Tag: password
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Secrets Security That Delivers Business Value
Can Your Organization Afford to Overlook Non-Human Identities in Cybersecurity? Non-Human Identities (NHIs) are quickly becoming pivotal in cybersecurity. But what exactly are NHIs, and why should businesses prioritize their management? NHIs, essentially machine identities, are made up of encrypted passwords, tokens, or keys that act as unique identifiers. These identifiers, much like passports, are……
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Exploring Vein-Based Password Technology: Expert Insights
Discover vein-based password technology: A deep dive into its security features, development aspects, and expert opinions on its role in future authentication systems. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/exploring-vein-based-password-technology-expert-insights/
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Exploring Vein-Based Password Technology: Expert Insights
Discover vein-based password technology: A deep dive into its security features, development aspects, and expert opinions on its role in future authentication systems. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/exploring-vein-based-password-technology-expert-insights/
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Hackers Target 81% of Routers with Default Admin Passwords
The latest 2025 Broadband Genie router security survey reveals alarming trends in network security awareness among internet users. This year’s results, while showing marginal improvements in some areas, underscore the persistent gap between knowing how to secure a network and actually taking action. The research team conducted their fourth comprehensive router security survey to compare…
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Phishing-Masche: Angreifer täuschen für Passwortklau Todesfälle vor
Cyberkriminelle versuchen, Master-Passwörter von Lastpass-Nutzern zu erbeuten. Als Lockmittel dienen angebliche Sterbeurkunden. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/lastpass-warnt-vor-phishing-fake-todesfaelle-als-druckmittel-fuer-passwortklau-2510-201564.html
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Lastpass warnt vor Phishing: Fake-Todesfälle als Druckmittel für Passwortklau
Angreifer versuchen, Master-Passwörter von Lastpass-Nutzern zu erbeuten. Als Lockmittel dienen angebliche Sterbeurkunden. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/lastpass-warnt-vor-phishing-fake-todesfaelle-als-druckmittel-fuer-passwortklau-2510-201564.html
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Everest Ransomware Claims ATT Careers Breach with 576K Records
Everest ransomware group claims a breach of ATT Careers, alleging theft of 576,000 applicant and employee records locked behind a password-protected listing. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/everest-ransomware-att-careers-breach/
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How to reduce costs with self-service password resets
Password resets account for nearly 40% of IT help desk calls, costing orgs time and money. Specops Software’s uReset lets users securely reset passwords with flexible MFA options like Duo, Okta, and Yubikey while enforcing identity verification to stop misuse. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-reduce-costs-with-self-service-password-resets/
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Fake LastPass death claims used to breach password vaults
LastPass is warning customers of a phishing campaign sending emails with an access request to the password vault as part of a legacy inheritance process. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-lastpass-death-claims-used-to-breach-password-vaults/
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Think passwordless is too complicated? Let’s clear that up
We’ve relied on passwords for years to protect our online accounts, but they’ve also become one of the easiest ways attackers get in. Cisco Duo helps clear up some of the biggest passwordless myths. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/passwordless-mythbusting-with-cisco-duo/
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Think passwordless is too complicated? Let’s clear that up
We’ve relied on passwords for years to protect our online accounts, but they’ve also become one of the easiest ways attackers get in. Cisco Duo helps clear up some of the biggest passwordless myths. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/passwordless-mythbusting-with-cisco-duo/
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Think passwordless is too complicated? Let’s clear that up
We’ve relied on passwords for years to protect our online accounts, but they’ve also become one of the easiest ways attackers get in. Cisco Duo helps clear up some of the biggest passwordless myths. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/passwordless-mythbusting-with-cisco-duo/
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Think passwordless is too complicated? Let’s clear that up
We’ve relied on passwords for years to protect our online accounts, but they’ve also become one of the easiest ways attackers get in. Cisco Duo helps clear up some of the biggest passwordless myths. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/passwordless-mythbusting-with-cisco-duo/
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Think passwordless is too complicated? Let’s clear that up
We’ve relied on passwords for years to protect our online accounts, but they’ve also become one of the easiest ways attackers get in. Cisco Duo helps clear up some of the biggest passwordless myths. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/passwordless-mythbusting-with-cisco-duo/
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New Phishing Wave Uses OAuth Prompts to Take Over Microsoft Accounts
A new phishing campaign is targeting Microsoft account holders by using a clever twist on OAuth authentication prompts. Instead of asking users to hand over their passwords directly, attackers are tricking people into granting permission to malicious applications through legitimate-looking Microsoft authorization screens. This method bypasses traditional password protection and multi-factor authentication, making it particularly…
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New Phishing Wave Uses OAuth Prompts to Take Over Microsoft Accounts
A new phishing campaign is targeting Microsoft account holders by using a clever twist on OAuth authentication prompts. Instead of asking users to hand over their passwords directly, attackers are tricking people into granting permission to malicious applications through legitimate-looking Microsoft authorization screens. This method bypasses traditional password protection and multi-factor authentication, making it particularly…
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AI Sidebar Spoofing Attack: SquareX Uncovers Malicious Extensions that Impersonate AI Browser Sidebars
SquareX released critical research exposing a new class of attack targeting AI browsers. The AI Sidebar Spoofing attack leverages malicious browser extensions to impersonate trusted AI sidebar interfaces, which is used to trick users into executing dangerous commands that can lead to credential theft, device hijacking, and password exfiltration. The research demonstrates how attackers can…
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AI browsers can be abused by malicious AI sidebar extensions: Report
‘Dumpster fires’: David Shipley, head of Canadian employee security awareness training firm Beauceron Security, agrees.”I think if CISOs are bored and want to spice up their lives with an incident, they should roll out these AI-powered hot messes to their users,” he said .”But, if they’re like most CISOs and they have lots of problems,…
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NDSS 2025 Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy (USEC) 2025, co-located with the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium Keynote
Tags: computer, conference, data, encryption, mobile, network, password, privacy, risk, strategy, technologyAuthor, Creator & Presenter: Dr. Patrick Gage Kelley PhD Dr. Patrick Gage Kelley is the Head of Research Strategy for Trust & Safety at Google. He has worked on projects that help us better understand how people think about their data and safety online. These include projects on the use and design of user-friendly privacy…
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183 Million Synthient Stealer Credentials Added to Have I Been Pwned
Massive Synthient Stealer Log leak adds 183 million stolen usernames and passwords to Have I Been Pwned, exposing new victims worldwide. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/synthient-stealer-credentials-have-i-been-pwned/
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Why Organizations Are Abandoning Static Secrets for Managed Identities
As machine identities explode across cloud environments, enterprises report dramatic productivity gains from eliminating static credentials. And only legacy systems remain the weak link.For decades, organizations have relied on static secrets, such as API keys, passwords, and tokens, as unique identifiers for workloads. While this approach provides clear traceability, it creates what security First seen…
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Click, Call, Compromise: Hackers Continue to Evolve Tactics
Microsoft Says Hackers Pivoting to Identity Compromise. Hackers are as likely to log in as break in, warns Microsoft in an annual assessment of cyberthreats. During the first half of 2025, identity-based attacks rose by 32% due to credentials stolen by infostealers or password and email combinations plucked from bulk data breaches. First seen on…
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NDSS 2025 Symposium On Usable Security And Privacy (USEC) 2025, Paper Session 1
Tags: conference, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, international, LLM, network, password, phishing, privacy, technologyAuthors, Creators & Presenters: PAPERS On-demand RFID: Improving Privacy, Security, and User Trust in RFID Activation through Physically-Intuitive Design Youngwook Do (JPMorganChase and Georgia Institute of Technology), Tingyu Cheng (Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Notre Dame), Yuxi Wu (Georgia Institute of Technology and Northeastern University), HyunJoo Oh(Georgia Institute of Technology), Daniel J. Wilson…
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Third-Party Breaches: Why Vendor Passwords Put Your Organization at Risk
The Expanding Threat Surface in Third-Party Access No matter how secure an organization’s internal defenses may be, the risk created by third parties cannot be ignored. A single vendor often has connections across dozens of client environments. Financial services firms rely on payment gateways, credit bureaus, and loan processors. E-commerce companies depend on checkout providers,……
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Third-Party Breaches: Why Vendor Passwords Put Your Organization at Risk
The Expanding Threat Surface in Third-Party Access No matter how secure an organization’s internal defenses may be, the risk created by third parties cannot be ignored. A single vendor often has connections across dozens of client environments. Financial services firms rely on payment gateways, credit bureaus, and loan processors. E-commerce companies depend on checkout providers,……
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Cybercriminals turn on each other: the story of Lumma Stealer’s collapse
Normally when we write about a malware operation being disrupted, it’s because it has been shut down by law enforcement. But in the case of Lumma Stealer, a notorious malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation used to steal passwords and sensitive data, it appears to have been sabotaged by other cybercriminals. First seen on fortra.com Jump to article:…
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Threat Actors Advancing Email Phishing Attacks to Bypass Security Filters
Cybercriminals continue to evolve their email phishing arsenals, reviving legacy tactics while layering on advanced evasions to slip past automated filters and human scrutiny. In 2025, attackers are noted tried-and-true approaches”, like password-protected attachments and calendar invites”, with new twists such as QR codes, multi-stage verification chains, and live API integrations. These refinements not only…
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Why You Should Swap Passwords for Passphrases
The advice didn’t change for decades: use complex passwords with uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols. The idea is to make passwords harder for hackers to crack via brute force methods. But more recent guidance shows our focus should be on password length, rather than complexity. Length is the more important security factor, and passphrases are…
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Why You Should Swap Passwords for Passphrases
The advice didn’t change for decades: use complex passwords with uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols. The idea is to make passwords harder for hackers to crack via brute force methods. But more recent guidance shows our focus should be on password length, rather than complexity. Length is the more important security factor, and passphrases are…