Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:53:52 +0000
Her accounts were drained in spite of using 2FA, showing that SIM swaps can still circumvent what’s a good security tool.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/QJiDHTqtHDo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 20:02:41 +0000
We recently showed you how crooks rip off social networking passwords – here’s what they do with stolen accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/gPv7HneIlgQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:51:50 +0000
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| We take a look at a new anti-phishing feature Instagram hopes will cut down on imitation messages and other social engineering attempts. Categories: Tags: anti-phishinganti-phishing toolemailemails from instagramInstagrammailmalicious emailmalspamphishingphishing scamssafetyscamsSocial Engineeringsocial engineering attackssocial media scams |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000
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| The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, just released its annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. We highlight their key findings and remind readers how to better protect themselves. Categories: Tags: becBusiness Email Compromisechild sexual exploitationcseddoseuropolfraudinternet organized crime threat assessmentioctaphishingransomwarespear phishing |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:50:52 +0000
Turn on MFA and start building a long-term authenticator strategy that relies on “phish proof” authenticators, such as Windows Hello and FIDO.
The post Your password doesn’t matter—but MFA does! appeared first on Microsoft Security.
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:37:48 +0000
Match.com allegedly put users on its free version at risk – by not filtering out communications that it knew were from fake accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qoySkY_s2X8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 16:00:28 +0000
DMARC security protocol helps you take control of who can send email messages on your behalf, eliminating the ability for cybercriminals to use your domain to send their illegitimate messages.
The post How to prevent phishing attacks that target your customers with DMARC and Office 365 appeared first on Microsoft Security.
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Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:21:06 +0000
Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nWmQT0mc684″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:26:39 +0000
Your Instagram account has value to the crooks – so they’re coming up with some cunning tricks to get at your passsword.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Gsj6ZQF0XFA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:55:30 +0000
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| A roundup of the security news from September 16–22 including Emotet, student-targeted visa scams, data privacy laws, Malwarebytes’ new Browser Guard, data destruction, and more. Categories: Tags: amazonBrowser guarddata destructioneducation cybersecurityemotetGoogleGoogle ChromeInstagramphishingprivacy lawS3bucketsvisavisa scamyoutube |
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