For years, abusers have used complex keywords to covertly talk about imagery, but analysts have sussed out much of the secret code.
Tag Archives: hashing
Zynga faces class action suit over massive Words With Friends hack
It’s charging subpar password security and lousy user notification: Zynga has yet to notify users to warn them of the breach, the suit says.
OpenSSH eases admin hassles with FIDO U2F token support
OpenSSH version 8.2 is out and the big news is that the world’s most popular remote management software now supports authentication using any FIDO (Fast Identity Online) U2F hardware token.
Apple’s scanning iCloud photos for child abuse images
It isn’t new, all the tech giants do it, and your privacy’s intact – unless you’re dealing in illegal imagery with telltale hashing.
Mixcloud user accounts up for sale on dark web
A hacker is ransoming account data stolen from music streaming service Mixcloud, according to reports.
Computing enthusiast cracks ancient Unix code
Old passwords never die… they just become easier to decode.
218 million Words With Friends players lose data to hackers
The serial hacker GnosticPlayers is claiming to have ransacked Zynga’s user data – including names, emails and passwords.
XKCD forums breached
How did the Correct Horse Battery get Stapled?
Pass the salt! Popular CMSs aren’t securing passwords properly
A group of researchers has discovered that many of the web’s most popular content management systems are using obsolete algorithms to protect their users’ passwords.
Google stored some passwords in plain text for 14 years
Nobody got at the subset of G Suite passwords, Google said, apologizing and saying that it’s working to ensure this is an isolated incident.