Internet Passwords Personal Security 
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
More Americans than ever are working remotely and seeking out entertainment online, and this increase of internet activity has fueled a dramatic spike in cybercrime. 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.
Malwarebytes
APRIL 1, 2021
Passwords are a hot topic on social media at the moment, due to the re-emergence of a discussion about good password management practices. There’s a wealth of password management options available, some more desirable than others. Others involve syncing passwords with services such as Dropbox. The big book of passwords.
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Troy Hunt
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
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.
Troy Hunt
JANUARY 16, 2019
Collection #1 is a set of email addresses and passwords totalling 2,692,818,238 rows. In total, there are 1,160,253,228 unique combinations of email addresses and passwords. This is when treating the password as case sensitive but the email address as not case sensitive. There are 21,222,975 unique passwords. It'll be 99.x%
Troy Hunt
JANUARY 29, 2024
Stashes of breaches like this are all over the place and they fuel an exchange ecosystem that replicates billions of records of personal data over and over again. You may only search information about yourself, or those you are authorized in writing to do so. That's not going to keep you out of trouble!
The Last Watchdog
APRIL 26, 2021
I’ve written this countless times: keep your antivirus updated, click judiciously, practice good password hygiene. VPNs give the individual user direct control over the unique data stream transmitting data between their laptop or smartphone and the Internet. Related: Privacy war: Apple vs. Facebook. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.
Malwarebytes
JANUARY 31, 2024
“The data of a significant portion of the global internet-using population, just freely flowing backwards and forwards not just in the shady corners of the dark web but traded out there in the clear on mainstream websites.” It has Terms of Service that include: You may only use this service for your own personal security and research.
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