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Please Don’t Use Any of These Passwords
Look, I get it. No one likes managing their passwords. It’s so much easier to use the same, simple password for every account, so when you go to sign in, you punch in a familiar phrase from muscle memory, and you’re in. Now, the lecture: This is horrific from a security perspective. Your password is too easy to guess, which means…
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American Associated Pharmacies resets all user passwords after ransomware gang claims responsibility for cyber attack
Ransomware gang Embargo today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on American Associated Pharmacies (AAP), a cooperative made up of 2,000 pharmacies across the USA. Embargo gave AAP until November 19, 2024 to pay an undisclosed ransom. AAP did not verify Embargo’s claim, but it did post a notice on its website informing customers that all user passwords had been…
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Texas clinic notifies 37K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, passwords, and medical info
South West Family Medicine Associates, a clinic in Dallas, TX, yesterday confirmed it notified 36,959 people about an August 2024 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Name Social Security number Driver’s license number Date of birth Mailing address Medications Lab results Diagnoses and conditions Passwords Personal ID numbers Access codes Numbers or info used to access financial resources…
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An Okta login bug bypassed checking passwords on some long usernames
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images On Friday evening, Okta posted an odd update to its list of security advisories. The latest entry reveals that under specific circumstances, someone could’ve logged in by entering anything for a password, but only if the account’s username had over 52 characters. According to the note people reported…
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How to use Apple’s new Passwords app on iOS and macOS
Among the plethora of new features ushered in with iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, you might have spotted a brand-new app called Passwords. This is Apple’s new password manager for your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro, and Windows PC, and it takes over from the more rudimentary password saving and syncing that was previously available via Safari and iCloud Keychain.…
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Everything You Can Do With Apple’s New Passwords App
Apple has shipped a free password manager with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 Sequoia. This app is simply called Passwords, and unlike other “free” password managers, there’s no associated costs or restrictions associated whatsoever. If you’ve been reusing passwords or if you keep forgetting your login credentials, give Passwords a shot. Here’s everything you need to know about…
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Altman Plants notifies thousands about data breach that compromised SSNs, credit cards, passwords, and more
Altman Specialty Plants this week confirmed it notified thousands of people about a September 11, 2023 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Social Security number Financial account info Payment card info Driver’s license number Date of birth Passport number Employer ID number Health insurance info Medical info Username Password Ransomware group LockBit claimed responsibility for the attack and…
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Tips for Stronger Passwords – Consumer Reports
“Password123” may be easy to remember, but it’s a disaster when it comes to security. Attackers like to go for the low-hanging fruit and try the obvious options first. And despite years of warnings from security experts, “password,” or a slightly modified version of it, remains one of the most common passwords out there. Ideally, a password should be composed…
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“By this time next year, Oracle employees won’t be using passwords” — Larry Ellison wants a biometric future in cybersecurity
Oracle CTO Larry Ellison took a strong stand on cybersecurity at Oracle CloudWorld 2024, calling passwords a “terrible idea” in need of replacement with biometric security measures. “The idea that we use passwords is a ridiculous idea. It’s obsolete. It’s very dangerous,” Ellison said during his keynote at the company’s flagship event in Las Vegas. “They are 17 characters long…
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New macOS malware poses as legitimate apps to steal passwords, crypto wallets and more — how to stay safe
While Apple’s Macs aren’t targeted by hackers as much as Windows PCs, they aren’t impenetrable. Security researchers recently uncovered malware dubbed “Cthulhu Stealer” that impersonates popular apps to harvest passwords and steal data from macOS users. As first reported by The Hacker News, Cado Security pushed out a public warning this week about Cthulhu Stealer, a malware-as-a-service targeting macOS users launched…
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