay attentive in order to protect your hard-earned money. If you are new to […]
If your email is on the dark web it is quite possible that its password is leaked as well either in plain text or encrypted with some hash format. The dark web is 99% of the Internet we can’t access from the browsers we’ve got. Regularly used by hackers and black hats, any information available […]
This issue is linked with G Suite users only while free consumer Google accounts remained unharmed. A couple of days ago it was reported that Google has been using Gmail to secretly store its users’ purchase history for years. Now, the company has revealed that its team recently discovered a bug due to which some […]
Both in business and personally, fraud is, unfortunately, an everyday hazard and a byproduct of advances in tech mean fraud is more prevalent than ever before. There are steps you can take to keep safe from fraudsters and these are becoming an essential part of life for businesses and individuals. 1: Paperwork, money, and checks […]