World Password Day is today, reminding us of the value of solid passwords, and good password practices generally. There are awareness…
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Nvidia, the ransomware breach with some plot twists
On February 25, news broke about a cyberattack on Nvidia, America’s biggest microchip company, which saw parts of its business taken…
Open Subtitles breach: The dangers of password reuse
Popular website Open Subtitles has been breached. The impact so far: almost seven million accounts “breached and ransomed” back in August….
Police forces pipe 225 million pwned passwords into ‘Have I Been Pwned?’
On his blog, Troy Hunt has announced a major milestone in the ‘Have I Been Pwned?’ project, thanks to the contributions…
New law will issue bans, fines for using default passwords on smart devices
The idea of connecting your entire home to the internet was once a mind-blowing concept. Thanks to smart devices, that concept…
US Navy ship Facebook page hijacked to stream video games
The official Facebook page of the US Navy’s destroyer-class warship, USS Kidd, has been hijacked. According to Task & Purpose, who…
Microsoft makes a bold move towards a password-less future
In a recent blog Microsoft announced that as of September 15, 2021 you can completely remove the password from your Microsoft…
A week in security (January 18 – January 24)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at changes to WhatsApp’s privacy policy, we provided information about Malwarebytes being targeted by…
Chrome wants to make your passwords stronger
A common sentiment, shared by many people down the years, is that storing passwords in browsers is a bad idea. Malware,…
Ubiquiti breach, and other IoT security problems
Networking equipment manufacturer Ubiquiti sent out an email to warn users about a possible data breach. The email stated there had…