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Misconfigured Firebase instances leaked 19 million plaintext passwords

Bleeping Computer

Three cybersecurity researchers discovered close to 19 million plaintext passwords exposed on the public internet by misconfigured instances of Firebase, a Google platform for hosting databases, cloud computing, and app development. [.]

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No Password Microsoft Accounts, Facebook Smart Glasses, Security.txt Internet Standard

Security Boulevard

The post No Password Microsoft Accounts, Facebook Smart Glasses, Security.txt Internet Standard appeared first on The Shared Security Show. The post No Password Microsoft Accounts, Facebook Smart Glasses, Security.txt Internet Standard appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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Brits Ban Default Passwords — and More IoT Stupidity

Security Boulevard

The post Brits Ban Default Passwords — and More IoT Stupidity appeared first on Security Boulevard. Nice Cup of IoTea? The UK’s Product Security and Tele­comm­uni­cations Infra­struc­ture Act aims to improve the security of net-connected consumer gear.

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How To Generate Strong Passwords With SecureBlitz Password Generator

SecureBlitz

In this post, we will show you how to use our very own SecureBlitz Strong Password Generator. A completely free online password generator for internet users. The post How To Generate Strong Passwords With SecureBlitz Password Generator appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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19 million plaintext passwords exposed by incorrectly configured Firebase instances

Malwarebytes

Three researchers scanned the internet for vulnerable Firebase instances, looking for personally identifiable information (PII). During a sweep of the internet that took two weeks, the researchers scanned over five million domains connected to Google’s Firebase platform. What the researchers discovered was scary.

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Your Phone May Soon Replace Many of Your Passwords

Krebs on Security

Apple , Google and Microsoft announced this week they will soon support an approach to authentication that avoids passwords altogether, and instead requires users to merely unlock their smartphones to sign in to websites or online services. “I worry about forgotten password recovery for cloud accounts.” Image: Blog.google.

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Many major websites allow users to have weak passwords

Malwarebytes

A new study that examines the current state of password policies across the internet shows that many of the most popular websites allow users to create weak passwords. For the Georgia Tech study , the researchers designed an algorithm that automatically determined a website’s password policy.

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