Tag: password
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1Password adds pop-up warnings for suspected phishing sites
The 1Password digital vault and password manager has added built-in protection against phishing URLs to help users identify malicious pages and prevent them from sharing account credentials with threat actors. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/1password-adds-pop-up-warnings-for-suspected-phishing-sites/
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1Password adds pop-pup warnings for suspected phishing sites
The 1Password digital vault and password manager has added built-in protection against phishing URLs to help users identify malicious pages and prevent them from sharing account credentials with threat actors. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/1password-adds-pop-pup-warnings-for-suspected-phishing-sites/
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Under Armour Investigates Data Breach After 72 Million Records Allegedly Exposed
Under Armour said there is no evidence at this point to suggest the incident affected systems used to process payments or store customer passwords First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/under-armour-investigates-data/
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149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database
This “dream wish list for criminals” includes millions of Gmail, Facebook, banking logins, and more. The researcher who discovered it suspects they were collected using infostealing malware. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/149-million-stolen-usernames-passwords/
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Critical Appsmith Flaw Enables Account Takeovers
Critical vulnerability in Appsmith allows account takeover via flawed password reset process First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/appsmith-flaw-account-takeovers/
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Why Active Directory password resets are surging in hybrid work
Hybrid work has driven a surge in Active Directory password resets, turning minor lockouts into major productivity drains. Specops shows why remote access, cached credentials, and security policies are fueling the spike. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/why-active-directory-password-resets-are-surging-in-hybrid-work/
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Spanish e-retailer PcComponentes denies report it was hacked
token) that is used to identify the payment, but does not allow the card to be viewed or charges to be made on its own. This code has no value outside the payment system and cannot be used fraudulently. For this reason, there is no risk of bank details being stolen”; nor are customer passwords,…
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LastPass Warns of Phishing Campaign Attempting to Steal Master Passwords
Phoney email alerts suggest users need to backup their LastPass accounts within 24 hours. LastPass says it would never require this action from users First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lastpass-phishing-master-passwords/
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LastPass Warns of Phishing Campaign Targeting Its Customers
The campaign targets customers with urgent “maintenance” alerts designed to steal master passwords within hours. The post LastPass Warns of Phishing Campaign Targeting Its Customers appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-lastpass-phishing-campaign/
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Don’t click on the LastPass ‘create backup’ link – it’s a scam
Phishing campaign tries to reel in master passwords First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/21/lastpass_backup_phishing_campaign/
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Fake Lastpass emails pose as password vault backup alerts
LastPass is warning of a new phishing campaign disguised as a maintenance notification from the service, asking users to back up their vaults in the next 24 hours. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-lastpass-emails-pose-as-password-vault-backup-alerts/
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Crooks impersonate LastPass in campaign to harvest master passwords
Password manager LastPass warns of an active phishing campaign impersonating the service to steal users’ master passwords. LastPass warned users about an active phishing campaign that began around January 19, 2026. Attackers impersonate the service with emails claiming urgent maintenance and urge users to back up their password vaults within 24 hours. The messages use…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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For cyber risk assessments, frequency is essential
Tags: access, authentication, backup, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, GDPR, infrastructure, mitigation, network, password, radius, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, strategy, tool, vulnerabilityIdentifying vulnerabilities: A cyber risk assessment helps to identify security gaps in a company’s IT infrastructure, networks, and systems. This provides the opportunity to eliminate these vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by cybercriminals.Prioritize risk management measures: Not every system is critical, and not all of a company’s data is equally important. The results of the risk…
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LastPass Warns of Fake Maintenance Messages Targeting Users’ Master Passwords
LastPass is alerting users to a new active phishing campaign that’s impersonating the password management service, which aims to trick users into giving up their master passwords.The campaign, which began on or around January 19, 2026, involves sending phishing emails claiming upcoming maintenance and urging them to create a local backup of their password vaults…
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Fünf Chrome-Erweiterungen, die Unternehmenssitzungen kapern
Forscher haben fünf bösartige Chrome-Erweiterungen entdeckt.Forscher des Security-Anbieters Socket haben eine koordinierte Kampagne entdeckt, die auf bösartigen Chrome-Add-ons basiert. Die Angreifer haben die Abwehrmechanismen des Chrome Web Stores umgangen und Erweiterungen als Produktivitätswerkzeuge beworben.’Die Erweiterungen arbeiten zusammen, um Authentifizierungs-Token zu stehlen, Incident-Response-Funktionen zu blockieren und durch Session-Hijacking die vollständige Übernahme von Konten zu ermöglichen”, erklären…
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Fünf Chrome-Erweiterungen, die Unternehmenssitzungen kapern
Forscher haben fünf bösartige Chrome-Erweiterungen entdeckt.Forscher des Security-Anbieters Socket haben eine koordinierte Kampagne entdeckt, die auf bösartigen Chrome-Add-ons basiert. Die Angreifer haben die Abwehrmechanismen des Chrome Web Stores umgangen und Erweiterungen als Produktivitätswerkzeuge beworben.’Die Erweiterungen arbeiten zusammen, um Authentifizierungs-Token zu stehlen, Incident-Response-Funktionen zu blockieren und durch Session-Hijacking die vollständige Übernahme von Konten zu ermöglichen”, erklären…
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Was sechs Milliarden durch Malware kompromittierte Zugangsdaten über die häufigsten Passwörter verraten
Specops veröffentlichte seinen jährlichen Breached-Password-Report 2026, in dem über 6 Milliarden gestohlene Passwörter analysiert werden, die von Januar bis Dezember 2025 vom Threat-Intelligence-Team von Outpost24, der Muttergesellschaft von Specops, gesammelt wurden. Der Report zeigt, dass der Diebstahl von Zugangsdaten kein Einzelfall oder kurzlebiges Ereignis mehr ist. Stattdessen werden gestohlene Passwörter in großem Umfang gesammelt, zu…
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Was sechs Milliarden durch Malware kompromittierte Zugangsdaten über die häufigsten Passwörter verraten
Specops veröffentlichte seinen jährlichen Breached-Password-Report 2026, in dem über 6 Milliarden gestohlene Passwörter analysiert werden, die von Januar bis Dezember 2025 vom Threat-Intelligence-Team von Outpost24, der Muttergesellschaft von Specops, gesammelt wurden. Der Report zeigt, dass der Diebstahl von Zugangsdaten kein Einzelfall oder kurzlebiges Ereignis mehr ist. Stattdessen werden gestohlene Passwörter in großem Umfang gesammelt, zu…
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Was sechs Milliarden durch Malware kompromittierte Zugangsdaten über die häufigsten Passwörter verraten
Specops veröffentlichte seinen jährlichen Breached-Password-Report 2026, in dem über 6 Milliarden gestohlene Passwörter analysiert werden, die von Januar bis Dezember 2025 vom Threat-Intelligence-Team von Outpost24, der Muttergesellschaft von Specops, gesammelt wurden. Der Report zeigt, dass der Diebstahl von Zugangsdaten kein Einzelfall oder kurzlebiges Ereignis mehr ist. Stattdessen werden gestohlene Passwörter in großem Umfang gesammelt, zu…
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Why the future of security starts with who, not where
Tags: access, attack, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, framework, google, identity, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, passkey, password, resilience, risk, saas, wifi, zero-trustCloud + remote work = No perimeter: Now, with remote work and the cloud, there’s no real perimeter left. People connect from home Wi-Fi, personal laptops, airports, coffee shops, you name it. At the same time, company data and workloads are scattered across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and various SaaS platforms. The old rules just…
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Sicherheitslücke bei TP-Link: Überwachungskameras per Passwort-Reset knackbar
Wer eine Überwachungskamera von TP-Link hat, sollte zügig die Firmware aktualisieren. Eine Sicherheitslücke verleiht Angreifern Admin-Zugriff. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/tp-link-admin-konten-zahlloser-ueberwachungskameras-knackbar-2601-204385.html
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TP-Link Router Flaw Enables Authentication Bypass Through Password Recovery Mechanism
TP-Link hasdiscloseda high-severity authenticationbypass vulnerabilityaffecting its VIGI security camera lineup, allowing attackers on local networks to reset administrator passwords without verification. The flaw lies in the password recovery feature of the local web interface, which is exploited via client-side state manipulation. The vulnerability (CVE-2026-0629) enables threat actors positioned on the samelocal area network(LAN) to gain…
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Confusion and fear send people to Reddit for cybersecurity advice
A strange charge appears on a bank account. An email claims a package is on the way. A social media account stops accepting a password that worked yesterday. When these … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/20/reddit-cybersecurity-help-questions/
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This Intune update isn’t optional, it’s a kill switch for outdated apps
Tags: access, android, authentication, business, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, infrastructure, malware, microsoft, mitigation, password, phone, risk, service, switch, threat, tool, updateiOS line-of-business (LOB) and custom iOS apps using the Intune App SDK must update to SDK version 20.8.0 or later for apps compiled with Xcode 16, and to 21.1.0 or later for apps compiled with Xcode 26.Apps using the wrapper must update to the new version of the Intune App Wrapping Tool for iOS: version…
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How to Remove Saved Passwords From Google Chrome (And Why You Should)
It usually starts with a small convenience. You log into a site once, Chrome offers to remember the password, and you click “Save” without thinking twice. Weeks turn into months, devices multiply, and before you know it, your browser knows more about your digital life than you do. This is exactly how many users end up relying on…
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Five Chrome extensions caught hijacking enterprise sessions
Blocking defenses and hijacking sessions: The campaign went beyond stealing credentials. Two of the extensions, Tool Access 11 and Data By Cloud 2, incorporated DOM manipulation routines that actively blocked access to security and administrative pages within the targeted platforms. This prevented the enterprise admins from reaching screens to change passwords, view sign-on history, or…
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ServiceNow BodySnatcher flaw highlights risks of rushed AI integrations
Tags: ai, api, attack, authentication, backdoor, control, credentials, email, flaw, mfa, password, risk, update, vulnerabilityEnter agent-to-agent interactions and execution: The platform was later extended further to support external AI agents talking to internal ServiceNow AI agents that could execute tasks. To enable this, the company created a special protocol and a separate REST API that requires authentication.However, this new API is apparently just another layer on top of the…
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NTLMv1: Veraltete Windows-Passwörter lassen sich in Stunden knacken
Eine Rainbow Table macht NTLMv1-Hashes zur leichten Beute. Windows-Admins müssen jetzt handeln, damit ihre Passwörter nicht geknackt werden. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/ntlmv1-veraltete-windows-passwoerter-lassen-sich-in-stunden-knacken-2601-204318.html