A phishing attack scored credentials for more than 50,000 Snapchat users
In late July, Snap’s director of engineering emailed the company’s team in response to an unfolding privacy threat. A government […]
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Mixpanel analytics accidentally slurped up passwords
The passwords of some people using sites monitored by popular analytics provider Mixpanel were mistakenly pulled into its software. Until […]
UK top 500 legal firm credentials leaked on the Dark Web
On Monday, cybersecurity firm RepKnight released a whitepaper detailing the research. In total, 1,159,687 email addresses were found in the […]
How Google Fights Password Thieves
Google and researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, teamed up to study how Google accounts become compromised, shedding light […]
Ad targeters are pulling data from your browser’s password manager
Nearly every web browser now comes with a password manager tool, a lightweight version of the same service offered by […]
Moving Beyond Passwords – Does Your Face Raise Privacy Concerns?
Phishing attacks continue to be the root cause of a considerable number of data breaches. Typically, these incidents occur when […]
Man Found Guilty Under UK Terrorism Laws After Refusing to Reveal Passwords
A man who refused to provide passwords to his electronic devices when stopped by British police was found guilty under […]
A Guide to Common Types of Two-Factor Authentication on the Web
Two-factor authentication (or 2FA) is one of the biggest-bang-for-your-buck ways to improve the security of your online accounts. Luckily, it’s […]
Artificial intelligence just made guessing your password a whole lot easier
“Generative” neural networks teach themselves to guess realistic passwords. Source: Artificial intelligence just made guessing your password a whole lot […]
The Man Who Wrote Those Password Rules Has a New Tip: N3v$r M1^d!
Bill Burr’s 2003 report recommended using numbers, obscure characters and capital letters and updating regularly. As his advice is overturned, […]
Two-factor authentication is a mess
It was supposed to be a one-stop security fix. What happened? Source: Two-factor authentication is a mess – The Verge
Russian hackers trading passwords of UK MPs and public officials
The login details of a thousand MPs and parliamentary staff, as well as 7,000 police employees and 1,000 officials at […]