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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

Krebs on Security

Still, Palant and others impacted by the 2022 breach at LastPass say their account security settings were never forcibly upgraded. To automatically populate the appropriate credentials at any website going forward, you simply authenticate to LastPass using your master password. And very recently, it upped that again to 600,000.

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Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

Krebs on Security

” Rose said mobile phone stores could cut down on these crimes in much the same way that potential victims can combat SIM swapping: By relying on dual authentication. Samy said a big challenge for mobile stores is balancing customer service with account security. ” Sgt. ” TWO-FACTOR BREAKDOWN.

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