Tag: passwords

Twitter May Be Getting More Serious About Two-Factor Authentication
Is Twitter ramping up their efforts to implement two-factor authentication to make your accounts more secure? Two-factor authentication (2FA), generically, is any approach to a...
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New Laws Banning Employers From Asking For Facebook Passwords Go Into Effect
The new year brings with it a number of things, including new laws. One of those laws, going into effect in California and Illinois, seek to protect your privacy during the employe...
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Twitter: Accounts Were Compromised, but We Also Accidentally Reset Password
Earlier today, Twitter users began to report an interesting situation on (where else) Twitter. They claimed that they had received an email from Twitter that said their accounts h...
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Is Nearly Over, But Here Are Some Password Tips
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, but it's almost over. Here's what the Department Of Homelan...
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“Password” Remains Top Password, “Jesus” Cracks the Top 25
People: What are you doing? This is just getting sad now. Remember all of those password leak stories you've seen in the last few months? How many?...
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Two Password Protection Bills Signed in California
A few months ago, multiple reports surfaced of employers abusing their power to extract social media passwords from current of prospective employees - and the topic gained a lot of...
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Change Your Password: Blizzard’s Battle.net Service Was Hacked
Nothing is secure in today's digital world. You can implement the most powerful security that money can buy, and somebody will still find a way around it. Blizzard probably thought...
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Nvidia And Android Forums Get Hit In Latest Hack Attack
You think the hacking world would be finished with their parade of password thefts after s...
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Yahoo Voices Is Latest To Be Hacked With 450,000 Accounts Stolen
If you use Yahoo Voices to create content for the Web, you really should change your password now. After things were looking up for Yahoo, it's a pretty big downer to know that one...
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LinkedIn Class Action Complaint Over Password Leak
As expected for a security breach of this magnitude, a class action lawsuit has begun against LinkedIn regarding its recently leaked passwords. The action, which has been filed wi...
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Facebook Reminds Users That Security Is Important, Offers Tips
Facebook is in the process of reminding every user that a few simple security measures can help them protect their account from those on the interwebs who would wish to use it for...
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LinkedIn Summarizes Its Password Leak Response
It has been almost a week since over 6.4 million LinkedIn passwords were leaked to a hash-crack...
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LulzSec Releases 10,000 Twitter Accounts Complete With Passwords
LulzSec announced their return just last week and they're already causing a bit of a stir. T...
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LinkedIn Password Leak Confirms That People Truly Suck At Choosing Passwords
Last week, you may have received an email or two from LinkedIn detailing the steps you needed to take following a...
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LinkedIn Defends Its Password Leak Response
Over 6.4 million LinkedIn member passwords were leaked to a hash-cracking forum last week, caus...
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