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09.13.19

Security

Consensual phishing: How to crack your half-forgotten crypto password

Just email Phil Dougherty.

By J. Conditt, 09.13.19

08.26.19

You need a password manager -- right now

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Security

You need a password manager -- right now

Don’t reuse that basic password -- you don’t know where it's been.

By V. Blue, 08.26.19

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07.13.19

Computer password inventor Fernando Corbato dies at 93

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Personal Computing

Computer password inventor Fernando Corbato dies at 93

He also helped dramatically improve the speed of computing.

By J. Fingas, 07.13.19

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07.10.19

Windows 10 preview tests password-free sign-ins

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Personal Computing

Windows 10 preview tests password-free sign-ins

It's just your face, a finger or a PIN after that.

By J. Fingas, 07.10.19

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05.21.19

Google stored some business passwords as plain text

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Google stored some business passwords as plain text

The data has been relatively vulnerable since 2005.

By J. Fingas, 05.21.19

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05.20.19

Unsecured database exposed thousands of Instagram influencers (updated)

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Security

Unsecured database exposed thousands of Instagram influencers (updated)

The leak was originally thought to contain personal information, but that wasn't the case.

By C. Fisher, 05.20.19

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05.09.19

Windows 10 update pushes Microsoft closer to a password-free future

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Windows 10 update pushes Microsoft closer to a password-free future

With the Windows 10 May update, Windows Hello earns FIDO2 certification.

By C. Fisher, 05.09.19

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04.24.19

Microsoft knows password-expiration policies are useless

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Microsoft knows password-expiration policies are useless

But it isn’t doing away with them across the board, yet.

By C. Fisher, 04.24.19

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03.01.19

Xfinity Mobile PINs were left as '0000' by default

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Xfinity Mobile PINs were left as '0000' by default

In the cases where fraudsters got access to people's data, they went wild.

By D. Cooper, 03.01.19

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02.06.19

Researcher finds macOS bug but won’t share details with Apple

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Researcher finds macOS bug but won’t share details with Apple

He’s protesting Apple’s bug bounty policies.

By K. Holt, 02.06.19

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Password

Consensual phishing: How to crack your half-forgotten crypto password

You need a password manager -- right now

Computer password inventor Fernando Corbato dies at 93

Windows 10 preview tests password-free sign-ins

Google stored some business passwords as plain text

Unsecured database exposed thousands of Instagram influencers (updated)

Windows 10 update pushes Microsoft closer to a password-free future

Microsoft knows password-expiration policies are useless

Xfinity Mobile PINs were left as '0000' by default

Researcher finds macOS bug but won’t share details with Apple

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