If you reuse an old password when you’re rushing to create a new account for the lockdown era, you’re as good as “pre-hacking” yourself.
Tag Archives: credential stuffing
Boots yanks loyalty card payouts after 150K accounts get stuffed
The UK pharmacy chain says it wasn’t hacked, its systems are fine. It’s all the password reusers mucking things up again!
Ring makes 2FA mandatory to keep hackers out of your doorbell account
Amazon is following Google’s lead by forcing all users to use two-factor authentication when logging into their Ring accounts.
Google to force Nest users to turn on 2FA
Nest users who aren’t using 2FA or a Google account will be required to take an extra step by verifying their identity via email.
Lottery hacker gets 9 months for his £5 cut of the loot
We don’t care how little you made from your crimes, the judge said. We care that you went after an outfit that gives a ton to charities.
Watch out! Don’t fall for the Instagram ‘Nasty List’ phishing attack
Instagram users have been receiving odd messages from followers expressing shock that their accounts have somehow ended up on something called the “Nasty List.”
Japanese government will try to hack its citizens’ IOT devices
Japan will hack citizens’ IoT devices to mop up cyber security before the Olympics. Don’t like the notion? Here’s how to lock ’em down!
Credential-stuffing attack prompts Dailymotion password reset
Dailymotion is resetting the account passwords of an unknown number of users after being hit by a “large-scale” credential stuffing attack.
How my Instagram account got hacked
After years of embarrassment, I’m finally ready to admit how and why my Instagram account got hacked.
Fortnite hackers making a fortune from reselling stolen accounts
Teenage hackers have been making thousands of pounds selling stolen accounts for popular online game Fortnite, it emerged this week.