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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

Krebs on Security

The password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. LastPass says the changes are needed to ensure all customers are protected by their latest security improvements. Nor was he ever forced to improve his master password. And very recently, it upped that again to 600,000.

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Sendgrid Under Siege from Hacked Accounts

Krebs on Security

Email service provider Sendgrid is grappling with an unusually large number of customer accounts whose passwords have been cracked, sold to spammers, and abused for sending phishing and email malware attacks. “2FA has proven to be a powerful tool in securing communications channels.

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Do Password Managers Make You More or Less Secure?

Adam Levin

It’s World Password Day, and much like every other day of the year, the state of password security is terrible. . Despite repeated warnings from security experts and IT departments, “123456” is still the most common password for the last seven years, narrowly edging out “password.”.

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Plex discloses data breach and urges password reset

Security Affairs

The streaming media platform Plex is urging its users to reset passwords after threat actors gained access to its database. Exposed data includes emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords. The company is urging all users to immediately reset account passwords and log out of all devices connected to its service.

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Bad Consumer Security Advice

Schneier on Security

To remain anonymous and secure on the Internet, invest in a Virtual Private Network account, but remember, the bad guys are very smart, so by the time this column runs, they may have figured out a way to hack into a VPN. Create hard-to-crack 12-character passwords. To prevent "new account fraud" (i.e.,

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Bitwarden vs 1Password: Compare Top Password Managers

eSecurity Planet

The average internet user has somewhere around 100 accounts, according to NordPass research, meaning they have to track 100 different passwords or risk using the same one over and over. Users can share password files securely with encrypted transmissions. Vault health reports Directory sync Secure password sharing.

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2FA bypass in cPanel potentially exposes tens of millions of websites to hack

Security Affairs

Researchers discovered a major issue in cPanel that could be exploited by attackers to bypass two-factor authentication for cPanel accounts. Security researchers from Digital Defense have discovered a major security issue in cPanel , a popular software suite that facilitates the management of a web hosting server. .”

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