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Tag: strong passwords

Hundreds of thousands of people are using passwords that have already been hacked

Thursday, August 15, 2019 1:29 pmThursday, August 15, 20193 Comments

1.5 percent of all website logins use compromised credentials, a figure that’s higher for porn websites…

A professional hacker reveals how to create the best possible password

Friday, July 26, 2019 3:03 pmFriday, July 26, 201920 Comments

Creating a strong, easy-to-remember password that is nonetheless difficult to guess can be quite the trick…

‘Donald’ debuts on ‘Top 100 Worst Passwords of 2018’ list

Friday, December 14, 2018 9:35 amFriday, December 14, 20189 Comments

Bad habits die hard, according to SplashData’s eighth annual list of Worst Passwords of the Year…

How to change an Apple ID email address without access to that email address

Friday, September 22, 2017 11:28 am4 Comments

Apple IDs use an email address to identify each user…

Latest Wikileaks email leak includes Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s Apple ID and password

Thursday, October 13, 2016 2:25 pmThursday, October 13, 201620 Comments

Unauthorized users appear to have accessed Hillary Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta’s various accounts…

Russian Hackers targeting iOS device users with ransom attacks; protect yourself with two-factor authentication

Friday, July 8, 2016 5:35 pmFriday, July 8, 201627 Comments

A number of iOS device users in the United States and Europe have recently become victim…

Password manager 1Password criticised for leaking users’ bookmarks

Monday, October 19, 2015 10:57 amMonday, October 19, 20159 Comments

The popular password manager 1Password has been criticised for allowing certain information…

Why a strong password doesn’t help as much as a unique one

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 2:28 pmWednesday, July 22, 201512 Comments

A few months after AdultFriendFinder was hacked, now Ashley Madison has had its turn…

MacRumors hacker who took 860,000 passwords: ‘We’re not terrorists’

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 5:01 pmWednesday, November 13, 201321 Comments

The group that hacked MacRumors‘ forums and made off with password data for more than 860,000 users…

Use OS X to help you create strong passwords

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 12:20 pmWednesday, August 8, 201219 Comments

Your Mac’s OS X has a built-in Password Assistant that can help you create good, strong passwords…

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