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A new malware strain called ZenRAT has emerged in the wild that’s distributed via bogus installation packages of the Bitwarden password manager. “The malware is specifically targeting Windows users and will redirect people using other hosts to a benign web page,” enterprise security firm Proofpoint said in a technical report. “The malware is a modular […]
The massive breach at LastPass was the result of one of its engineers failing to update Plex on their home computer, in what’s a sobering reminder of the dangers of failing to keep software up-to-date. The embattled password management service last week revealed how unidentified actors leveraged information stolen from an earlier incident that took […]
LastPass, which in December 2022 disclosed a severe data breach that allowed threat actors to access encrypted password vaults, said it happened as a result of the same adversary launching a second attack on its systems. The company said one of its DevOps engineers had their personal home computer breached and infected with a keylogger […]
Fortinet has warned of a high-severity flaw affecting multiple versions of FortiADC application delivery controller that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. “An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability in FortiADC may allow an authenticated attacker with access to the web GUI to execute unauthorized code or commands […]
The August 2022 security breach of LastPass may have been more severe than previously disclosed by the company. The popular password management service on Thursday revealed that malicious actors obtained a trove of personal information belonging to its customers that include their encrypted password vaults by using data siphoned from the earlier break-in. Also stolen […]
Popular password management service LastPass said it’s investigating a second security incident that involved attackers accessing some of its customer information. “We recently detected unusual activity within a third-party cloud storage service, which is currently shared by both LastPass and its affiliate, GoTo,” LastPass CEO Karim Toubba said. GoTo, formerly called LogMeIn, acquired LastPass in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Click Studios, the Australian software company behind the Passwordstate password management application, has notified customers to reset their passwords following a supply chain attack. The Adelaide-based firm said a bad actor used sophisticated techniques to compromise the software’s update mechanism and used it to drop malware on user computers. The breach is said to have […]
Hostinger web hosting provider resets all customer passwords during the weekend, after learning that an attacker has unauthorized access to one of their internal systems. Hostinger, which was founded in 2004, has over 29 million users in 178 countries and is also an Internet domain name registrar. The breach, the company says, may have affected […]
Are you also searching for some best free password manager apps and software in 2019? Keeping a strong and hard to crack password is a necessary thing to protect yourself online, but one has to take enough pain to remember strong passwords. That’s because there are tons of important apps and web services for which you need […]
If you use the Internet, password managers should be a part of your online life as users are at high risk of cybercrime in this digital and technological era. Hackers are always looking for a way to access sensitive data of the vulnerable individual, and unfortunately, weak passwords are the greatest vulnerability into a person’s […]
If you are an avid user of password managers, you might just be in for a surprise. A recent study by researchers at the Independent Security Evaluators found that a number of popular password managers were storing master passwords as plain text within the main memory of devices. To an expert hacker, this vulnerability is equivalent to […]
Password managers are heaven sent for many users, as it provides the convenience of having a secure password repository for managing multiple complex passwords. However, given that password managers contains passwords for many systems and web services, it is basically like placing all the eggs on one basket. Add an insecure online support to it, […]
Guess what, your password manager on the mobile device needs more protection, as it can be tricked by imposter apps to take over the password. This latest finding comes from the University of Geno and EURECOM, who conducted some test on the Android Instant Apps, and found that it has a feature that can ask […]
Short Bytes: One of the most important things to keep yourself safe online is having strong passwords. Created by using various methods, a hard to crack password should include everything from numbers to alphabets and special characters arranged in such a way that it’s simple for you but unimaginable for others. Keeping strong passwords wasn’t […]
Short Bytes: With so many online accounts on the internet, it can be tediously difficult to remember all your passwords. Many people write them down or store them in a document, but that’s plain insecure. There are many password managers for Windows and OS X, but here we’ll look at some of the best password […]
Short Bytes: 1Password, a password manager feature has been found to leak traces of the user account’s metadata which could be exploited by the attackers. However, only the older accounts using Agile Keychain format are vulnerable. Storing all your passwords and sensitive information in a single vault appears to be a good option, but what […]