Password Security
Stop Using Your Mobile Device as a Password Vault
With the variety of ways to secure and lock your phone, including biometrics, a lot of people are starting to treat their mobile phone as a secure vault for all their personal information. This often includes banking... Read more
Barnes & Noble Customers Urged to Change Passwords After Data Breach
The world's largest brick and mortar bookshop, Barnes & Noble, reported a security breach in its digital platform. The company was made aware of the issue on October 10. Barnes & Noble customers received an... Read more
Android and iOS Users Will Get Password Alerts From Google Chrome
Google is rolling out new security alerts to its Chrome browser for mobile devices. The new update will affect devices running Chrome under both Android and iOS. The new browser features are aimed at increasing... Read more
Shockingly, People Continue to Reuse Online Banking Passwords
How many unique passwords do you have? And how many accounts that require passwords for authentication do you have? Ideally, these numbers would be the same because every account needs a unique password.... Read more
Grindr Vulnerability Allowed Hackers to Reset Accounts' Passwords and Take Over Accounts
A significant Grindr vulnerability was discovered in September 2020. The security issue allowed bad actors to take over a user's Grind account if they simply knew the user's e-mail address. The adult-oriented social... Read more
If You Are Using a Budget Tracking App, Have You Made Sure That It Is Secure?
Budget management software is nothing new. Budgeting applications have existed since the days of the Amiga home computer. However, modern mobile phones and the increasingly more user-friendly interface of current... Read more
Did Trump Use 'maga2020!' as His Twitter Password?
In late October 2020, Dutch security researcher Victor Gevers claimed he breached President Donald Trump's Twitter account. To achieve this, Gevers says he did not resort to any white-hat hacker magic, he simply... Read more
Victims of the 2020 Virgin Media Data Breach May Be Eligible for up to £5,000
Consumer action law firm Your Lawyers has launched a claim against Virgin Media in relation to the data breach that took place in early 2020. The group action claim is for up to a staggering 4.5 billion British... Read more
What Is Spyware and How Can It Threaten Your Passwords?
There are a surprisingly large number of different malware categories and different types of malware out there. Watching too many movies and series about hackers, you might only associate malicious software with the... Read more
65% of Form-Based Attacks Involve docs.google.com, drive.google.com, storage.cloud.google.com, and storage.googleapis.com
Are you familiar with the term spear phishing attack? This term defines the type of a cyberattack that, in most cases, exploits email and other e-communication platforms to trick individuals into revealing sensitive... Read more
Yes, Even Smart Plugs Can Help Steal Passwords
Technology can be amazing. It's easy to get excited about the idea of having conveniences that were unthinkable a couple of decades ago, including all the fancy gadgetry of a smart home. However, every single device... Read more
36 Percent of Remote Workers Do Not Care About Password Security
The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic has forced an unprecedented number of people to work from home as organizations and businesses do their best to maintain regular workload with the majority of their employees working... Read more
Emails and Encrypted Passwords of Albion Online Forum Users Were Stolen
Albion Online, a relatively popular online massively multiplayer online RPG, suffered a data breach in late October. Sandbox Interactive, the game's German developer, announced the breach on Oct 17. The game's... Read more
Poor Password Management Has Led to the Hacking of 50,000 Home Cameras in Singapore
Over 50,000 home security cameras have been hacked and a huge amount of footage has been stolen and put up online. The majority of the hacked cameras are located in Singapore. The hacking incident involved thousands... Read more
App Misconfigurations Are a Growing Security Threat That Endangers Passwords
Many retailers are shifting from simple websites to the so-called web apps or websites with desktop or mobile applications' functionality. Unfortunately, web apps' growing demand and functionality makes developers... Read more
How to Add Multi-Factor Authentication to Secure Your Tesla Account
One thing that security researchers have been trying to drive home for years now is the necessity of multi-factor authentication and its great utility as an added security feature. If you are a Tesla owner, you also... Read more
Account Takeover Fraud Nearly Triples Over Past 12 Months
Bad actors and cybercriminals are always looking for ways to expand their illegal activities. The field of account takeover fraud is no exception. Statistics published by cybersecurity company Sift show that account... Read more
Uh-Oh! TikTok's Multi-Factor Authentication Can Be Bypassed in Browsers
TikTok is still going strong despite the tension surrounding the app's future in the USA. However, there's a significant issue with one great security feature the app added in August. Tiktok's mult-factor... Read more
