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☆ The hack of 15,000 Roku accounts is a great reminder: Stop using the same password!
  + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Read previewIf you use your pet's name as the password for all your online accounts: stop it, stop it right now. A Roku spokesperson would not confirm to Business Insider exactly how many accounts were affected. The company added that once hackers gained access to the Roku accounts, they then changed the customer's login information, locking them out of their accounts. Rather, the hack is partly made possible by customers using the same passwords for multiple accounts they own. BleepingComputer reported that in the case of the Roku attack, the hackers were selling Roku accounts for 50 cents each.
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☆ A Nike exec says a phisher stole his NFTs. Here are 3 things everyone should do to protect a digital wallet
  + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
In a tweet, Gopalani said the phishers stole his Clonex NFTs and some other digital collectibles, including some "Cryptokicks." Decrypt, a publication that covers web3, estimated the stolen NFTs were worth $173,000. Don't keep your digital assets in one place. Hardware wallets store keys to digital assets offline, making them inaccessible to cyber thieves. There's a growing suite of tools for digital assets, too.
☆ Phishing attacks are increasing and getting more sophisticated. Here's how to avoid them
  + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Bob Violino | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
That's a 61% increase in the rate of phishing attacks compared with 2021. Criminals using phishing attacks based on tax season, shopping dealsOne of the iterations of phishing that people need to be aware of is spearphishing, a more targeted form of phishing that often uses topical lures. Phishing themes can also be generic, such as an email that appears to be from a technology vendor about resetting an account, McNamara said. What people should do to ward off phishing attemptsIndividuals can take steps to better defend themselves against phishing attacks. Another good practice is to use anti-phishing software and other cyber security tools as protection against potential attacks and to keep personal and work data safe.
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