TikTok, for one, promised to knock this off months ago but was caught red-handed, still at it, by the new clipboard notification in iOS 14.
Tag Archives: passwords
You DID change your password after that data breach, didn’t you?
Apparently, some people consider their passwords “invincible”, even after a data breach. Don’t be those people.
Amtrak breached, some customers’ logins and PII potentially exposed
The US rail service hasn’t disclosed the number of passengers affected in a 16 April breach.
Firefox to tell you if sites are shortening your passwords
Mozilla is fixing a longstanding password problem to alert users when their password exceeds the maximum length allowed.
Zoom passwords for sale on the Dark Web – “ten-a-penny” by all accounts
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.
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.
Get in line! 38,000 students and staff forced to queue for new passwords
It’s not a bread line, and it’s not a line to see Santa – it’s an analog response to a nasty cyber attack.
Chrome 79 includes anti-phishing and hacked password protection
Version 79 of Chrome is out, and it promises to do a better job of protecting you against phishing sites and credential stuffing attacks.
Court says suspect can’t be forced to reveal 64-character password
We have to protect the constitutional rights of the innocent, and that can mean shielding guilty-as-hell child abusers, the court said.
Alexa and Google Home phishing apps demonstrated by researchers
The researchers’ “Smart Spies” apps showed how Amazon Alexa and Google Home users could be exposed to vishing and eavesdropping.