Microsoft has recognised that users don’t actually change their passwords when prompted, they just tweak them. And that doesn’t help anyone.
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Hotspot finder app blabs 2 million Wi-Fi network passwords
If you used WiFi Finder, your passwords to both public and private networks have been left online in an unprotected database.
Mozilla to Apple: Protect user privacy with rotating phone IDs
Mozilla has criticized Apple for its latest privacy marketing campaign, urging it to provide more automatic protection for users behind the scenes.
Internet Explorer browser flaw threatens all Windows users
Nearly four years after it was replaced by Edge as Microsoft’s preferred Windows browser, researchers keep finding unpleasant security flaws in Internet Explorer (IE).
Microsoft confirms Outlook.com and Hotmail accounts were breached
Between 1 January and 28 March this year hackers were able to access a “limited number” of consumer Outlook.com, Hotmail and MSN Mail email accounts, Microsoft has confirmed.
Flood of exploits targetting ancient WinRAR flaw continues
An ancient WinRAR vulnerability made public in February is now well on its way to becoming one of the most widely and rapidly-exploited security flaws of recent times.
Microsoft’s Edge browser reborn after Chromium makeover
After three years of embarrassing rejection, might Microsoft’s newly-Chromed Edge browser be on the up?
Android phones transformed into anti-phishing security tokens
A new security feature allows users of Android 7 and later to use their smartphones to authenticate themselves to their Google accounts.
Toddler locks father out of iPad for 25.5 MILLION minutes, or until 2067
A father thought he’d been permanently locked out of his Apple iPad after his young son repeatedly entered an incorrect passcode.
Chrome, Safari and Opera criticised for removing privacy setting
Forthcoming versions of the Chrome, Apple Safari and Opera are in the process of removing the ability to disable a long-ignored tracking feature called hyperlink auditing pings.