Tag: password
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How can Agentic AI enhance our cybersecurity measures
What Role Do Non-Human Identities Play in Securing Our Digital Ecosystems? Where more organizations migrate to the cloud, the concept of securing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) is becoming increasingly crucial. NHIs, essentially machine identities, are pivotal in maintaining robust cybersecurity frameworks. They are a unique combination of encrypted passwords, tokens, or keys, which are akin to……
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Passwort-Manager: BSI-Untersuchung identifiziert Verbesserungsbedarf
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/passwort-manager-bsi-untersuchung-identifizierung-verbesserungsbedarf
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Identity Management in the Fragmented Digital Ecosystem: Challenges and Frameworks
Modern internet users navigate an increasingly fragmented digital ecosystem dominated by countless applications, services, brands and platforms. Engaging with online offerings often requires selecting and remembering passwords or taking other steps to verify and protect one’s identity. However, following best practices has become incredibly challenging due to various factors. Identifying Digital Identity Management Problems in..…
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Hackers Are Using Shared AI Chats to Steal Your Passwords and Crypto
A sophisticated malvertising campaign is exploiting ChatGPT and DeepSeek’s shared chat features to deliver credential-stealing malware to macOS users. Threat actors are purchasing sponsored Google search results and redirecting victims to legitimate-looking LLM-generated chat sessions that contain obfuscated malicious commands, effectively bypassing platform-level safety mechanisms. The attack begins when users search for common macOS troubleshooting…
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Hackers Are Using Shared AI Chats to Steal Your Passwords and Crypto
A sophisticated malvertising campaign is exploiting ChatGPT and DeepSeek’s shared chat features to deliver credential-stealing malware to macOS users. Threat actors are purchasing sponsored Google search results and redirecting victims to legitimate-looking LLM-generated chat sessions that contain obfuscated malicious commands, effectively bypassing platform-level safety mechanisms. The attack begins when users search for common macOS troubleshooting…
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LastPass hammered with £1.2M fine for 2022 breach fiasco
UK data regulator says failures were unacceptable for a company managing the world’s passwords First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/11/lastpass_ico_fine/
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LastPass hammered with £1.2M fine for 2022 breach fiasco
UK data regulator says failures were unacceptable for a company managing the world’s passwords First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/11/lastpass_ico_fine/
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UK fines LastPass over 2022 data breach impacting 1.6 million users
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined the LastPass password management firm £1.2 million for failing to implement security measures that allowed an attacker to steal personal information and encrypted password vaults belonging to up to 1.6 million UK users in a 2022 breach. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-fines-lastpass-over-2022-data-breach-impacting-16-million-users/
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New ConsentFix attack hijacks Microsoft accounts via Azure CLI
A new variation of the ClickFix attack dubbed ‘ConsentFix’ abuses the Azure CLI OAuth app to hijack Microsoft accounts without the need for a password or to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) verifications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-consentfix-attack-hijacks-microsoft-accounts-via-azure-cli/
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Password habits are changing, and the data shows how far we’ve come
In this Help Net Security video, Andréanne Bergeron, Security Researcher at Flare, explains how changes in user habits, policy shifts, and new tools have shaped password … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/11/password-security-trends-data-video/
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Password habits are changing, and the data shows how far we’ve come
In this Help Net Security video, Andréanne Bergeron, Security Researcher at Flare, explains how changes in user habits, policy shifts, and new tools have shaped password … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/11/password-security-trends-data-video/
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Password habits are changing, and the data shows how far we’ve come
In this Help Net Security video, Andréanne Bergeron, Security Researcher at Flare, explains how changes in user habits, policy shifts, and new tools have shaped password … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/11/password-security-trends-data-video/
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2025 Year of Browser Bugs Recap:
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, browser, cctv, chrome, cloud, communications, computer, credentials, crypto, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, edr, email, endpoint, exploit, flaw, gartner, google, guide, identity, injection, leak, login, malicious, malware, network, openai, passkey, password, phishing, ransom, ransomware, risk, saas, service, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, xss, zero-dayAt the beginning of this year, we launched the Year of Browser Bugs (YOBB) project, a commitment to research and share critical architectural vulnerabilities in the browser. Inspired by the iconic Months of Bugs tradition in the 2000s, YOBB was started with a similar purpose”Š”, “Što drive awareness and discussion around key security gaps and…
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Building SOX compliance through smarter training and stronger password practices
A SOX audit can reveal uncomfortable truths about how a company handles access to financial systems. Even organizations that invest in strong infrastructure often discover … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/10/sox-compliance-password-practices/
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Building SOX compliance through smarter training and stronger password practices
A SOX audit can reveal uncomfortable truths about how a company handles access to financial systems. Even organizations that invest in strong infrastructure often discover … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/10/sox-compliance-password-practices/
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Gemini for Chrome gets a second AI agent to watch over it
Google’s two-model defense: To address these risks, Google’s solution splits the work between two AI models. The main Gemini model reads web content and decides what actions to take. The user alignment critic sees only metadata about proposed actions, not the web content that might contain malicious instructions.”This component is architected to see only metadata…
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BSI prüft Password-Manager: Empfohlen, aber Luft nach oben
Passwörter gehören bei der Nutzung von Onlinediensten zum Alltag: E-Maildienste, Onlineshopping, Social Media etc. nutzen sie. Zur Verwaltung der Kennwörter kommen häufig Passwortmanager zum Einsatz. Aber wie sicher sind diese Programme? Das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) wollte … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/12/09/bsi-prueft-password-manager-empfohlen-aber-luft-nach-oben/
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Malicious VS Code on Microsoft Registry Steals WiFi Passwords and Captures Screens
Security researchers at Koi Security have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign targeting developers through the Visual Studio Code Marketplace. The attack uses two seemingly innocent extensions a dark theme and an AI assistant to unleash a potent infostealer capable of capturing screenshots, hijacking browser sessions, and stealing Wi-Fi passwords. The malicious extensions, identified as >>Bitcoin BlackCodo…
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Malicious VS Code on Microsoft Registry Steals WiFi Passwords and Captures Screens
Security researchers at Koi Security have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign targeting developers through the Visual Studio Code Marketplace. The attack uses two seemingly innocent extensions a dark theme and an AI assistant to unleash a potent infostealer capable of capturing screenshots, hijacking browser sessions, and stealing Wi-Fi passwords. The malicious extensions, identified as >>Bitcoin BlackCodo…
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Download: Evaluating Password Monitoring Vendors
Organizations using Active Directory must update their password policies to block and detect compromised passwords. However, comparing vendors in this area can be challenging. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/08/download-evaluating-password-monitoring-vendors/
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How to tell if your password manager meets HIPAA expectations
Most healthcare organizations focus on encryption, network monitoring, and phishing prevention, although one simple source of risk still slips through the cracks. Password … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/08/password-manager-hipaa-compliance/
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How to tell if your password manager meets HIPAA expectations
Most healthcare organizations focus on encryption, network monitoring, and phishing prevention, although one simple source of risk still slips through the cracks. Password … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/08/password-manager-hipaa-compliance/
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Don’t use ‘admin’: UK’s top 20 most-used passwords revealed as scams soar
Easy-to-guess words and figures still dominate, alarming cysbersecurity experts and delighting hackersIt is a hacker’s dream. Even in the face of repeated warnings to protect online accounts, a new study reveals that “admin” is the most commonly used password in the UK.The second most popular, “123456”, is also unlikely to keep hackers at bay. <a…
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Hardening browser security with zero-trust controls
Tags: access, api, authentication, automation, browser, chrome, cisa, cloud, compliance, container, control, corporate, credentials, crowdstrike, data, data-breach, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, fido, finance, framework, google, governance, group, Hardware, identity, kubernetes, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, network, nist, okta, passkey, password, phishing, phone, risk, risk-assessment, sap, service, soar, theft, threat, tool, update, wifi, windows, zero-trust1. Identity-first access control Network proximity is now an inferior trust signal. Only federated, cryptographically verifiable identity tokens issued by centralized enterprise IdPs using OIDC or SAML are permitted as gates to corporate resources. This transition, well-documented by FIDO Alliance and Microsoft research, transfers the very concept of “inside” the organization from the network to…
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How strong password policies secure OT systems against cyber threats
OT environments rely on aging systems, shared accounts, and remote access, making weak or reused passwords a major attack vector. Specops Software explains how stronger password policies and continuous checks for compromised credentials help secure critical OT infrastructure. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-strong-password-policies-secure-ot-systems-against-cyber-threats/
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So verbessert ein Passwort-Audit Ihre Cybersecurity
Werbung Seit Jahrzehnten stehen Unternehmen vor der Herausforderung, das richtige Gleichgewicht zwischen starker Cybersecurity und geringem Benutzeraufwand zu finden. Sicherheitstools sind nur dann effektiv, wenn Mitarbeitende sie einfach in ihren Arbeitsalltag integrieren können, und nirgendwo wird dieses Spannungsfeld deutlicher … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/12/04/so-verbessert-ein-passwort-audit-ihre-cybersecurity/
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Devolutions Server Hit by SQL Injection Flaw Allowing Data Theft
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in Devolutions Server, a popular centralized password and privileged access management solution. The flaw, rated critical severity by experts, could allow attackers to steal sensitive data or modify internal records. Devolutions, the company behind the software, released a security advisory (DEVO-2025-0018) on November 27, 2025, detailing three separate…