Mandatory MFA for Azure sign-ins is coming 2024-08-19 at 12:31 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft is making multi-factor authentication (MFA) – “one of the most effective security measures available” – mandatory for all Azure sign-ins. Preparing for mandatory MFA for Azure The plan is for the shift to happen in two phases: October 2024: MFA will […]
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Hackers stole call, text records of “nearly all” of AT&T’s cellular customers 2024-07-12 at 15:31 By Zeljka Zorz Hackers leveraging stolen Snowflake account credentials have stolen records of calls and texts made by “nearly all” of AT&T’s cellular customers from May to October 2022, the company has confirmed. “The data does not contain the content
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Info of 2,3+ million individuals stolen in Advance Auto Parts data breach 2024-07-12 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz Personal information of over 2,3 million individuals has been stolen by attackers as part of the massive data grab via compromised Snowflake accounts without MFA protection, Advance Auto Parts has confirmed by filing notices with the attorney
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Google removes enrollment barrier for prospective Advanced Protection Program users 2024-07-10 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz Google has removed a potential obstacle for high-risk users who want to enroll in the company’s Advanced Protection Program (APP): they can now do it just by setting a passkey. Users already enrolled in APP have been provided the
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Microsoft, Google widen passkey support for its users 2024-05-03 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz Since 2013, the first Thursday in May is marked as World Password Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the need for using strong, unique passwords to secure out digital lives. Despite decades of often-repeated statements proclaiming the death of
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Okta warns customers about credential stuffing onslaught 2024-04-29 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz Credential stuffing attacks have exploded this April, Okta warns, and advises its customers to use available tools to block access requests originating from residential proxies before authentication takes place. Abuse of proxy networks “In credential stuffing attacks, adversaries attempt to sign-in to
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Apple debuts new feature to frustrate iPhone thieves 2024-01-23 at 16:31 By Zeljka Zorz Besides fixing an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, the latest update for the iOS 17 branch offers a new feature to help you protect your accounts and sensitive information in case your iPhone gets stolen. Stolen Device Protection If enabled, the Stolen
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SEC’s X account hacked to post fake news of Bitcoin ETF approval 2024-01-10 at 15:47 By Zeljka Zorz Someone has hijacked the X (formerly Twitter) account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and posted an announcement saying the agency has decided to allow the listing of Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) on registered national
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Amazon: AWS root accounts must have MFA enabled 04/10/2023 at 12:01 By Zeljka Zorz Amazon wants to make it more difficult for attackers to compromise Amazon Web Services (AWS) root accounts, by requiring those account holders to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA). MFA options for AWS accounts AWS provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to
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Google extends passkeys to Google Workspace accounts 05/06/2023 at 17:56 By Helga Labus After making passkeys available for consumers in early May, Google is now rolling them out for Google Workspace and Google Cloud accounts. This feature will soon be available (in open beta) for more than 9 million organizations and aims to provide users
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