passwords | DataProtectionCenter.com

Hackers can pre-hack your online accounts before you’ve even registered

24

May

2022

Thanks to a few features that weren’t well thought-through, cybercriminals can break into online accounts(opens in new tab) on some of the internet’s biggest platforms, without ever knowing the passwords. All they need to know, according to researchers investigating the matter, is the victim’s email address, and that is hardly a problem these days. Read […]

Category Access control Security Written by Techradar 0 Comments

70% of breached passwords are still in use

08

Mar

2022

SpyCloud announced a report that examines trends related to exposed data. Researchers identified 1.7 billion exposed credentials, a 15% increase from 2020, and 13.8 billion recaptured Personally Identifiable Information (PII) records obtained from breaches in 2021. Through its analysis of this data, it was found that despite increasingly sophisticated and targeted cyberattacks, consumers continue to […]

Category Access control Security Written by Helpnetsecurity 0 Comments

Phishing in Netflix and beyond

17

Nov

2021

Movies and TV shows have been a huge source of comfort for many in these COVID times, and the number of new shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and the like has skyrocketed. But when searching for the latest megahit, don’t neglect basic security measures or you might find that someone else is enjoying it at […]

Category Cyber-crime Phishing Written by Kaspersky 0 Comments

The Latest in IT Security

Posts Tagged ‘passwords’

Hackers can pre-hack your online accounts before you’ve even registered

70% of breached passwords are still in use

Phishing in Netflix and beyond

Categories

Featured

Archives

Latest Comments

About Us

Contact Us