Passwords are still the leading cause of breaches, and most of us still treat them like an afterthought. This post breaks down where we’re going wrong, what’s finally getting better, and why passkeys might be our best shot at a password-free future.
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Quishing: Phishing Got a Glow-Up
Quishing is phishing’s slicker, sneakier cousin. It hides behind QR codes, shows up on flyers and parking meters, and tricks you into handing over your credentials, often before your coffee kicks in. Here’s how it works, who it’s targeting, and how to stop it.
Ransomware: Because Who Doesn’t Want to Be Held Hostage by Their Own Files?
Ransomware: Because Who Doesn’t Want to Be Held Hostage by Their Own Files?
Ransomware is no longer just a hacker’s side hustle—it’s big business. In this post, we break down what ransomware is, how it works, who it targets (on purpose and by accident), and what you can do to stay safe. Featuring real-world examples, including some very aggressive office printersmme.
Facebook Leak Leads To Smishing
I have always considered myself pretty lucky in that I rarely receive fraudulent text messages. That luck recently ran out. Over the past few weeks I have noticed an uptick in the number of SMS phishing (smishing) messages that I receive on my phone. A few days ago, the smishing seemed to become even more frequent…
ILoveYou.txt.vbs
Since today is known for love, let’s look back 21 years to one of the more destructive, costly and famous viruses in history. The “ILoveYou” worm, also known as the “Love Bug” or “Love Letter For You” infected more than ten million Windows computers, beginning on May 5, 2000. This worm began spreading as an email message with the subject line "ILOVEYOU" and the attachment "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.txt.vbs".
BTH News 20December2020
This week on Between The Hacks: The SolarWinds hack explained in plain English, D-Link router vulnerabilities, Google explains their global outage, 28 malware-infected browser extensions and cybercrime book for the security enthusiast on your gift list.
BTH News 13December2020
This week on Between The Hacks: A dental data breach, the U.S. IoT Security Law, a 2020 Microsoft vulnerability report, the final sunset of Adobe Flash, Rebooting by Lisa Forte and the Smashing Security Christmas party.
5 Tips For Online Holiday Shopping
2020 has obviously been a strange and challenging year for everyone and this holiday season, shopping will be mostly online. Follow these 5 tips to better secure your holiday shopping experience.
BTH News 21November2020
This week on Between The Hacks: Google used for phishing, the U.K. reveals their National Cyber Force, the state of CISA, ransomware takes over printers, and password managers are needed more than ever.
BTH News 15November2020
This week on Between The Hacks: Will the head of CISA be fired?, Microsoft discourages SMS MFA, The North Face credential stuffing attack, a new smishing campaign revealed, and The Perfect Weapon becomes a documentary.
BTH News 08November2020
This week on Between The Hacks: Three iOS zero-days, a zero-day for Chrome on Android, a new ransomware report, a gaming company falls victim to ransomware, and how to fix the Mac/HP “malware” problem.
BTH News 31October2020
This week on Between the Hacks, week 5 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Trump Campaign site defaced, ransomware threat against U.S. hospitals, a Facebook MFA bypass attack and how to enable MFA on your accounts.
BTH News 25October2020
This week on Between the Hacks, week 4 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Trump on cybersecurity, a Chrome zero-day, 63 billion credential stuffing attacks, and a malware museum.
BTH News 11October2020
This week on Between the Hacks, week two of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 61% of Exchange servers unpatched, governments want encryption backdoors, new Android ransomware, and tips to avoid ransomware.
BTH News 04October2020
This week on Between the Hacks, it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, potentially steep fines for paying a ransom, a New Jersey hospital pays a ransom to prevent sensitive data leakage, a warning about election misinformation, and a tool to test website privacy.
BTH News 27September2020
This week on Between the Hacks, new social media phishing campaigns, Microsoft reports of ZeroLogon attacks, a sports official data breach, and the EFF releases a new tool.
BTH News 20September2020
This week on Between the Hacks, a ransomware attack results in human death, The U.S. House passes an IoT security bill, the Mozi botnet makes up 90% of IoT traffic on the Internet and a tool to create and protect your online brand.
BTH News 08August2020
This week on Between the Hacks, Black Hat keynote addresses election security, more fallout from the Blackbaud breach, the NSA warns of location tracking abuse, 20 GB of Intel data is leaked and watch the DEF CON YouTube channel.
BTH News 02August2020
This week on Between the Hacks, data breaches galore, three arrested in the Twitter hack, will TikTok be banned?, the dumpster fire of the week and a nostalgic tool that’s useful and fun.
BTH News 26July2020
This week on Between the Hacks, Garmin is under attack, a Twitter hack update, a data breach involving a university and non-profit cloud vendor, critical Adobe patches, and the DEF CON documentary.
