Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 09 May 2017 12:00:44 +0000
Security researchers have warned about SS7 for years. Now that hackers have used it to rob banks, here’s how telecoms can finally fix it. The post Fixing the Cell Network Flaw That Lets Hackers Drain Bank Accounts appeared first on WIRED.
Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:00:06 +0000
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| On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported a wave of hijacked Amazon seller accounts that proceeded to fleece buyers for large sums of money. As reported here, attackers would use credentials harvested from other breaches to take over the account, then either simply redirect funds to their own deposit account or create lots of fake… Categories: Tags: amazonfraudleakpasswordscamtwo-factor authenticationWall Street JournalWSJ |
The post Amazon third party sellers: A new threat appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2017 11:00:55 +0000
Hackers claim that they’ll wipe out hundreds of millions of iCloud accounts on April 7. Apple says there’s no breach. Here’s what to do in the meantime. The post How to Protect Your iCloud Account, Juuust in Case Those Hackers Aren’t Joking appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:03:21 +0000
A recent, massive spike in sophisticated and successful phishing attacks is prompting many universities to speed up timetables for deploying mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) — requiring a one-time code in addition to a password — for access to student and faculty services online. This is the story of one university that accelerated plans to require 2FA after witnessing nearly twice as many phishing victims in the first two-and-half months of this year than it saw in all of 2015.
Read moreCredit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:30:14 +0000
It takes just a few minutes to secure your Instagram account. Here’s how to do it. The post Instagram Has Two-Factor Authentication Now, So Turn It On appeared first on WIRED.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:00:04 +0000
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| More companies are falling victim to cyberattacks, as a wide range of harmful software, social engineering schemes and scams threaten to compromise the personal information and online safety of their clients. With cybercrime rates on the increase every year, it is important for businesses of all sizes to have a recovery plan in place to mitigate any losses. In the unfortunate event of a data breach, these are the steps you should take to recover. Categories: Tags: cyberattackcybersecuritydata breachSecure Thoughtstwo-factor authentication |
Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:00:08 +0000
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| What are some ways you can protect your information (and identity) during tax season? Here are tried and true tips to help ease the stress. Categories: Tags: identity thefttax fraudtax seasontwo-factor authentication |
Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: You Can Now Lock Down Your Facebook With a Handy Dongle appeared first on WIRED.
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