AOL Mail accounts breached, users advised to change passwords
AOL users, change your passwords. AOL said it is investigating a large-scale breach of AOL Mail accounts in which user passwords, security questions, mail addresses, and contact lists were compromised. more…AOL Mail Service Hacked, Compromised Emails Used To Send Spam
A few days ago, America Online, or AOL, confirmed that their mail service – AOL Mail – had been hacked, with the email addresses (allegedly only 1% of their entire customer base) either compromised and/or spoofed to send spam with links leading to phishing pages. We combed through the Internet to look for samples of […] more…Forbes Hack password shootout: Gmail vs Yahoo vs Hotmail vs AOL – whose users are the smartest?
Which webmail service has the smartest users? And are they getting smarter over time? Paul Ducklin tries to use the password data from the Forbes hack to find the answers… Incoming search termsteer kp more…Forbes Hack password shootout: Gmail vs Yahoo vs Hotmail vs AOL – whose users are the smartest?
Which webmail service has the smartest users? And are they getting smarter over time? Paul Ducklin tries to use the password data from the Forbes hack to find the answers… more…Microsoft Windows Update emails try to steal your Gmail, Yahoo, AOL passwords…
Beware any emails which claim to come from privacy@microsoft.com – it could be that you’re being targeted in an attack designed to steal your AOL, Gmail, Yahoo or Windows Live password. more…Resolved: Known Error impacting Outgoing Penn State Emails
As of 9:05 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 14, AOL and Verizon began accepting email from the Penn State outgoing email server that was blocked. more…Known Error impacting Outgoing Penn State Emails
As of 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 13, AOL and Verizon began rejecting email sent by one of Penn State’s outgoing email servers. Clients such as Outlook, Hotmail, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Android Mail, and iOS Mail may have trouble sending email to addresses that end with AOL.com or Verizon.net. Penn State IT staff members are currently […] more…One Of The Biggest Senders Of Spam Leaked A Database With 1.4 Billion Emails
Many of the massive data breaches you’ve read about over the past few years are the result of incredibly sophisticated hacking — the infamous Yahoo! incidents, for example. There are other ways data leaks out that are incredibly unsophisticated. Sometimes all it takes is someone careless when setting up a backup. That’s what led to security researchers […] more…Pence used private mail for state work as governor, account was hacked
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence reportedly used a private email account to transact state business when he was governor of Indiana, and his AOL account was hacked once, according to a news report. Emails released to the Indianapolis Star following a public records request are said to show that Pence used his personal AOL account […] more…The teen hackers that cracked the CIA chief’s email are back
“Crackas With Attitude,” the hacking group that reportedly broke into CIA chief John Brennan’s personal email last October (and whose contents have since been released by Wikileaks), have once again made headlines by infiltrating a number of personal accounts owned Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper’s. Tags: Privacy more…CIA Chief ‘Outraged’ by Personal Email Hack
CIA chief John Brennan said Tuesday he was “outraged” that hackers broke into his personal email account, and faulted the media for its coverage of the incident. WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy group, began releasing documents from Brennan’s private AOL account last week, days after a teenage hacker was reported to have claimed he had gained access […] more…WikiLeaks posts data from CIA director’s email account
CIA director John Brennan reportedly used his AOL account to store possibly classified — or, at very least, sensitive — materials. more…Phishers Cast Wider Net, Now Asking for Multiple Emails
From a security perspective, phishing attempts are pretty much old hat. In most cases, phishing attempts or attacks focus on getting one particular credential, such as those for credit cards or user accounts. We are now seeing cybercriminals attempt to get more credentials by using phishing pages that allow for multiple email logins. Multiple Logins […] more…APT43: An investigation into the North Korean group’s cybercrime operations
Introduction As recently reported by our Mandiant’s colleagues, APT43 is a threat actor believed to be associated with North Korea. APT43’s main targets include governmental institutions, research groups, think tanks, business services, and the manufacturing sector, with most victims located in the United States and South Korea. The group uses a variety of techniques and […] more…US Charges Two Men Over Use of Hacked Law Enforcement Database for Doxing
Sagar Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo have been charged for their alleged roles in a doxing operation that involved hacking a law enforcement platform and email account. The post US Charges Two Men Over Use of Hacked Law Enforcement Database for Doxing appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…The BlueNoroff cryptocurrency hunt is still on
BlueNoroff is the name of an APT group coined by Kaspersky researchers while investigating the notorious attack on Bangladesh’s Central Bank back in 2016. A mysterious group with links to Lazarus and an unusual financial motivation for an APT. The group seems to work more like a unit within a larger formation of Lazarus attackers, […] more…More information
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