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Microsoft: Slow MFA adoption presents “dangerous mismatch” in security

February 9, 2022 0 Comments 2fa, azure active directory, cyber signal, Google, grzegorz milka, MFA, Microsoft, multi-factor authentication, npm, security world, twitter, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:55:24 +0000

Microsoft says its corporate users are not using MFA, another layer of security that keeps accounts safe. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated problem.

Categories: Security world

Tags: 2fa Azure Active Directory Cyber Signal Google Grzegorz Milka mfa microsoft multi-factor authentication npm twitter two-factor authentication

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Actor’s verified Twitter profile hijacked to spam NFT giveaways

February 2, 2022 0 Comments ape, cat, hijacked, Malwarebytes news, metaverse, nft, Spam, twitter

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:37:04 +0000

We’re seeing verified Twitter profiles compromised to push NFT sales and giveaways. How did it happen, and how can you protect yourself?

Categories: Malwarebytes news

Tags: ape cat hijacked Metaverse NFT spam twitter

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Facebook sues data analytics firm OneAudience over malicious SDK

March 2, 2020 0 Comments advertising, Android, data analytics, data loss, data slurping, facebook, grabby apps, iOS, Law & order, lawsuit, malicious sdks, Marketing, mobiburn, Mobile, mobile marketing, one audience, oneaudience, Privacy, profile slurping, profiles, rogue sdks, sdk, sdks, security threats, Social networks, software development kit, third party apps, twitter

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:52:59 +0000

Facebook says OneAudience paid developers to install its social-media-profile-looting SDK into their apps to get marketing data for clients.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/cTLgFQQq3iM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (February 17 – 23)

February 24, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, awis, BlueKeep, catfishing, Chrome Extension, crypto scams, deepfakes, elections, epic games, firmware, idaas, identity-as-a-service, jamila kaya, lokibot, Ransomware, scammers, twitter, voatz, week in security, weekly blog roundup, youtube hack

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:32:34 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including cloud identity management, a noteworthy Twitter scam-tastrophy, RobbinHood ransomware, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: awis BlueKeep catfishing Chrome Extension Crypto scams deepfakes elections epic games firmware IDaaS identity-as-a-service Jamila Kaya LokiBot ransomware scammers twitter Voatz week in security weekly blog roundup YouTube hack

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Rudy Giuliani’s Twitter mishaps invite typosquatters and scammers

February 19, 2020 0 Comments adware, browser extensions, cybersecurity czar, giuliani, Hacktivism, malvertising, malvertising schemes, political targets, rudy giuliani, scams, tweets, twitter, typo, typosquatting

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:21:08 +0000

Rudy Giuliani’s Twitter account contains many typos that lead to the wrong website—and scammers and typosquatters are taking advantage.

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Tags: adware browser extensions cybersecurity czar giuliani hacktivism malvertising malvertising schemes political targets rudy giuliani scams tweets twitter typo typosquatting

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AI filter launched to block Twitter cyberflashing

February 18, 2020 0 Comments cyberflashing, dick pics, image filtering, kelsey bressler, online harassment, Privacy, safe dm, Social networks, twitter

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:35:05 +0000

A small but determined group of Twitter users think it is a good idea to direct message (DM) pictures of male genitals to complete strangers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/CPnZboOMQOg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook’s Twitter and Instagram accounts hijacked

February 11, 2020 0 Comments account hijacking, facebook, hijacked instagram accounts, hijacked twitter accounts, Instagram, khoros, ourmine, social media, Social networks, twitter, twitter hack

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:57:10 +0000

In full glare of the world, Facebook admins have found themselves in an unseemly struggle to wrestle back control of the company’s Twitter accounts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/BzYBIavuyPc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook, Google, YouTube order Clearview to stop scraping faceprints

February 7, 2020 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, biometrics, BIPA, CFAA, class action, clearview ai, david mutnick, DCMA, facebook, faceprints, facial recognition, first amendment, Google, hiQ Labs, hoan ton-that, Illinois, illinois biometric information privacy act, Instagram, Law & order, law enforcement, lawsuit, LinkedIn, Machine Learning, Privacy, privacy law, Social networks, twitter, youtube

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:30:03 +0000

It’s my First Amendment right to scrape publicly available face images, its CEO says. Besides, we’re just doing what Google Search does.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/X7rOITrf5_c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter bans deepfakes, but only those ‘likely to cause harm’

February 6, 2020 0 Comments alphabet, assembler, cheapfakes, deepfakes, disinformation, facebook, fake news, gan, generative adversarial network, Google, jigsaw, Machine Learning, shallowfakes, Social networks, stylegan, the current, twitter

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:52:30 +0000

Twitter isn’t interested in how the “synthetic or manipulated” media is created, but if it has the potential to cause harm it’ll be removed.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6IJPjMtC2sA” 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=””/>