A series of cyberattacks targeting the Canada Revenue Agency has led to a shutdown of services after thousands of accounts were breached.
The attack follows two recent trends:
- Cybercriminals across the world are increasingly targeting government institutions to maximise disruption.
- Usernames and passwords continue to be an inefficient and failing defense mechanism for protecting accounts. With the proliferation of stolen PII (Personally identifiable information) for sale on the dark web, cybercriminals can fraudulently hack into accounts with relative ease and access government services.
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@Dan Piazza, Technical Product Manager, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Users shouldn’t leave themselves so vulnerable by reusing passwords across the internet...."
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@Dan Piazza, Technical Product Manager, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Users shouldn’t leave themselves so vulnerable by reusing passwords across the internet...."
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@Saryu Nayyar, CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"These attacks are possible because people will often reuse credentials. ..."
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@Saryu Nayyar, CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"These attacks are possible because people will often reuse credentials. ..."
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@Mounir Hahad, Head , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Credentials reuse is a big issue...."
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@Mounir Hahad, Head , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Credentials reuse is a big issue...."
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@Jason Soroko, CTO of PKI, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Attackers who had already obtained usernames/passwords are simply reusing them for the same users...."
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@Jason Soroko, CTO of PKI, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Attackers who had already obtained usernames/passwords are simply reusing them for the same users...."
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@Chloé Messdaghi, VP of Strategy, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The ability of attackers to use the same usernames and passwords that were harvested previously is a key factor. ..."
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@Chloé Messdaghi, VP of Strategy, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The ability of attackers to use the same usernames and passwords that were harvested previously is a key factor. ..."
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