Tag: password security

Published on May 23, 2025

via Davey Winder and Forbes In just the last few months, I have reported on confirmed lists of stolen passwords being made available on the dark web and in criminal forums that have risen from 800 million to 1.7 billion and even as high as 2.1 billion, mainly thanks to the…

Published on May 15, 2025

via Ernestas Naprys and CyberNews A new study of over 19 billion newly exposed passwords manifests a widespread weak password reuse crisis. Lazy keyboard patterns, such as 123456, still reign supreme, and 94% of passwords are reused or duplicated, data leaks from 2024-2025 reveal. Names like…

Published on February 10, 2025

via This Is Money  Cybercrime report reveals 421% growth in password reset scams in 2023 A password reset scam now happens every seven minutes, and fraudsters are targeting vulnerable users, including the elderly. A new report by LexisNexis Risk Solutions reveals that 70,000 password reset…

Published on December 6, 2024

via VentureBeat While 99% of businesses plan to invest more in security, only 52% have fully implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA), and only 41% adhere to the principle of least privilege in access management. Adversaries, including nation-states, state-funded attackers and cybercrime gangs, continue to sharpen their tradecraft using generative AI, machine learning (ML)…

Published on November 14, 2024

via InfoSecurity Magazine As many as one in four password reset attempts from desktop browsers are fraud, according to security researchers. The fraud attempts are part of a rapid growth in password reset attacks, according to the annual LexisNexis Risk Solutions Cybercrime Report. (LexisNexis Risk Solutions…

Published on May 31, 2024

via Gallagher UK lawmakers have called on the government to take effective action to tackle cyber-attacks, which have not only become a threat to organizations worldwide, but also to national security. Cybercrime is now part of everyday life and with attacks also becoming more widespread…

Published on May 22, 2024

via Forbes In a study commissioned by Forbes Advisor, an alarming 46% of Americans admit to having their password stolen in the past year. This survey, conducted by OnePoll, reflects the urgent need for improved password practices among U.S. users, such as using a password manager.…

Published on May 6, 2024

via This Is Money It can take less than six hours to hack 90 per cent of passwords, leaving your online identity, personal data, and bank accounts clicks away from any hacker worth their salt. Gone are the halcyon days of choosing passwords such as…

Published on April 12, 2024

Via BleepingComputer It should take more than eight characters to bring a business to a halt. However, the relentless onslaught of password-based cyber attacks underscores the alarming ease with which cybercriminals can exploit vulnerable credentials to inflict damage. Password attacks take many forms: from phishing…

Published on April 3, 2024

Via BleepingComputer Frustrating for both users and administrators, password management can be a challenge to manage in any organization. One lost or stolen password may be the crack in your organization's foundation, allowing an attacker to slip in. Conventional password recommendations have held that regular…