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Operation Endgame

Troy Hunt

unique passwords provided by law enforcement agencies into Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) following botnet takedowns in a campaign they've coined Operation Endgame. The only data we've been provided with is email addresses and disassociated password hashes, that is they don't appear alongside a corresponding address.

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Intern caused ‘solarwinds123’ password leak, former SolarWinds CEO says

Security Affairs

Top executives of the software firm SolarWinds blamed an intern for having used a weak password for several years, exposing the company to hack. Top executives of the SolarWinds firm believe that the root cause of the recently disclosed supply chain attack is an intern that has used a weak password for several years. Confronted by Rep.

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Mobile virtual network operator Mint Mobile discloses a data breach

Security Affairs

“Mint’s data collection policy is one of the most important ways in which we ensure the privacy and security of our subscribers. We never collect dates of birth or government-assigned identifiers like social security numbers or driver license ” Mint pointed out that financial data and passwords were not exposed.

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Survey reveals just how bad the UK is at creating passwords

IT Governance

There are more than 171,000 words in the English language, and yet millions of us can’t look beyond the word that’s right in front of us when selecting a password. million Britons use ‘password’ as their password. How to make your passwords stronger. To put it another way, How Secure Is My Password?

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Japan’s government hacks citizens’ IoT devices

IT Governance

Earlier this year, the Japanese government launched a campaign in which it hacked into citizens’ IoT (Internet of Things) devices to see how secure the technology is. Once the test is complete, the government will tell the IoT providers about their vulnerabilities and instruct them to address the issues.

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Connecticut Tightens its Data Breach Notification Laws

Data Protection Report

credit or debit card number, or any financial account number in combination with any required security code, access code or password that would permit access to such financial account. 60-Day Notification Window. Additional Considerations for Businesses. 1] [link]. [2] 2] C.R.S. §

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Global Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in March 2024 – 299,368,075 Records Breached

IT Governance

IT Governance’s research found the following for March 2024: 3,478 publicly disclosed security incidents. This gave them access to names, phone numbers, emails, plaintext passwords, branch locations, confidential messages and shift information for Chattr employees, franchisee managers and job applicants.