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Tag Archives: passwords
Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond used his cat’s name as a password
He’s not entirely sure how the agents tracked him down and cracked the Stratfor attack, but it could well have to do with the pet who used to rub his ankles before he got sent to prison and a weak. 
Is your webcam or baby monitor video feed being streamed to this website?
A website is searching for and publishing streams from internet-enabled cameras secured only with default passwords. Make sure you’re not one of them.
Facebook prowls the internet looking for your password
Facebook explains that it’s keeping its eye out for credentials – email, password combinations – dropped on sites after data breaches, running them against its own users’ credentials to see if password reuse is going to land its users in trouble. 
Reminder: iCloud’s going to demand app-specific passwords from third-party apps
Yes, your third-party calendar, mail and contacts apps that don’t support Apple’s new two-factor authentication system are going to turn 10 toes up on your iThings. You’ll need app-specific passwords to get at the cloud data. 
SSCC 165 – “U2 or not U2,” that is the question [PODCAST]
It’s Chet Chat time! Here’s this week’s episode of our news-you-can-use security podcast…
How dare you use my camera! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security. A week of news distilled into a swift minute of amusing but informative video…
Thousands of computers open to eavesdropping and hijacking
Many, many people and businesses are running a remote access tool, Virtual Network Computing, without a password. The tool lets people see everything we do online or reach through and take over our systems. The list of exposed sites is astonishing: everything from power stations to pharmacies to people watching porn. 
The top 5 privacy failures – what’s the most epic fail of all? [POLL]
The list of culprits in our eroding privacy is long, but some privacy fails stand out above the rest. So we’re calling out five privacy killers that deserve an extra level of shaming. Take our poll, and help us crown the most epic privacy fail of all …
The data breach apocalypse that wasn’t – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Malware, spam and hacking – and not all bad news, either! Watch 60 Second Security for Aug 9, 2014…