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Last.fm Becomes Latest Password Breach Victim

Last.fm sees passwords published online as the breaches keep on coming

LinkedIn investigates claims millions of user passwords were stolen and posted online

Wayne Rash says the evidence doesn't suggest that Anonymous was involved in Twitter 'hack'

There are some simple ways to hack Facebook accounts, so users should be wary about what they hand over to Zuckerburg and Co

Hackers publish personal details online - exposing security flaw that has existed for five years

Cloud

A Bring Your Own Device policy has many attractive attributes but the security risks can be enormous and, as yet, unfathomed, says Eric Doyle

Google has completed a test that allowed smartphone users to log into their Google accounts by scanning a Quick Response code

Mac

New technology could replace security questions for forgotten laptop, iPhone and iPad passwords

A hacker has posted the log-in details of 20,000 people, many of whom are US government employees

Hotmail users will be prevented from using easy-to-guess passwords, to protect against dictionary attacks

The value of conventional password policies is doubtful; users will always be the weakest link in IT security, says PJ Connolly