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S3 Ep67: Tax scams, carder busts and crypto capers [Podcast + Transcript]

February 2, 2022 0 Comments 2fa, cryptocurrency, Naked Security Podcast, Podcast, scams

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:57:06 +0000

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Europol busts up two SIM-swapping hacking rings

March 17, 2020 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, europol, Law & order, malware, operation quinientos dusim, operation smart cash, security threats, sim hijackers, SIM hijacking, sim jacking, sim swap, sim swap fraud, SIM swapping, SIM swaps, sim-swapping attacks, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:51:21 +0000

What a nightmare: your phone goes dead, and you can’t log into your bank account because it’s controlled by a hacker who’s draining you dry.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ORrtEW70IY8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ring makes 2FA mandatory to keep hackers out of your doorbell account

February 20, 2020 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, amazon, credential stuffing, Data Sharing, doorbell, Internet of Things, IoT, neighbors, password reuse, ring, security threats, video doorbell, webcam

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 10:03:25 +0000

Amazon is following Google’s lead by forcing all users to use two-factor authentication when logging into their Ring accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ZP4hOfnjH24″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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OpenSSH eases admin hassles with FIDO U2F token support

February 19, 2020 0 Comments 2fa, cryptographic keys, Cryptography, fido, fido u2f, hashing, openssh, passwordless login, Privacy, sha-1, ssh

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:00:53 +0000

OpenSSH version 8.2 is out and the big news is that the world’s most popular remote management software now supports authentication using any FIDO (Fast Identity Online) U2F hardware token.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/sDQy3vGdNuw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI: Cybercrime tore a $3.5b hole in victims’ pockets last year

February 13, 2020 0 Comments 2fa, BEC, eac, extortion, fake tech support, FBI, IC3, internet crime report, investment fraud schemes, Law & order, payroll funds, phishing, rat, scams, security threats, smishing, spoofing, tech support

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:45:23 +0000

The FBI’s Internet Crime Report shows that business email comprise is the biggest money-maker for cybercriminals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z_YNbnD3_LU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google to force Nest users to turn on 2FA

February 13, 2020 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, automated attacks, credential stuffing, Google, login notification, Nest, recaptcha enterprise, safer internet day

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:06:09 +0000

Nest users who aren’t using 2FA or a Google account will be required to take an extra step by verifying their identity via email.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/LX4OPw0ys9w” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter admits to raid on users’ phone numbers

February 5, 2020 0 Comments 2fa, android app, data loss, ibrahim balic, phone numbers, Privacy, security threats, Social networks, twitter, twitter phone numbers, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:20:13 +0000

It relates to Twitter’s contact upload feature, which allows users to find others via contact info such as email or phone number.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/JjUJFBQ-IaQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple proposes simple security upgrade for SMS 2FA codes

February 3, 2020 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, Apple, Google, Microsoft, mozilla firefox, Safari, security threats, sms phishing

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:54:31 +0000

Apple thinks it’s come up with a simple way to make SMS two-factor authentication (2FA) one-time codes less susceptible to phishing attacks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/EmuD8lIFjiU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook will stop mining contacts with your 2FA number

December 23, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, facebook, facebook privacy, Privacy, Social networks, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 11:03:45 +0000

Facebook clearly likes to use as much of your personal data as it feels it can, and that includes the phone number linked to your 2FA setting.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8FHvy_UlUI0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hello ‘123456,’ my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again

December 20, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, bad passwords, data breach, data loss, how to choose a good password, password security, password strength, rate limiting, security threats, splashdata, worst passwords

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:34:49 +0000

Once again, it reins supreme as the #1 smelliest old fish of a password on the list of ones that most frequently turn up in data breaches.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6BuJWYChc5Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>