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Why can one leak unlock several of your accounts?
What's best to do after a leak notification?
Why do companies pay ransom after an encryption attack?
Why can backups be insufficient?
What does ransomware do first?
What really saves your data?
What's the safest way to check an alarming account message?
Why doesn't a one-time SMS code always stop phishing?
What does social engineering hack?
What protection works against any story?
What is the essence of SIM swapping?
What offers the strongest protection?
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- Why can one leak unlock several of your accounts? The same password is often reused across sitesIf you use the same email + password pair everywhere, bots test it on other services.From “Why passwords leak”
- What's best to do after a leak notification? Protect your email first, then services with the same passwordYour email helps recover access to everything else, so start there and then tackle reused passwords.From “Why passwords leak”
- Why do companies pay ransom after an encryption attack? Downtime costs more than the ransomAlmost everyone has backups, but deploying them across the organization means days or weeks without being able to work.From “Why Companies Pay Hackers Ransom”
- Why can backups be insufficient? Data is copied in advance and money is demanded for secrecyBackups cannot help with copied files: they are already in someone else's hands, and their deletion cannot be verified.From “Why Companies Pay Hackers Ransom”
- What does ransomware do first? Finds and destroys backupsCopies would make everything that follows pointless, so the program removes them before encryption.From “How Ransomware Works”
- What really saves your data? A separate, tested copy the program could not reachPayment guarantees nothing, while a copy can turn a catastrophe into an unpleasant evening.From “How Ransomware Works”
- What's the safest way to check an alarming account message? Open the service from a bookmark or appA phishing link leads to a copy, while a real notification will be visible inside the service.From “How phishing works”
- Why doesn't a one-time SMS code always stop phishing? A proxy sends the password and code to the real siteModern phishing can forward the code to the real site while it's still valid.From “How phishing works”
- What does social engineering hack? A person: the password is requested, not guessedIt doesn't break the lock, but gets the key from the person who has it, so technical measures help very little.From “What Is Social Engineering”
- What protection works against any story? Verification through a different channel you found yourselfNot through the number in an email or the link in a message, but through contact information you found yourself.From “What Is Social Engineering”
- What is the essence of SIM swapping? A scammer gets a duplicate number and intercepts verification codesThe weak point is not the technology but the carrier's procedure for issuing a duplicate.From “What Is SIM Swapping”
- What offers the strongest protection? An authenticator app instead of text messagesThe code is generated on the device itself and does not travel over the network, making number swapping useless.From “What Is SIM Swapping”