Complex passwords may not be the lock that prevents your information from being stolen and could in fact make life for users more difficult, the GCHQ has revealed in a new password…
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Internet users still using incredibly weak passwords
There are multiple reports of websites getting hacked and personal data being stolen everyday and despite the overwhelming evidence that weak passwords are the culprit in many of the attacks, people on…
Google’s anti-phishing Chrome extension ‘Password Alert’ exploited with just 7 lines of code!
It just took seven lines of code to foil Google’s recently released anti-phishing Chrome extension Password Alert. Paul Moore, an information security consultant at UK firm Urity Group, uploaded a video to…
Google rolls out new Chrome extension ‘Password Alert’
Google on Wednesday introduced a new extension for its Chrome browser called Password Alert which aims to protect users against phishing attacks. “To help keep your account safe, today we’re launching Password…
Research: Remain sceptical about your email service’s password strength metre
A new research has warned that users of online services provided by Amazon, eBay, Gmail, Microsoft and others should be sceptical about password strength metres as they are not all created equally….
Yahoo wants its users to forget login passwords
Yahoo has introduced a new feature dubbed ‘On-demand passwords’ which eliminates the need to remember passwords. The new feature lets users log into their Yahoo accounts using a short password which the…
Majority of young Brits favour biometric security over traditional passwords, new survey claims
Majority of UK youth favor using biometric security as against traditional passwords to get their accounts verified, new research study claims. According to a new research study conducted by Visa Europe, around…
Suffering from password fatigue? Intel’s PasswordBox acquisition intends to cure it
Intel has acquired Canada-based online identity management company PasswordBox in a bid to bring relief to ever increasing issue of password fatigue that affects millions of Internet users. PasswordBox has developed a…
Intel’s new biometric authentication system will eliminate use of passwords
Intel and McAfee are reportedly working on a new biometric authentication system that would cease the need for customers to enter passwords as a means of verifying their identity. According a report…
Dropbox denies hack: says user data is safe
Cloud storage service Dropbox has scoffed recent security breach reports, which claim its accounts have been hacked and hackers have passwords and usernames in their possession. The reaction from Dropbox comes after…
WordPress.com resets 100,000 user accounts post Gmail password leak incident
Days after it came into light that around up to 5 million Gmail usernames and their corresponding passwords were published on a Russian Bitcoin forum, WordPress.com has stepped forward to secure thousands…
Gmail password leak: Check if your account is on the list
There are a number of tools available online, to help you check if your Gmail account is one among the 5 million!
UK Met Police seeks mandatory PIN for all mobile phones
If Met has its way, next time you buy a smartphone or mobile phone in UK, you will be greeting with enter PIN message right out of the box!
Hackers also use weak passwords just like rest of us, claims researcher
One would assume that hackers use strong passwords considering how easily they crack into users’ accounts because of weak passwords, but it turns out that assumption is wrong.