Security Affairs
MARCH 20, 2024
The Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords in response to hacking attempts against some of its users. The Pokemon Company announced it had reset the passwords for some accounts after it had detected hacking attempts, Techcrunch first reported. of the the targeted accounts were compromised.
Troy Hunt
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
It's just another day on the internet when the news is full of headlines about accounts being hacked. This is when hackers try usernames and password combos leaked in data breaches at other companies, hoping that some users might have reused usernames and passwords across services. Without doubt, blame lies with them.
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DoublePulsar
JANUARY 3, 2024
How 50% of telco Orange Spain’s traffic got hijacked — a weak password So here’s a funny story. The threat actor accessed Orange’s RIPE account. RIPE look after internet IP addresses, basically the phone book of the internet. Source: Alon Gal of Hudson Rock Great password, btw. ARIN did this in February 2023.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 7, 2022
million accounts. Threat actors compromised the FlexBooker accounts of more than 3.7 The threat actors claim the stolen database contains customer information, including names, emails, phone numbers, hashed passwords, and password salt. million accounts. million users, the attack took place before the holidays.
SecureWorld News
MAY 10, 2022
Even though World Password Day is over, it's never too late to remind your end-users that weak, unimaginative, and easy-to-guess passwords—like "123456," "qwerty," and, well… "password"—are poor options for securing accounts and devices. Improving password best practices matters.
The Last Watchdog
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
I currently have over 450 accounts that use passwords combined with a variety of two-factor authentication methods. Related: How the Fido Alliance enables password-less authentication. I don’t know every password; indeed, each password is long, complex and unique. the address book web app).
Malwarebytes
MAY 5, 2022
World Password Day is today, reminding us of the value of solid passwords, and good password practices generally. You can’t go wrong shoring up a leaky password line of defence though, so without further ado: let’s get right to it. The problem with passwords. Shoring up your passwords.
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