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All posts tagged "Password"
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139Google / Security / TechGoogle’s Password Checkup Chrome extension notifies you of compromised passwords
The extension will let you know if the password you're currently using for a specific site is compromised.
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526Security / TechNest camera hacked with leaked password and hacker speaks to owner
It's important to note that this issue had less to do with the actual Nest camera as it did with a leaked...
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283Security / TechThis is Dashlane’s list of worst password offenders of 2018
Having a weak passcode is risky enough, but brazenly flaunting poor password practices in a room full of TV cameras is as...
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1.1KSecurity / Tech[Infographic] Password protection: Why it’s easy for hackers to hack
In order to keep your accounts secure, be sure that your password is at least 14 characters.
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516Security / TechTwitter recommends changing your password after internal audit shows they stored it in plain text
Twitter also mentions that the internal bug has been fixed and that no passwords were actually compromised.
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912Security / TechDashlane study says 46% of consumer sites fail basic password security requirements
A site received a point for each criterion they performed positively, for a maximum, and top score, of 5.
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722Apple / iOS / Mobile / TechSharing your Wi-Fi password just got a whole lot easier in iOS 11
Well, Apple looks like they will be making sharing of your local network password a whole lot easier.
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843Security / TechPassword managing service OneLogin has been hacked
The company says they are investigating further and are involving law enforcement.
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988Google / Security / TechGoogle’s Heather Adkins wants to eliminate the password
Adkins has a team at Google that is working on password elimination but as she readily admits, it will take some time.
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880Entertainment / Movies / Security / Tech / TVSharing your Netflix password? You could be a criminal
Are you sharing your Netflix password with family and friends? The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals says you are now could be...
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3.4KTechNetflix Proactively Resetting User Passwords
If you’ve been reading Techaeris lately, you’ve no doubt seen our articles about Twitter passwords for sale and social media, and other, accounts being...
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1.2KBusiness / Security / TechProtecting Your Business Data On The Cloud: Are These Password Tips Actually Effective?
While most business owners advise their employees not to share their passwords with anybody else, there may come times where hackers will...
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852Security / TechWhen Wi-Fi Passwords Get Confusing Tempers Flare
Wi-Fi passwords are important. They should be strong and complex enough to thwart any prying hackers or war drivers from trying to...
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1.4KSecurity / TechHOW TO: Setup Two-Step Verification For Your Apple ID
Whatever side of the playground you prefer, there’s one common enemy that both Apple and Google users have, the data thief. Whether...
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1.4KSecurity / TechPlex TV Was Hacked, User Data Being Held Ransom?
Plex TV was hacked and the company confirms this as a fact but are not certain how far and how deep the...
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775TechGoogle’s Password Alert Bypassed, Patched, Bypassed Again
Google recently launched Password Alert, a Chrome extension with the purpose of detecting when a site was trying to phish your Google...
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815TechUPDATED: Twitch Passwords Compromised; All Passwords Reset
The next time you log in to Twitch, you’ll be redirected and prompted to change your password after the company revealed that...
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790Mobile / TechCanadian Charged After Refusing To Give Up Smartphone Password At Airport
A Quebec man refused to give up his smartphone password to border officials working for the Canada Border Services Agency at Halifax’s...
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1.5KEditorial / Mobile / TechUPDATED: What Does The Jennifer Lawrence Nude Photos Breach Mean For You?
It seems everywhere you turn these days, another website or service has been hacked exposing details about their customers. These details are...
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851Business / TechKickstarter Advises Users To Change Passwords After Being Hacked
Gigaom is reporting that Kickstarter is the latest victim of hackers and is advising users change their passwords right away. Kickstarter says...
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Business / Tech
Yahoo Mail Users Latest To Feel The Heat Of Hackers
Yahoo announced on it’s blog Thursday that Yahoo mail users were targeted and some users data was compromised. Yahoo’s full press release...
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GitHub User Accounts Compromised In Brute Force Attack Due To Weak Passwords
Looks like GitHub was hit with a bruteforce attack compromising some user accounts with weak passwords. Emails have been sent to the...
