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  • Okta logo is displayed in this illustration taken March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

    Okta says Lapsus$ breach affected only two customers

    by 
    Steve Dent
    Steve Dent
    04.20.2022

    Following a breach of its systems in January, Okta has released a forensic report finding that the threat group Lapsus$ accessed just two active customers.

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    How a trivial cell phone hack is ruining lives

    by 
    Violet Blue
    Violet Blue
    06.28.2019

    On a Tuesday night in May, Sean Coonce was reading the news in bed when his phone dropped service. He chalked it up to tech being tech and went to sleep. When he woke up, his Gmail account had been stolen and by Wednesday evening he was out $100,000.

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    Reddit adds two-factor authentication for everyone

    by 
    Mariella Moon
    Mariella Moon
    01.25.2018

    Reddit has officially launched two-factor authentication after beta testers and moderators took the feature for a spin. Sure, this is Reddit we're talking about -- you've probably never used your real name or credit card (unless you bought Reddit gold with your card) and never mentioned your bank and SS info on the site. But if you've posted anything controversial or simply just want to protect yourself from potential doxxers and stalkers, you can switch on the feature by going to the password/email tab under Preferences on Reddit's desktop version.