Tag: Account Takeover
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Prevent Account Takeover with Better Password Security
Tom works for a reputable financial institution. He has a long, complex password that would be near-impossible to …
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UserPro Plugin Vulnerability Allows Account Takeover
The UserPro plugin, a popular community and user profile tool for WordPress developed by DeluxeThemes, has been found to have a significant …
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Bad Bots Drive 10% Annual Surge in Account Takeover Attacks
Internet traffic associated with malicious bots now accounts for a third (32%) of the total, driving a 10% year-on-year (YoY) increase in …
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SEC Confirms SIM Swap Attack Behind X Account Takeover
A US regulator has confirmed that its official X (formerly Twitter) account was hijacked earlier this month after hackers were able to take …
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‘Log in with…’ Feature Allows Full Online Account Takeover for Millions
Hundreds of millions of users of Grammarly, Vidio, and the Indonesian e-commerce giant Bukalapak are at risk for financial fraud and …
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Major LinkedIn Account Takeover Campaign Underway
Security researchers have warned of a significant global account takeover campaign targeting LinkedIn users over recent weeks. Cyberint …
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Apache OpenMeetings Wide Open to Account Takeover, Code Execution
Researcher discovers vulnerabilities in the open source Web application, which were fixed in the latest Apache OpenMeeting …
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Critical ‘nOAuth’ Flaw in Microsoft Azure AD Enabled Complete Account Takeover
A security shortcoming in Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AD) Open Authorization (OAuth) process could have been exploited to achieve …
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The Evolution of Account Takeover Attacks: Initial Access Brokers for IoT
Head off account takeover attacks by being proactive about IoT security. Start with designing and building better security protocols into …
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What is Account Takeover and How to Prevent It in 2022
An account takeover (ATO), in which criminals impersonate legitimate account owners to take control of an account, are on the rise in Asia …
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Buggy ‘Log in With Google’ API Implementation Opens Crypto Wallets to Account Takeover
Improper implementations of authentication APIs at a global crypto wallet service provider could have resulted in the loss of account …
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Zenly Bugs Exposed Users to Data Loss and Account Takeover
Security experts have revealed two vulnerabilities they found in a popular social app which could enable account takeover (ATO) or customer …
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