Social media has become an important part of modern life for most people – one that can cause serious headaches if you’re sharing with a wider audience than you intend. Because functionality and settings change with surprising frequency, it’s a good idea to assess your account preferences regularly. But if you are not particularly security-savvy, … More How to give your social media security a boost
Over 117 million emails and passwords belonging to LinkedIn members have been put online for sale, it has been revealed. Worryingly, this trove of information is not thought to have been obtained from a recent data breach. In fact, it is believed that the data was accessed in 2012, when the professional social network was … More 117 million LinkedIn members compromised by 2012 data breach
123456. password. 12345678. qwerty. 12345. All of the above, so easy to remember, so quick to type, so conveniently effortless to manage, represent five of the most common passwords used … today. Despite of the fact that more people than ever understand that cybercrime is a growing threat and that data breaches are commonplace, poor … More Passwords are out: Passphrases are in!
ESET finds Remtasu malware, spread via piracy websites, expanded from compromising online banking, to stealing Facebook passwords. ESET has been tracking the cunning Remtasu malware for well over a year now. What was initially malware that mainly targeted digital certificates, in many cases those used by online banking, has now also been found snooping after … More Trojan malware found stealing Facebook passwords
Once upon a time, it was possible to prevent personal data from getting into the hands of the wrong person by using a paper shredder and a bit of common sense. However, with the rise of digital culture and social sharing, information traditionally shared between friends – such as relationship status, personal photographs, birthdate and … More Stay safe with our Facebook cheat sheet
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