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Election season raises fears for nearly a third of people who worry their vote could be leaked

Malwarebytes

The network of data brokers that political campaigns rely on to target voters with ads is enormous, as one Washington Post reporter found in 2020, with “3,000 data points on every voter.” Escaping this data collection regime has proven difficult for most people.

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Making authentication faster than ever: passkeys vs. passwords

Google Security

Silvia Convento, Senior UX Researcher and Court Jacinic, Senior UX Content Designer In recognition of World Password Day 2023, Google announced its next step toward a passwordless future: passkeys. Passkeys are not just easier to use, but also significantly faster than passwords. They are designed to enhance online security for users.

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GUEST ESSAY: ‘World password day’ reminds us to embrace password security best practices

The Last Watchdog

A password that contains only lowercase letters of a simple phrase is much more vulnerable than a complex combination of different characters. Use a password manager. Password management software takes some of the brunt out of remembering the many different combinations you use around the internet.

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New Version of Meduza Stealer Released in Dark Web

Security Affairs

Under Christmas tree you can find great gifts such as significant improvements of user interface (panel), modal windows on loading and expansion of data collection objects. The New Year’s Update Before the New Year 2024, the Meduza team decided to please customers with an update.

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Threat actors scrape 600 million LinkedIn profiles and are selling the data online – again

Security Affairs

For the third time in the past four months, LinkedIn seems to have experienced another massive data scrape conducted by a malicious actor. Once again, an archive of data collected from hundreds of millions of LinkedIn user profiles surfaced on a hacker forum, where it’s currently being sold for an undisclosed sum.

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2.9 Billion Records Exposed in NPD Breach: How to Stay Safe

eSecurity Planet

The company allegedly obtained this information from non-public sources without the consent of the person filing the complaint or the potentially billions of others affected by the data collection. Using a password manager can help you generate and store complex passwords without remembering each one.

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Massive Data Breach Includes Social Security Numbers, Potentially Affects Billions

SecureWorld News

NPD, which provides background check services to employers, investigators, and other businesses, reportedly obtains this information by scraping data from various sources, often without the direct consent of the individuals involved. Use complex, unique passwords for all accounts and consider using a password manager.