Tag: passwords

Your Security Questions Aren’t Providing Much Security
Everyone's favorite food is pizza, so when a site asks you to provide an answer for the security question What's your favorite food, don't say pizza. Providing answers...
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Starbucks: Bad Passwords, Not Hackers to Blame for App Thefts
If you use the Starbucks app to pay for your morning coffee, you might want to check your bank account. And then strengthen your password. After reports emerged saying hackers h...
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Edward Snowden on Your Laughably Bad Passwords
"The best advice here is to shift your thinking from passwords to passphrases. Think about a common phrase that works for you that's too long to brute force and a...
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Uber Denies Breach After User Info Goes Up for Sale
Uber says that it has found no evidence of a security breach following reports that user data has popped up for sale on dark web sites....
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‘123456’ Is Still the Most Common Password, So, Congrats Guys
Congratulations are in order, as a year of corporate data spills and leaked Jennifer Lawrence nudes failed to move the most stubborn among us. Privacy be damned, people still enjoy...
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Dropbox: We Were Not Hacked
According to reports, hundreds of Dropbox usernames and passwords were leaked online as a preview to a larger alleged leak of 7 million accounts. As The Next Web...
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Millions Of Gmail Passwords Leaked
According to various reports, starting with Russia's CNews, nearly five million Gmail usernames and passwords were leaked, and published to a Russia Bitcoin forum. You can see...
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Identity Theft Could Soon Be A Reality For eBay Users
Identity theft is a constant concern for those who entrust their personal information to Internet companies. Now millions of users are at risk following a massive cyber-attack that...
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eBay Hack Leads to Official Investigation by Multiple States
Earlier this week, eBay revealed that an ongoing investigation of their own had revealed a a “small number” of employee login credentials had been compromised,...
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eBay Hacked, Wants You to Change Your Passwords
If you receive an email from eBay later today asking you to change your password, you should definitely take their advice. The company has just confirmed a cyberattack that may hav...
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Twitter Warns a Bunch of Users of Hack, Resets Their Passwords in Error
An email sent to some Twitter users warning them that their accounts may have been compromised was sent in error, according to Twitter. "Twitter believes that your account may h...
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Yahoo Warns Users Of Big Yahoo Mail Hack Attempt
Yep, time for another announcement about an issue with Yahoo Mail. Yahoo announced that it identified a "coordinated effort" to gain unauthorized access to Yahoo Mail accounts,...
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HBO ‘Builds Addicts’ One Shared HBO Go Password at a Time
HBO wants you to become addicted to their shows, and it turns out they don't really care if you do it somewhat nefariously. You think you're sticking it to the man when you ste...
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Millions Of Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter And LinkedIn Passwords Compromised
Two million user passwords from Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other sites were reportedly stolen and posted online. Daniel Chechik at Spider Labs...
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