Passwords
Hundreds of Thousands of People Are Using Passwords That Have Already Been Hacked, Google Says
New ‘Password Checkup’ Chrome extension found 1.5 percent of all website logins use compromised credentials, a figure that’s higher for porn websites.
Clothing Resale Marketplace Poshmark Announces Data Breach
"We recently discovered that data from some Poshmark users was acquired by an unauthorized third party."
The Biggest Data Breach Archive on the Internet Is for Sale
Troy Hunt, the owner and founder of the site, announced that he’s actively looking for a buyer.
US Government Admits It Doesn’t Know If Assange Cracked Password For Manning
An FBI agent admitted in a newly unsealed court document that the Department of Justice does not know whether Assange’s offer to help Manning came to fruition.
Facebook Mistakenly Stored ‘Hundreds of Millions’ of User Passwords as Plaintext
The social network confirmed a massive mistake that exposed millions of passwords. But, the company said, no passwords were exposed to people outside of Facebook.
Google Made a Quiz to See if You Can Identify Phishing Emails
Alphabet’s Jigsaw has a new quiz to test your ability to distinguish phishing emails from regular, benevolent ones.
The ‘Biggest EVER’ Collection of Hacked Passwords Is Not That Bad
Someone put together a massive list of 773 million unique email addresses and 21 million unique passwords. But there’s really no reason to panic.
The American Military Sucks at Cybersecurity
A new report from US military watchdogs outlines hundreds of cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Hacker Talks to Arizona Man Directly Through His IoT Security Camera
The man identified himself as a “white hat hacker” and part of the “Anonymous Calgary Mindhive.”
'Donald' Is Now One of the Top 25 Most Commonly Used Passwords
Another year of horrendous, terrible, no good passwords is in the books.