Password

Twitter Urges Users To Change Passwords After Internal Gaffe

“Bug” caused passwords to be stored on internal server in readable text instead of being hashed

7 years ago

IoT Smart Devices Easy To Hack, Researchers Warn

A simple Google search can show how to hack IoT devices such as baby monitors, web cameras, doorbells, and thermostats

7 years ago

Biometrics Are Increasingly Favoured For Authentication

Fight to protect digital identity sees biometrics, two-factor authentication and password managers increasingly favoured

7 years ago

IT Bosses Admit Password Chaos At Their Organisations

Password madness. Companies are aware of user's password problems, but are not doing enough to solve them

7 years ago

Apple MacOS Has ‘Another’ Password Flaw

Questions for Apple's quality control after yet another password vulnerability found in Mac OS

7 years ago

Software ‘Feature’ Sent Plain-Text Passwords Across The Internet

The developer of a popular Mac tool has fixed an issue that caused sensitive data to be sent out unencrypted…

7 years ago

Spambot Contains 711 Million Email Addresses

Huge data breach. Misconfigured spambot reveals 700m email addresses and number of passwords

7 years ago

Why Passwords Still Have A Huge Role To Play In Cybersecurity

ANALYSIS: Despite its flaws, the password’ legacy means it still has a place in the cyber-crime battle argues ZoneFox CEO…

7 years ago

Password Expert Regrets Complex Password Advice

William Burr says he basically got it wrong when it came to password advice

7 years ago

Russian Hackers Stole And Traded British MPs’ Passwords

Emails and passwords belonging to British MPs and high level public servants traded online

7 years ago

German ‘Master Key’ Platform To Safeguard Personal Data

New data protection platform to provide Germans with an data protection alternative to Google, Facebook

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: The Password

To some the password is the bane of modern day life, to others an absolute necessity to safeguard our digital…

8 years ago

Security Flaws Found In Android Password Managers

The security credentials of Password Managers on Android called into question after discovery of multiple flaws

8 years ago

ICO Launches Probe After National Lottery Compromise

ICO begins investigation after Camelot detected 'suspicious activity' on player online accounts earlier this week

8 years ago

Deliveroo Customer Accounts Are ‘Compromised’

Customer accounts hacked but Deliveroo denies breach of its systems and urges customers to improve their passwords

8 years ago

Researcher Breaches PayPal’s Two-Factor Authentication In Five Minutes

The surprisingly simple hack tricked PayPal into giving the researcher access to his own account

8 years ago

Persistent Warnings Are Causing ‘Security Fatigue’

People are becoming weary of constant security advice and businesses could pay the price for poor decisions, a report has…

8 years ago

Instagram Hack Promotes Porn Spam And Adult Dating

Symantec warns of Instagram profile hack that uses compromised accounts to promote adult dating websites

8 years ago

uTorrent Hack Exposes Account Details And Passwords

Undergound data breach. Up to 35,000 user accounts on the uTorrent community forums exposed after hack

8 years ago

Lessons From Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Networking Account Breach

ANALYSIS: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a mistake that many, perhaps most, people make and reused passwords for…

8 years ago

Microsoft Bans Simple Passwords On All Its Accounts

Microsoft announces complete ban of simple or commonly used passwords from all of its accounts

8 years ago

TalkTalk Drops Passwords For Voice Recognition After Hack

Post hack, TalkTalk allows customers to access their accounts via voice recognition technology

9 years ago

How To Create The Most Secure Password

Oscar Marquez, CTO at iSheriff, provides some top advice on how to create super-strong passwords

9 years ago

Twitter Patches Password Recovery Flaw

Oops. Bug with Twitter's password recovery system may have exposed account details of almost 10,000 users

9 years ago

6 Ways To Stop Cybercriminals Breaking Your Heart

It's time to end your relationships with cybercriminals who lie, cheat and steal. You can do so much better

9 years ago

Time Warner Cable Warns 320,000 Users Of Possible Hack

Corporate security under scrutiny again as Time Warner tells customers to change passwords after possible hack

9 years ago

Amazon Issues Password Warning Following Potential Security Slip Up

Amazon emails number of users advising password reset because of "improper" storage

9 years ago

InstaAgent Removed From iTunes, Google Play For Data Theft

Top ranking Instagram client removed from iTunes and Google Play after user data theft discovery

9 years ago

7 Ways To Keep Your Business As Secure As MI6

Ryan Barrett, VP of privacy and security, Intermedia, shares top security tips that even James Bond could do with

9 years ago

GCHQ Offers Password Advice For Safer Surfing

“Let us give you some advice about your passwords,” says Britain's top secret eavesdropping agency

9 years ago