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Fake KeePass password manager leads to ESXi ransomware attack
Threat actors have been distributing trojanized versions of the KeePass password manager for at least eight months to install Cobalt Strike beacons, steal credentials, and ultimately, deploy ransomware on the breached network. WithSecure’s Threat Intelligence team discovered the campaign after they were brought in to investigate a ransomware attack. The researchers found that the attack started with a malicious KeePass…
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Why a Passphrase Can Be Better Than a Password
Our passwords are the primary way we log in to all the services we use day in and day out. Unfortunately, passwords are becoming increasingly complex as pressure from hackers push us towards more secure choices. But what if there were a better way that didn’t involve memorizing an incomprehensible string of characters? What Is a Passphrase? A passphrase is…
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Microsoft ends Authenticator password autofill, moves users to Edge
Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue the password storage and autofill feature in the Authenticator app starting in July and will complete the deprecation in August 2025. The decision is to streamline autofill support and consolidate credentials management under a single platform, Microsoft Edge. The move requires action from impacted users as they are given until August 1, 2025, to…
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How to reset account password without recovery questions on Windows 11
To reset your Windows 11 password, boot your computer into WinRE and open Command Prompt, change “utilman.exe” to “cmd.exe,” enable the “Administrator” account, sign in with the local Administrator account, and reset your account password. UPDATED 4/18/2025: On a Windows 11 setup configured with a local account, at one point or another, you may lose access to the desktop for…
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How to remove login password on Windows 11
To remove the password on Windows 11, open Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options, click “Change” for the “Password” settings, leave the fields blank, and then click Next. This only works for local accounts. If you have a Microsoft account, open netplwiz, select the account, and clear the “User must enter a user name and password to use this computer” option. This process…
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5 Reasons Why You Should Use a Password Manager
For the 2025 Specops Weak Password Report, researchers analyzed around 1.089 billion stolen passwords and found that the most commonly breached passwords consisted of eight characters. Alarmingly, out of the one billion compromised passwords, almost 230 million would be considered complex. This means they had a minimum of eight characters, a capital letter, a number, and a special character. This shows…
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Best Android Password Managers for 2025
According to StatCounter, Android accounted for 71.72% of the world’s mobile operating systems as of February 2025. That’s an overwhelming amount of devices — and in turn, a massive amount of passwords and accounts on each device. While you can still use sticky notes to keep track of passwords, writing them down isn’t a secure way to manage your sensitive…
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6 Best Password Recovery Tools
In the modern era, it’s crucial to have passwords for all your accounts. However, we occasionally forget or lose our passwords, which seems like a nightmare, mainly because we can’t use the same password for every account. Fortunately, with password recovery tools, this isn’t the case. Password recovery tools enable you to find your lost passwords and offer password reset…
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What Is a Password Manager and How Does It Work?
For organizations with multiple online accounts, tightening company security should be a top priority to prevent data breaches or theft. The first step to avoiding a data breach is creating unique passwords for your accounts. But suppose you’re like many people who resort to reusing their old passwords to create new accounts. In that case, it’s safe to say that…
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US seizes $23 million in crypto stolen via password manager breach
U.S. authorities have seized over $23 million in cryptocurrency linked to the theft of $150 million from a Ripple crypto wallet in January 2024. Investigators believe hackers who breached LastPass in 2022 were behind the attack. Despite the threat actors’ efforts, law enforcement agents traced $23,604,815.09 of the stolen digital assets between June 2024 and February 2025 to the following…
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