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Passwords of 1.8M Ubuntu Forums users compromised in hack
Ubuntuforums.org, the home of a variety of support forums dedicated to users of this popular Linux distribution, has been hacked over the weekend and defaced to show an image …
Android backup sends unencrypted Wi-Fi passwords to Google
The recent revelations on how Internet giants such as Google, Yahoo, Apple and others are compelled by the US government to give its agencies access to user data have …
App turns a mobile device into a personal authenticator
Passwords are at the root of online security problems because when typed into browsers, sent over open networks and centrally stored, they are easily compromised leaving the …
New USB flash drives from SanDisk
SanDisk announced three USB flash drives, the SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0, Cruzer Orbit and Cruzer Force USB flash drives. All three drives are ideal for secure storage, allowing …
Mass login attempts compromise 24,000 Nintendo site accounts
Some 24,000 user accounts – but luckily no user financial information – were compromised in mass login attempts to the Club Nintendo website. The global website is …
“Pinterest Tool” scam aimed at stealing login credentials
Last week we warned about fake “Password changed” emails targeting users of the popular photo-sharing website, but there has been a general uptick in …
Two-factor authentication for websites
Incapsula announced Login Protect, which enables instant activation of two-factor authentication to websites and Web applications, without requiring any coding, application …
ISC-CERT warns about medical devices with hard-coded passwords
Approximately 300 different surgical and anesthesia devices, ventilators, drug infusion pumps, external defibrillators, patient monitors, and laboratory and analysis equipment …
Automated password management for privileged accounts
BeyondTrust announced the release of PowerBroker Password Safe, including integration with Retina CS, the company’s vulnerability management platform. PowerBroker …
OS X Mavericks to have 200+ new features
Apple today released a developer preview of OS X Mavericks, the 10th major release of the world’s most advanced operating system. With more than 200 new features, OS X …
The future of online authentication
Recently, Twitter has introduced 2-factor authentication – the latest in a long list of large-scale web services that have taken this step including Google, Microsoft …
Fake Mt. Gox pages aim to infect Bitcoin users
Mt. Gox is the the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world, and as such it and its users are being repeatedly targeted by attackers. Some two months ago, it battled a massive …