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When Security Locks You Out of Everything

Posted on June 28, 2022 By infossl
authentication, cybersecurity, passwords, Security technology, two-factor authentication, Uncategorized

Thought experiment story of someone who lost everything in a house fire, and now can’t log into anything: But to get into my cloud, I need my password and 2FA. And even if I could convince the cloud provider to bypass that and let me in, the backup is secured with a password which is … Read More “When Security Locks You Out of Everything” »

Bypassing Two-Factor Authentication

Posted on April 1, 2022 By infossl
computer security, passwords, Security technology, two-factor authentication, Uncategorized

These techniques are not new, but they’re increasingly popular: …some forms of MFA are stronger than others, and recent events show that these weaker forms aren’t much of a hurdle for some hackers to clear. In the past few months, suspected script kiddies like the Lapsus$ data extortion gang and elite Russian-state threat actors (like … Read More “Bypassing Two-Factor Authentication” »

“Change Password”

Posted on March 17, 2022 By infossl
passwords, Security technology, Uncategorized

Oops: Instead of telling you when it’s safe to cross the street, the walk signs in Crystal City, VA are just repeating ‘CHANGE PASSWORD.’ Something’s gone terribly wrong here. Powered by WPeMatico

Vulnerability in the Kaspersky Password Manager

Posted on July 6, 2021 By infossl
Password Safe, passwords, random numbers, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

A vulnerability (just patched) in the random number generator used in the Kaspersky Password Manager resulted in easily guessable passwords: The password generator included in Kaspersky Password Manager had several problems. The most critical one is that it used a PRNG not suited for cryptographic purposes. Its single source of entropy was the current time. … Read More “Vulnerability in the Kaspersky Password Manager” »

DiceKeys

Posted on August 24, 2020 By infossl
cryptography, keys, passwords, Security technology

DiceKeys is a physical mechanism for creating and storing a 192-bit key. The idea is that you roll a special set of twenty-five dice, put them into a plastic jig, and then use an app to convert those dice into a key. You can then use that key for a variety of purposes, and regenerate … Read More “DiceKeys” »

Half a Million IoT Passwords Leaked

Posted on July 8, 2020 By infossl
dataloss, internetofthings, leaks, passwords, Security technology

It is amazing that this sort of thing can still happen: …the list was compiled by scanning the entire internet for devices that were exposing their Telnet port. The hacker then tried using (1) factory-set default usernames and passwords, or (2) custom, but easy-to-guess password combinations. Telnet? Default passwords? In 2020? We have a long … Read More “Half a Million IoT Passwords Leaked” »

Password Changing After a Breach

Posted on June 1, 2020 By infossl
academicpapers, breaches, passwords, Security technology

This study shows that most people don’t change their passwords after a breach, and if they do they change it to a weaker password. Abstract: To protect against misuse of passwords compromised in a breach, consumers should promptly change affected passwords and any similar passwords on other accounts. Ideally, affected companies should strongly encourage this … Read More “Password Changing After a Breach” »

CIA Dirty Laundry Aired

Posted on March 10, 2020 By infossl
cia, cybersecurity, hacking, leaks, passwords, Security technology

Joshua Schulte, the CIA employee standing trial for leaking the Wikileaks Vault 7 CIA hacking tools, maintains his innocence. And during the trial, a lot of shoddy security and sysadmin practices are coming out: All this raises a question, though: just how bad is the CIA’s security that it wasn’t able to keep Schulte out, … Read More “CIA Dirty Laundry Aired” »

Half a Million IoT Device Passwords Published

Posted on January 22, 2020 By infossl
botnets, internetofthings, leaks, passwords, Security technology

It’s a list of easy-to-guess passwords for IoT devices on the Internet as recently as last October and November. Useful for anyone putting together a bot network: A hacker has published this week a massive list of Telnet credentials for more than 515,000 servers, home routers, and IoT (Internet of Things) “smart” devices. The list, … Read More “Half a Million IoT Device Passwords Published” »

Chrome Extension Stealing Cryptocurrency Keys and Passwords

Posted on January 3, 2020 By infossl
blockchain, chrome, cryptocurrency, fraud, keys, passwords, Security technology, theft

A malicious Chrome extension surreptitiously steals Ethereum keys and passwords: According to Denley, the extension is dangerous to users in two ways. First, any funds (ETH coins and ERC0-based tokens) managed directly inside the extension are at risk. Denley says that the extension sends the private keys of all wallets created or managed through its … Read More “Chrome Extension Stealing Cryptocurrency Keys and Passwords” »

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