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The Top Hacked Passwords Of 2019 – Are Yours On The List?
November 19, 2019Each year, various groups release updated lists of the most common passwords found among the millions...
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Before We Consider Breaking Up Big Tech, Let’s Regulate Better
September 23, 2019Two thirds of Americans support breaking up large tech companies, according to a poll published by...
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Women’s Sexual Habits and Other Extremely Personal Information Were Shared With Facebook By Popular Period Tracking Apps
September 10, 2019Two popular period-tracking apps are believed to have shared their users’ personal information – including details...
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Encryption Company Sues CyberSecurity Conference After Getting Booed, Heckled, And Ridiculed
August 26, 2019Cryptography startup, Crown Sterling, is suing the organizers of the Black Hat USA cybersecurity conference after...
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You Cannot Reset Your Fingerprints: Major Breach In Security System Used By Banks And Police Underscores A Severe Problem With Biometric Authentication
August 15, 2019The fingerprints of over 1 million people, as well facial recognition information, unencrypted passwords, and other...
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Capital One Breach Statement: No Social Security Numbers Were Compromised… Other Than 140,000 Social Security Numbers
July 30, 2019Capital One Financial Corporation announced today that ten days ago it determined that an unauthorized party,...
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The Government Wants To Dramatically Weaken Your Encryption. Here Is Why It Should Not.
July 3, 2019Late last week, reports emerged that, once again, senior United States government officials are contemplating seeking...
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By Paying $600,000 Ransomware Demand Florida City Exposes All American Towns To Danger
June 23, 2019The city of Riviera Beach, Florida, last week agreed to pay hackers $600,000 to regain control...
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30 Years Ago Today The New York Post Shockingly Published A Stolen Exam Answer Key On Its Cover, Unknowingly Awakening An Interest In Information Security Just As The Internet Era Was To Begin
June 20, 2019Thirty years ago today, the New York Post made a dramatic move in an effort to...
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Deja-Vu: Check Your Venmo Settings Right Now Unless You Want Everyone To See How You Spend Your Money
June 18, 2019If, like millions of other people, you use Venmo, the PayPal-owned online payment system that sports...
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