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Learning passwords you can use but not remember

How can you make sure that you’ll never share your password with anyone, even under threat of bodily harm, or other illegal and illegal type of coercion? The answer is …

Pinterest starts blocking hacked accounts, investigates

Pinterest spam and scams are nothing new. Spammers usually use newly created accounts to do it, and Pinterest scam toolkits have surfaced to help them in their efforts. But it …

Rapid password cracking using Pico FPGA-based hardware

ElcomSoft updated two password recovery tools, employing Pico FPGA-based hardware to greatly accelerate the recovery of passwords. Users of Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker …

Anonymous hacks oil giants, leaks employees’ passwords

In support of Greenpeace’s efforts to stop companies drilling for oil in the Arctic, Anonymous has leaked around 1,000 email addresses belonging to five of the biggest …

Yahoo! closes security hole that led to huge password breach

Yahoo! has patched the security hole that allowed hackers to access some 450,000 email addresses and passwords associated with Yahoo! Contributor Network and ultimately …

KeePass Password Safe 1.23 released

KeePass Password Safe is a free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and mobile devices. You can store your passwords in a …

Best Buy warning users of account compromise?

Best Buy has apparently been deactivating some of its users’ accounts and notifying the owners about it via email. “We are currently investigating increased …

Do passwords matter?

You don’t have to look very hard to find an article discussing password breaches. Recently, there was a lot of buzz around LinkedIn, Last.fm, and eHarmony, three very …

Companies routinely share sensitive information via email

PhoneFactor announced a new survey data regarding the vulnerability of company email systems. The majority of respondents reported that highly sensitive information about …

LinkedIn hit with class action suit following password leak

It seems that LinkedIn can’t catch a break these days. Following the discovery that its mobile app for iOS devices is sending potentially confidential information to the …

Older means wiser to computer security

A new Dimensional Research and ZoneAlarm report found that 18 – 25s are more confident in their security knowledge than 56 – 65s, but have experienced more …

Hackers leak customer data after firm refuses to pay ransom

Hacking collective “Rex Mundi” has leaked a batch of personal and financial information belonging to individuals who have applied for loans with online loan …

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