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Collect #1 Credential Dump Just the Beginning – Daily Security Byte

January 25, 2019 By Corey Nachreiner

If you listen to The 443 - Security Simplified podcast, you may have already heard about the latest 773 million account credential leak. Troy Hunt, a well-known security researcher, found a file called Collection #1 that contained millions of users accounts, and both hashed and clear text passwords. Turns out this is just one of five of these “Collection” files, so we'll likely … [Read more...]

GoToMyPC Password Problem – Daily Security Byte EP. 275

June 21, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

There have been tons of big password leaks lately, like the ones that affected Twitter and Linkedin. These leaks certainly suck for the people that use the affected sites, but they can also affect the industry as a whole. Watch today's video to learn how password leaks combined with password reuse has lead to problems for GoToMyPC users. (Episode Runtime: 1:58 Direct YouTube … [Read more...]

Locky Botnet Down – Daily Security Byte EP. 272

June 13, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

I ended last week's Daily Bytes on a positive note with news of a big botnet going down. Watch Friday's video to learn what this means for two popular malware variants. (Episode Runtime: 2:15 Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34_RZ-jsfmc EPISODE REFERENCES: World's largest botnet vanishes - Motherboard Researcher's comments on Necurs disapperance  … [Read more...]

Twitter Password Dump – Daily Security Byte EP. 271

June 10, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

It feels like there has been an endless flood of social network credential leaks on the underground lately. Well, add yet another to the list. Today's video talks about criminals selling 32 million cleartext Twitter passwords online. Watch to learn whether or not you should be concerned. (Episode Runtime: 3:00) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]

SocNet Data Breaches – Daily Security Byte EP. 266

June 1, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

With the amount of data breaches in the headlines lately it's easy to get overwhelmed with yet another user record or password leak. Nonetheless, if you've ever been a Myspace or Tumblr user, you should pay attention to the headlines at least long enough to change your passwords. In today's video, I share the impact of two social network data leaks. (Episode Runtime: … [Read more...]

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