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Tag: Password

Password Checkup helps protect accounts from data breaches

February 7, 2019 Frank Crast

Google has released a new Chrome extension “Password Checkup” that warns users if their account username and passwords are known to be unsafe and leaked as part of past data breaches.

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Posted in: Data Breach, Password Management Filed under: Chrome, Google, Password, Password Checkup

WordPress plugin maker WPML website hacked

January 22, 2019 Frank Crast Leave a comment

Popular WordPress plugin maker WPML said their website was hacked over the weekend and led to the loss of customer data. The culprit was an ex-employee who exploited a backdoor planted on an unsecured web server.

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Posted in: Data Breach, Identity & Access Management, Password Management, Server Security Filed under: Data Breach, Password, plugin, SSH, WordPress, WPML

Gentoo reveals hacking root cause of its GitHub repository

July 5, 2018 Frank Crast Leave a comment

Gentoo provided a new security update that describes the impact and root cause of its recent GitHub Linux distribution repository hacking incident.

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Posted in: Application Security, Identity & Access Management, Password Management Filed under: 2FA, administrator, authentication, Gentoo, GitHub, Linux, Password

Twitter urges users to reset passwords

May 4, 2018 Frank Crast Leave a comment

Twitter urged users on Thursday to reset their passwords after the company discovered a critical flaw in how passwords were stored unmasked in internal logs.

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Posted in: Data Breach, Password Management Filed under: Data Breach, Password, Twitter

“Password spraying” attacks

March 29, 2018 Frank Crast Leave a comment

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are releasing a warning related to brute force attacks.

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Posted in: Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware, Password Management Filed under: Brute Force, DHS, FBI, GoScanSSH, Password, SSO, Talos

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