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FireEye releases open source managed password cracking tool

31

Oct

2017

FireEye has released GoCrack, an open source tool for managing password cracking tasks across multiple machines. “Simply deploy a GoCrack server along with a worker on every GPU/CPU capable machine and the system will automatically distribute tasks across those GPU/CPU machines,” Christopher Schmitt, a senior vulnerability engineer ar FireEye, explained. Read More

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This is how easily a hacker can reset your password and steal your account

28

Jun

2017

Researchers at the IEEE Computer Society have shown how a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack can be used to reset user passwords and subsequently steal a person’s account, be it their email, Twitter handle or Facebook profile. Using a website rigged to offer a freebie, such as a cool app that would otherwise cost money, hackers can […]

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Passwords at the Border

02

Jun

2017

The password-manager 1Password has just implemented a travel mode that tries to protect users while crossing borders. It doesn’t make much sense. To enable it, you have to create a list of passwords you feel safe traveling with, and then you can turn on the mode that only gives you access to those passwords.

Category Privacy protection Security Written by Schneier 0 Comments

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