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Android Is Helping Make Passwords Obsolete on a Billion Devices
By officially embracing the FIDO2 standard, Android will soon let you log into sites and services without having to remember a password. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c708294b235600ed923917e/master/pass/Thumb-Print_MobileandDtop_V2-FA.jpg
California bans default passwords on any internet-connected device
In less than two years, anything that can connect to the internet will come with a unique password — that is, if it’s produced or sold in California. The “Information Privacy: Connected Devices” bill that comes into effect on January 1, 2020, effectively bans pre-installed and hard-coded default passwords. It only took the authorities about […]
Twitter alerts users: Please change your passwords, we’ve seen them
(credit: Twitter) Today, Twitter issued an alert to users prompting them to change their passwords after the discovery that some users’ passwords had been recorded in plain text in a log file accessible only by Twitter employees. In a message pushed to most Twitter users, the company stated: We recently identified a bug that stored […]
White House staffer left encrypted email passwords at bus stop – report
A White House employee carelessly left his encrypted email password at a bus stop, according to a report. A picture of the bootprint-smeared note was posted online. White House staffer Ryan McAvoy left his ProtonMail account and passwords at a bus stop near his office, news outlet The Intercept reported Saturday. A source noticed the […]
Replay Sessions From Mixpanel and Others Have Recorded Passwords
Analytics services are unintentionally collecting a mass of passwords and other sensitive data, new research shows. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a78cdf40a805835812509a2/master/pass/ThirdPartyPasswords-TopArt.jpg
How the Mimikatz Hacker Tool Stole the World’s Passwords
How a program called Mimikatz became one of the world’s most widespread and powerful hacking tools. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a03bb1209ca3179e60bac71/master/pass/Mimikatz-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
Leak of >1,700 valid passwords could make the IoT mess much worse
Enlarge (credit: Michael Theis) Security researchers have unearthed a sprawling list of login credentials that allows anyone on the Internet to take over home routers and more than 1,700 “Internet of things” devices and make them part of a destructive botnet. The list of telnet-accessible devices, currently posted at this Pastebin address, was first posted […]
LastPass Families can manage passwords for a household of six
It’s hard enough keeping track of your own passwords, let alone your family’s. Unless you plan on outfitting your brood with biometric rings, your best bet is to sign up to a password managing tool. That way you can keep track of the logins your clan is racking up, and even reference them to create […]
Hackers may target brain signals through EEG headsets to access passwords – study
Published time: 30 Jun, 2017 23:28 Electronic devices that harness the power of brain signals are one of the latest additions to the world of gaming. A new study has found, however, that hackers could also use such technology to access private information such as passwords and ATM pin codes. A study by researchers at […]
