June 04, 2021

How to hack into 5500 accounts… just using “credential stuffing”

Passwords - don't just pay them lip service.

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July 02, 2020

133m records for sale as fruits of data breach spree keep raining down

Databases can be had for as little as $100, on up to $1,100. Most, if not all, are being sold by the hacking group Shiny Hunters.

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April 15, 2020

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.

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March 06, 2020

Boots yanks loyalty card payouts after 150K accounts get stuffed

The UK pharmacy chain says it wasn't hacked, its systems are fine. It's all the password reusers mucking things up again!

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February 20, 2020

Ring makes 2FA mandatory to keep hackers out of your doorbell account

Amazon is following Google's lead by forcing all users to use two-factor authentication when logging into their Ring accounts.

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February 13, 2020

Google to force Nest users to turn on 2FA

Nest users who aren't using 2FA or a Google account will be required to take an extra step by verifying their identity via email.

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January 14, 2020

Lottery hacker gets 9 months for his £5 cut of the loot

We don't care how little you made from your crimes, the judge said. We care that you went after an outfit that gives a ton to charities.

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April 16, 2019

Watch out! Don’t fall for the Instagram ‘Nasty List’ phishing attack

Instagram users have been receiving odd messages from followers expressing shock that their accounts have somehow ended up on something called the “Nasty List.”

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January 29, 2019

Japanese government will try to hack its citizens’ IOT devices

Japan will hack citizens' IoT devices to mop up cyber security before the Olympics. Don't like the notion? Here's how to lock 'em down!

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