Google Adds Hardware Security Key For Account Protection

Google is introducing an improved two-factor authentication system for Gmail and its other services that uses a tiny hardware token that will only work on legitimate Google sites. The new Security Key system is meant to help defeat attacks that rely on highly plausible fake sites that are designe...

Facebook Tool Mines Stolen Passwords

When a cache of millions—or even a billion—username-password combinations is stolen and posted to Pastebin, Github or a hacker forum, victimized organizations struggle to respond. And victimized users often twist in the wind wondering whether their identities and personal information are at risk...

Apple Extends Two-Factor Authentication to iCloud

Apple finally has enabled two-factor authentication for its iCloud storage service, more than a year and a half after the company first turned the protective measure on for iTunes purchases and Apple ID. The extension of 2FA–which Apple calls two-step verification–to iCloud comes two weeks after...

5 Million Gmail Usernames and Passwords Leaked online, Check Yours Now

.jpg.jpg Gmail credentials leaked online? Oh my God! Again I have to change my password…!! Yes, you heard right. Millions of Gmail account credentials email address and password have been stolen and made publicly available through an online forum, causing a large number of users worldwide to chan...

Apple Patches 'Find My iPhone' Vulnerability Which May Caused Celebrities Photo Leak

Apple has patched the security flaw in its Find My iPhone online service that may have allowed hackers to get access to a number of celebrities' private pictures leaked online. OVER 100 CELEBRITIES AFFECTED So far, I hope everybody have heard about probably the biggest digital exposure of persona...

Namecheap Accounts Compromised in Data Breach

LA-based domain name registrar and hosting company Namecheap warned its customers on Monday that cybercriminals have begun accessing their accounts by using the list of credentials gathered from third-party websites. The Hosting company confirmed the security breach and informed that the hackers...

Verizon to Bolster Authentication with QR Codes

If you want to know what the future holds for authentication on the web, it all depends whom you ask. Some say it’ll come in the form of biometrics – iris and fingerprint scans, etc. Others say the answer lies in a tangle of constantly changing two-factor verification codes users need to punch in...

Paypal Two-Factor Authentication Bypass

Today, the 5th of August, I release my Paypal 2FA bypass exploit. It's been exactly 2 months since I've reported this bug, and due to the simplicity of it, I believe I've given Paypal long enough to fix it. It's still not fixed. Full blog can be found here: http://blog.internot.info/ My website:...

Twitter Gains Team From Mitro Password Management Company

Twitter has announced that a cloud-based password management company called Mitro has joined the Twitter team, and all of Mitro’s code is now free and open source. Mitro’s offering a secure password manager that’s meant to help distributed teams share passwords for accounts and services. The...

NOAA, Satellite Data, Riddled with Vulnerabilities

The informational systems that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA run are fraught with vulnerabilities and what the U.S. Department of Commerce deems “significant security deficiencies” that could leave it vulnerable to cyber attacks. That’s according to the findings of an...

Phishers Use Luis Suarez Bite as Bait

The World Cup is the most popular sporting event on the planet, and not just among sports fans; attackers and scammers of all stripes love it as well, as it presents a unique opportunity to separate victims from their money. Phishing and malware scams tied to the World Cup in Brazil have been...

Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass PayPal Two-Factor Authentication

There’s a vulnerability in the way that PayPal handles certain requests from mobile clients that can allow an attacker to bypass the two-factor authentication mechanism for the service and transfer money from a victim’s account to any recipient he chooses. The flaw lies in the way that the PayPal...

Authentication flaw

The Google Authenticator login module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.2 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.4 for Drupal does not properly identify user account names, which might allow remote attackers to bypass the two-factor authentication requirement via unspecified vectors...

CVE-2013-4177

The CVE-2013-4177 entry refers to the Drupal Google Authenticator login module (versions 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.2 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.4). The underlying issue is that the module does not properly identify user account names, which could allow remote attackers to bypass the two‑factor authentic...

CVE-2013-4177

The Google Authenticator login module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.2 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.4 for Drupal does not properly identify user account names, which might allow remote attackers to bypass the two-factor authentication requirement via unspecified vectors...

Apple Ransomware Targeting iCloud Users Hits Australia

A handful of iPhone, iPad and Mac users, largely confined to Australia, awoke Tuesday to discover their devices had been taken hostage by ransomware. Instead of their normal home screens, users were greeted with a message promising that their devices would be unlocked if a ransom, somewhere betwe...

Bitly Developing Two Factor Authentication Following Compromise

The link-shortening service Bitly announced late last week that it’s ramping up its development of two-factor authentication following a compromise that leaked user information on Thursday. The breach, first discovered Thursday morning, spilled users’ email addresses, encrypted salted and hashed...

DUO-PSA-2014-005: Duo Product Security Advisory

Duo Product Security Advisory Advisory ID: DUO-PSA-2014-005 Publication Date: 2014-05-12 Revision Date: 2014-05-27 Status: Confirmed, Fixed Document Revision: 3 Overview Duo Security has identified an issue in its Credential-Provider based Remote Desktop Protocol RDP integrations e.g. those...

Twitter Upgrades Account Security Features

Twitter has made a couple of changes to the service’s login process to help prevent account takeovers and enable users to reset their passwords in a simpler way. A Twitter account is among the more valuable assets for an attacker who is targeting a specific person. Accounts typically are tied to ...

Twitter Enables Password Reset With SMS and Suspicious Login Notifications

The popular social media site Twitter is rolling out a couple of new features to its login process to help users prevent their account in a more secure way and restore access to their account if they forget their accounts’ password. For tighten up the security measures Twitter is launching two...