Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another.

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Passwords Phishing Mining Data breaches 351

Troy Hunt

MARCH 27, 2018

It began with a visit to the local Telstra store earlier this month to upgrade a couple of phone plans which resulted in me sitting alone by this screen whilst the Telstra staffer disappeared into the back room for a few minutes: Is it normal for @Telstra to display customer passwords on publicly facing terminals in their stores?

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

And their grander vision is to help establish a nationwide biometric database in which a hybrid facial ID/fingerprint can be used for things such as fraud-proofing retail transactions, or, say, taking a self-driving vehicle for a spin. The ultimate concern with this technology is that we’ll end up in a surveillance society where your I.D.

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Privacy Retail Authentication Artificial Intelligence 109

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 220

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Tulsa Tech hit by security incident (unknown) Indonesian and Malaysian restaurants hacked by DESORDEN (425,644) Samsung says customer data stolen in security incident (unknown) Yandex Taxi systems breached in bizarre cyber attack that caused massive traffic jam (unknown) Criminal hackers breached Overby-Seawell Company (unknown) Orange Cyberdefense (..)

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Data breaches Ransomware Education Phishing 143

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Who else has access to something that's, that's not uncommon, interviewed that, for example, someone still had someone share Facebook passwords. It's not something I would recommend but people get in relationships, and then ratio ends and it turns out they never change their password, they still can read messages and stuff like that.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 29, 2019

Internet hosting provider Hostinger resets users’ passwords after security breach (14 million). French police ‘neutralize’ Monero mining virus as it spreads worldwide (850,000). Online clothing retailer Poshmark confirms data breach (unknown). India: Desktop engineer detained after allegedly stealing data from the Revenue Dept.

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Data breaches Phishing Ransomware Personal data 111