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HTTPS Bicycle attack reveals password length, allows easier brute-forcing
Dutch security researcher Guido Vranken has come up with a new attack that could allow attackers to discover the length of a user’s password – and therefore make …
Linode forces password reset for all users due to suspected breach
New Jersey-based virtual private server provider Linode can’t seem to catch a break. After being repeatedly hit with DDoS attacks from December 24 to early January, the …
LastPass 4.0 features fresh UX, emergency access, sharing center
The latest version of the popular password manager includes a new UX, and a host of new features. LastPass 4.0 is immediately available on all browsers and platforms, …
Google is testing password-free logins
Infosec pros are moving beyond traditional passwords, and companies are expected to follow in the same direction. Big companies like Google, with millions and billions of …
Infosec pros are moving beyond traditional passwords
Businesses nationwide are increasing their cybersecurity budgets and exploring alternative authentication techniques to passwords, according to a SecureAuth and Wakefield …
WP Engine breached, forces users to change their passwords
Popular WordPress-specific hosting provider WP Engine has apparently suffered a data breach, and is forcing their customers to change their passwords.“We are writing …
Flaws in industrial gas detectors exploitable by low-skilled attackers
Two industrial gas detector product lines manufactured by Honeywell sport two remotely exploitable vulnerabilities that can allow an attacker to retrieve the user’s …
Personal info of 12+ million Dutch mobile phone owners easily accessible to hackers
Sijmen Ruwhof, a freelance IT security consultant and ethical hacker from Utrecht, recently stumbled across what turned out to be an example of how poor security practices of …
Strong passwords don’t matter if employees don’t secure them
The line between personal and professional use of apps and devices continues to blur, and while employees claim to prioritize online security, data fro Ping Identity shows …
Abysmal security practices by toy maker VTech result in massive data breach
Hong Kong-based electronic toy maker VTech has suffered a massive breach. The target was the Learning Lodge app store, from which registered users can download games, music, …
Amazon resets customers’ potentially compromised passwords
Has Amazon suffered a breach? We won’t know for sure until the company offers more information.So far, we known only what users affected by the data theft/leak incident …
Unsafe password policies leave shoppers vulnerable
Dashlane examined password security policies on 25 of the most popular online retailers. They tested 22 criteria, and each criterion was given a +/- point value that enabled a …
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