Cybersecurity: Authentication, Identity & Privacy

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  DoubleClickjacking hack turns double-clicks into account takeovers

  Fox News - By Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report

  Nowadays, double-clicking on something on a website without thinking can set you up for hackers to reach your information. A new hacking trick called "doubleclickjacking" turns your ordinary action into a sneaky way for attackers to take control of your account or change your device settings. Let’s …

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  New phishing attack uses real-time interception to bypass 2FA

  Fox News - By Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report

  Phishing attacks are everywhere, and most of us can spot the obvious ones. Even if someone falls for one and hands over their password, two-factor authentication (2FA) usually adds a crucial layer of protection. But a new phishing kit making the rounds can bypass 2FA entirely by using session …

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  Multi-Factor Authentication: Enhancing Security with Multiple Verification Factors

  coursera.org - Coursera Staff

  As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, you may want to secure your accounts with something beyond a simple password. Multi-factor …

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  2FA Code Warning As Hackers Steal 17 Billion Cookies To Use In Attacks

  Forbes - Davey Winder

  Whenever there is talk of hackers compromising services, be that in the form of Gmail lockout attacks, those that use infostealer malware, for ransomware threat actors brute-forcing passwords to firewalls and VPNs, you can bet your bottom dollar that the mitigation advice will include enabling …

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  Password Warning As 2.1 Billion Credentials Hit By Infostealer Attacks

  Forbes - Davey Winder

  If you are fed up with hearing about the threat posed by infostealer malware then I’ve got some bad news for you. Just as one story warning that 85 million stolen passwords are being used in ongoing attacks against enterprise networks, like London buses along comes another. This time, however, the …

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  Enabling Incognito Mode in RDP to Hide All the Traces

  cybersecuritynews.com - Guru Baran

  Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) has introduced a lesser-known but critical security feature colloquially referred to as “incognito mode” …