Engineering, Password Management and Passwords

Breaking a Password Manager

Schneier on Security

JUNE 4, 2024

Interesting story of breaking the security of the RoboForm password manager in order to recover a cryptocurrency wallet password. If you knew the date and time and other parameters, you could compute any password that would have been generated on a certain date and time in the past.

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A bug in Chrome Password Manager caused user credentials to disappear

Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2024

Google addressed a Chrome’s Password Manager bug that caused user credentials to disappear temporarily for more than 18 hours. Google has addressed a bug in Chrome’s Password Manager that caused user credentials to disappear temporarily. Google engineers mitigated the issue by deploying a fix.

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My Philosophy and Recommendations Around the LastPass Breaches

Daniel Miessler

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The initial blog was on August 25th, saying there was a breach, but it wasn’t so bad because they had no access to customer data or password vaults: Two weeks ago, we detected some unusual activity within portions of the LastPass development environment. And specifically, asking me whether I used LastPass or any other password manager.

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GUEST ESSAY: Understanding the security limits of the static and dynamic passwords we rely on

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2022

We all rely on passwords. For better or worse, we will continue to use passwords to access our computing devices and digital services for years to come. Related : The coming of password-less access. Passwords were static to begin with. They have since been modified in two directions: biometrics and dynamic passwords.

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Warning: LastPass Alerts Users to Phishing Scam Using Fake Support Reviews on Chrome Web Store

Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

LastPass, a leading password management platform, has issued a critical warning to users about a social engineering campaign targeting its customer base through deceptive reviews on its Chrome Web Store... The post Warning: LastPass Alerts Users to Phishing Scam Using Fake Support Reviews on Chrome Web Store appeared first on Cybersecurity (..)

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86 million AT&T customer records reportedly up for sale on the dark web

Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

Also: Massive data breach exposes 184 million passwords for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and more Individually, any one of those pieces of data can be exploited by the wrong people. The hackers say that the dates of birth and social security numbers were originally encrypted but have since been decrypted and are now visible in plain text.

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As Seen on Channel 5’s Vanessa (Feltz) Show: What to Do if You’re Targeted by a Scam

Jane Frankland

MAY 16, 2025

Fraudsters use AI, social engineering, and emotional manipulation to steal not just money, but also trust, time, and peace of mind. Auto-fill Exploits: A small but critical sign when your password manager doesnt autofill it might be a scam site. Avoid reusing passwords across different services. turning off MFA).

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Glove Stealer bypasses Chrome’s App-Bound Encryption to steal cookies

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The malware could harvest a huge trove of data from infected systems, including cookies, autofill, cryptocurrency wallets, 2FA authenticators, password managers, and email client information. Researchers from Gen Digital who discovered the threat, believe it is in its early development phase.

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Apple quietly makes running Linux containers easier on Macs

Zero Day

JUNE 13, 2025

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Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. LastPass disclosed that criminal hackers had compromised encrypted copies of some password vaults, as well as other personal information.

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National Consumer Protection Week: Keeping your personal data safe in a digitally connected world

Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

Common attacks to consumer protection Identity theft and fraud Some common types of identity theft and fraud include account takeover fraud , when criminals use stolen personal information such as account numbers, usernames, or passwords to hijack bank accounts, credit cards, and even email and social media accounts.

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Why SMS two-factor authentication codes aren't safe and what to use instead

Zero Day

JUNE 17, 2025

Those codes are supposed to serve as two-factor authentication to confirm our identity and prevent scammers from accessing our accounts through a password alone. Also: Got a new password manager? PT kontekbrothers/Getty We've probably all received confirmation codes sent via text message when trying to sign into an account.

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How global threat actors are weaponizing AI now, according to OpenAI

Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

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Hackers stole this engineer's 1Password database. Could it happen to you?

Zero Day

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A software engineer for the Disney Company unwittingly downloaded a piece of malware that turned his life upside down. Was his password manager to blame?

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Research on iOS apps shows widespread exposure of secrets

Malwarebytes

MARCH 14, 2025

Unless youre able to reverse engineer an app, there is not a lot you can do after the fact. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you dont use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you.

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RockYou2024: The Largest Password Compilation (10 Billion) Ever Leaked

SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

Case in point: a colossal password compilation dubbed "RockYou2024" has emerged, containing nearly 10 billion unique passwords. The name "RockYou2024" pays homage to the infamous RockYou data breach of 2009, which exposed 32 million passwords due to insecure storage practices.

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Here's why network infrastructure is vital to maximizing your company's AI adoption

Zero Day

JUNE 14, 2025

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Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested

Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

.” In a SIM-swapping attack, crooks transfer the target’s phone number to a device they control and intercept any text messages or phone calls sent to the victim — including one-time passcodes for authentication, or password reset links sent via SMS.

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The Stealthy Success of Passkeys

IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s interesting to note that many people will happily unlock their phone by just looking at it and have no problem tapping their bank card against a store’s point of sale terminal, but if the term password security is presented to them, they have a blank expression, or worse, shrink away. So, it’s undoubtedly already out there.

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Ghost Ransomware a Persistent Global Threat to Critical Infrastructure

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

He urges enterprises to implement Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions and multi-factor authentication (MFA) and to enforce robust password policies to reduce the risk of account compromise. Use Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions. Require 16+ character unique passwords stored in an enterprise password manager.

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Does Your Domain Have a Registry Lock?

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

In the case of e-hawk.net, however, the scammers managed to trick an OpenProvider customer service rep into transferring the domain to another registrar with a fairly lame social engineering ruse — and without triggering any verification to the real owners of the domain. ” REGISTRY LOCK.

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Phish of GoDaddy Employee Jeopardized Escrow.com, Among Others

Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

The employee involved in this incident fell victim to a spear-fishing or social engineering attack. In cases where passwords are used, pick unique passwords and consider password managers. Any actions done by the threat actor have been reverted and the impacted customers have been notified.

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Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. Twilio disclosed in Aug.

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News alert: SquareX’s “Year of Browser Bugs” project exposes critical cybersecurity blind spots

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 18, 2025

The browser has evolved from a simple web rendering engine to be the new endpoint the primary gateway through which users interact with the Internet, for work, leisure, and transactions. Palo Alto, Calif., Yet, traditional security solutions continue to focus on endpoints and networks despite the exponential growth of browser-native attacks.

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Macs targeted by info stealers in new era of cyberthreats

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The latest, major threats to Mac computers can steal passwords and credit card details with delicate precision, targeting victims across the internet based on their device, location, and operating system. Beware the first, ad-supported result on Google searches and other search engines.

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Instagram Hacked: Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Account

Hacker's King

DECEMBER 26, 2024

YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO READ ABOUT: Snapchat Password Cracking Tools: A Guide to Staying Safe Harness Biometric Security Features While Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is widely recommended, integrating biometric security adds an unmatched layer of protection. Create a schedule where passwords are changed automatically or at regular intervals.

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Apple Intelligence is getting more languages - and AI-powered translation

Zero Day

JUNE 9, 2025

Now, the models that power Apple Intelligence are becoming more capable and efficient, and we're integrating features in even more places across each of our operating systems," said Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering.

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Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do

Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. John Turner is a software engineer based in Salt Lake City. ” To be clear, Experian does have a business unit that sells one-time password services to businesses.

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Yet another European government is ditching Microsoft for Linux - here's why

Zero Day

JUNE 16, 2025

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Is this the end of Intel-based Macs? Apple confirms bittersweet update policy for MacOS

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JUNE 9, 2025

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I found a Linux distro that combines the best parts of other operating systems (and it works)

Zero Day

JUNE 13, 2025

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The danger of data breaches — what you really need to know

Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Phishing and social engineering : Using your personal information, scammers can craft more convincing phishing emails or messages to trick you into giving up even more sensitive details, like passwords and PIN numbers. Use strong, unique passwords: Strong, unique passwords are a simple, yet powerful security tool.

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Humans are Bad at URLs and Fonts Don’t Matter

Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Can you spot the subtle difference in the domain name compared to the search engine? Turns out we do have solutions and as several people pointed out, using a decent password manager is one of them: Solution: use 1password as your password manager. That's why Troy recommends password managers.

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People are The Weakest Link In Security?

Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Xudong Zheng explains the problem , in more depth, and writes about how to address it in the short term: A simple way to limit the damage from bugs such as this is to always use a password manager. And I don't think the right fix is that we can expect everyone to use a password manager.

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With iOS 26, Apple finally makes your iPhone's Photos app usable again

Zero Day

JUNE 9, 2025

Also: Everything announced at Apple's WWDC 2025 keynote: Liquid Glass, MacOS Tahoe, and more "Many of you missed using tabs in the Photos app," said Craig Federighi, Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, in his keynote at WWDC 2025.

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Is your Pixel glitchy after Android 16? Here's the best workaround we've found so far

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JUNE 17, 2025

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Why & Where You Should You Plant Your Flag

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

For those who can’t be convinced to use a password manager, even writing down all of the account details and passwords on a slip of paper can be helpful, provided the document is secured in a safe place. Perhaps the most important place to enable MFA is with your email accounts.

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Your iPad is getting a 4 big upgrades for free. Here are the top features in iPadOS 26

Zero Day

JUNE 11, 2025

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How Most Cyber Attacks Begin: The Hidden Dangers of Credential-Based Threats

Hacker's King

MAY 24, 2025

Credential-based attacks include usernames, passwords, and tokens. Phishing is now done through text messages (smishing), social media (social engineering), and even voice phone calls (vishing). Accounts with easily guessable passwords fall victim to this and suffer unimaginable damage.

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Your favorite AI chatbot is full of lies

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JUNE 14, 2025

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Cisco rolls out AI agents to automate network tasks at 'machine speed' - with IT still in control

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JUNE 10, 2025

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Here's how I finally cracked a tricky Linux problem with this AI terminal app

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JUNE 11, 2025

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I replaced my Linux system with this $200 Windows mini PC - and it left me impressed

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JUNE 8, 2025

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Massive cloud outage knocks out internet services across the globe

Zero Day

JUNE 12, 2025

As one software engineer put it, " How can Google Cloud, AWS, and Cloudflare all be down at the same time? These companies manage nearly 90% of all internet activities and applications." " The answer, unfortunately, is, we don't know. When will it be fixed? Stay tuned, folks.

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Breaking a Password Manager

A bug in Chrome Password Manager caused user credentials to disappear

Trending Sources

My Philosophy and Recommendations Around the LastPass Breaches

GUEST ESSAY: Understanding the security limits of the static and dynamic passwords we rely on

Warning: LastPass Alerts Users to Phishing Scam Using Fake Support Reviews on Chrome Web Store

86 million AT&T customer records reportedly up for sale on the dark web

As Seen on Channel 5’s Vanessa (Feltz) Show: What to Do if You’re Targeted by a Scam

Glove Stealer bypasses Chrome’s App-Bound Encryption to steal cookies

Apple quietly makes running Linux containers easier on Macs

Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach

National Consumer Protection Week: Keeping your personal data safe in a digitally connected world

Why SMS two-factor authentication codes aren't safe and what to use instead

How global threat actors are weaponizing AI now, according to OpenAI

Hackers stole this engineer's 1Password database. Could it happen to you?

Research on iOS apps shows widespread exposure of secrets

RockYou2024: The Largest Password Compilation (10 Billion) Ever Leaked

Here's why network infrastructure is vital to maximizing your company's AI adoption

Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested

The Stealthy Success of Passkeys

Ghost Ransomware a Persistent Global Threat to Critical Infrastructure

Does Your Domain Have a Registry Lock?

Phish of GoDaddy Employee Jeopardized Escrow.com, Among Others

Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

News alert: SquareX’s “Year of Browser Bugs” project exposes critical cybersecurity blind spots

Macs targeted by info stealers in new era of cyberthreats

Instagram Hacked: Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Account

Apple Intelligence is getting more languages - and AI-powered translation

Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do

Yet another European government is ditching Microsoft for Linux - here's why

Is this the end of Intel-based Macs? Apple confirms bittersweet update policy for MacOS

I found a Linux distro that combines the best parts of other operating systems (and it works)

The danger of data breaches — what you really need to know

Humans are Bad at URLs and Fonts Don’t Matter

People are The Weakest Link In Security?

With iOS 26, Apple finally makes your iPhone's Photos app usable again

Is your Pixel glitchy after Android 16? Here's the best workaround we've found so far

Why & Where You Should You Plant Your Flag

Your iPad is getting a 4 big upgrades for free. Here are the top features in iPadOS 26

How Most Cyber Attacks Begin: The Hidden Dangers of Credential-Based Threats

Your favorite AI chatbot is full of lies

Cisco rolls out AI agents to automate network tasks at 'machine speed' - with IT still in control

Here's how I finally cracked a tricky Linux problem with this AI terminal app

I replaced my Linux system with this $200 Windows mini PC - and it left me impressed

Massive cloud outage knocks out internet services across the globe

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