credential stuffing
Nintendo Confirms Additional 140,000 Accounts Compromised in April Data Breach
Yesterday, Nintendo released a new statement confirming that an additional 140,000 user accounts were exposed after the Nintendo Network ID (NNID) system was compromised in April 2020. Before confirmation of the security ...
Zoom Hacked Accounts, North Korean Hackers, Facebook Senior Pictures
In episode 117 for April 20th 2020: More problems for Zoom with tens of thousands of compromised credentials and zero-day exploits, the $5 million dollar reward for information on North Korean hackers, ...
Data breach: U.S. retailer J.Crew reveals 2019 security incident to customers
J.Crew suffered a credential stuffing attack that may have compromised the personal data of customers, the U.S. clothing retailer disclosed earlier this week. Fraudulent activity was apparently noticed last spring, but the ...
Loyalty program fraud targets 600,000 Tesco shopper accounts
U.K. supermarket giant Tesco has recently warned its loyalty program members of a security incident that may have affected over 600,000 Clubcard holders. “We are aware of some fraudulent activity around the ...
FC Barcelona Twitter Account Hacked, Again, By the Same Group
The Twitter account of FC Barcelona has been hacked by the OurMine group, who had time enough to post sensitive information, seemingly taken from private messages. After OurMine took control of the ...
The Password Reuse Problem, US Government IoT Recommendations, Smart Lock Security Disaster
In episode 99: Password reuse is still a very large problem, US government recommendations for securing Internet of Things devices, and yet another smart lock device security disaster. ** Show notes and ...
Hacking Ring Security Cameras: Amazon Makes it Easy
A bunch of childish script kiddies have been making the lives of Ring camera owners miserable ...
Disney+ Hacked Accounts, Black Friday Scams, Android Camera Exploits
In episode 96: Thousands of Disney+ accounts have been hacked, Black Friday and Cyber Monday scams to watch out for, and the latest on new Android camera exploits affecting Google and Samsung ...
Media Under Cyberattack: The Real Fake News Threat
The term “fake news” is one that we hear often lately, a phrase uttered when someone doesn’t like or agree with media coverage. But fake news has a more sinister side, one ...
8 Ways to Mitigate Credential Stuffing
We all know that data breaches have leaked billions of user credentials (usernames and passwords) on the public internet and dark web. The 2018 Global Password Security Report shows an alarming 50% ...
