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When Accounts are "Hacked" Due to Poor Passwords, Victims Must Share the Blame

Troy Hunt

It's just another day on the internet when the news is full of headlines about accounts being hacked. This is when hackers try usernames and password combos leaked in data breaches at other companies, hoping that some users might have reused usernames and passwords across services. Without doubt, blame lies with them.

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GUEST ESSAY: Until we eliminate passwords, follow these 4 sure steps to password hygiene

The Last Watchdog

With so much critical data now stored in the cloud, how can people protect their accounts? Until biometrics or a quantum solution change our everyday approach to encryption, passwords remain our first line of defense against data breaches, hackers, and thieves. Proper password hygiene doesn’t require a degree in rocket science.

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No, Spotify Wasn't Hacked

Troy Hunt

Very often, those addresses are accompanied by other personal information such as passwords. No, and the passwords are the very first thing that starts to give it all away. The attack is simple but effective due to the prevalence of password reuse. That's it, job done, they're into your account.

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NY Man Pleads Guilty in $20 Million SIM Swap Theft

Krebs on Security

Truglia admitted to a New York federal court that he let a friend use his account at crypto-trading platform Binance in 2018 to launder more than $20 million worth of virtual currency stolen from Michael Terpin , a cryptocurrency investor who co-founded the first angel investor group for bitcoin enthusiasts.

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Intimate Partner Threat

Schneier on Security

Princeton's Karen Levy has a good article computer security and the intimate partner threat: When you learn that your privacy has been compromised, the common advice is to prevent additional access -- delete your insecure account, open a new one, change your password.

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The 42M Record kayo.moe Credential Stuffing Data

Troy Hunt

These attacks typically take data from multiple breaches then combine them into a single unified list so that they can be used in account takeover attempts on other services. Can I provide the password used? Had these passwords been seen before? Will you load these into Pwned Passwords? What can I actually do about this?

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Malwarebytes consumer product roundup: The latest

Malwarebytes

This allows you to password protect your software so that it can’t be removed remotely. This dashboard provides an easy-to-understand assessment of your computer’s security with a single comprehensive protection score, and clear, expert-driven advice. Here are the innovations we’ve made in our products recently. Trusted Advisor.