Everyone who uses a computer knows the importance of passwords. In several ways, these small textual nuggets have become the keys…
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Massive “Gmail Credentials” Dump Posted Online
Another day, another large haul of logins posted to the web. While the linked article sounds a bit scary with mentions…
Latest Celeb Media Hack Leads to Potential Scam, PUP
As you may have already seen in the news, Jennifer Lawrence, Rihanna, and Kate Upton were just a few of the latest…
Senpai has noticed me (and swiped my login)
Users of popular Manga site Mangatrader(dot)com are faced with the news that their account information has potentially been shared out to the wider…
Be Still My Bleeding Heart! Q&A on the HeartBleed Bug
What is it? It’s a bug in the method a server and you use to secure your communications back and forth….
Compromised user accounts posted on Pastebin
Proof is a key component to hacking and some hackers have been taking to Pastebin to share their spoils. A recent…
Gmail Security Flaw Allows for Password Theft
Security researcher Oren Hafif recently uncovered a vulnerability that tricks Gmail users into giving away their passwords. Walking through the Account…
vBulletin team denies claim of new zero-day in its forum software
A security breach involving the makers of the popular forum software vBulletin was announced late last week. According to their statement,…
Chrome’s Stored Passwords
An oddity in Google’s Chrome allows you to reveal stored passwords saved by the popular browser. Software developer Elliot Kember came…
Tumblr Security Hole Reveals Passwords
Tumblr released an update for their iOS apps after a recently discovered security hole first reported by The Register discovered by one…