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Got an @yahoo.com Email Address? This is for you!
Depending on the news source you follow, either 200 million or 500 million Yahoo! accounts have been breached, so…. if you have an @yahoo.com email address, change your password The accounts were actually stolen about 2 years ago, but it … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, 2016, breach, nation state, password, Security Awareness, Yahoo
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360,213,024 Users Credentials… From MySpace?
If you re-use passwords and haven’t changed your login credentials from back when you used your MySpace page 10 years ago, then you are at risk! The login details of more than 360,213,024 MySpace accounts have been leaked on the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, breach, leakedsource, myspace, password, passwords
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Worst Passwords of 2015
2015’s most used cracked passwords ranked by popularity… Yes, people still use bad passwords, despite the warnings to have some complexity. Perhaps we should code systems to reject simple passwords? 1. 123456 (UNCHANGED) 2. PASSWORD (UNCHANGED) 3. 12345678 (UP 1) … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 factor, 2-step, 2015, 2016, authentication, password, passwords, two-factor
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Ashley Madison Users Don’t Know Password Security
It took about 10 days to crack over 11 million passwords of Ashley Madison subscribers/users. Here are some of the worst ones…
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Tagged 2015, password, password cracking, passwords, privacy
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Need a New Password? Try Passweird
Passweird is a fun and interesting way to generate a password that meets most regulatory compliance password requirements. In other news, Cyber thieves have started targeting the password managers, like KeePass.
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Tagged 2014, compliance, lol, passweird, password, password generator, password managers, passwords
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Gmail Passwords Posted
4929090 gmail email addresses and passwords were posted online as a result of phishing and weak website database compromise. This site can be used to check to see if your email address is on the list. Regardless if your email … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, email, gmail, google email, google mail, password, passwords, posted
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