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
When it comes to data security, attackers continue to exploit the biggest weakness of all – people. We look at 10 security mistakes humans continue to make on a daily basis. 1. Poor patching The sad reality is that most data breaches owe not only to a human mistake, like clicking on a malicious link, … More 10 security mistakes you probably keep on making
13,000 login details including payment card numbers an expiry dates have leaked from online services including Amazon, Xbox Live, Playstation Network and more, according to Tech Crunch. The hackers posted a document with details of username and passwords, along with some credit card numbers and expiry dates to Ghostbin – a text storage website. Websites affected … More Amazon, Xbox Live, PSN and more: Hackers leak 13,000 passwords
Many sites won’t let users create an account until they have created a suitably “strong” password – often measured by text flags on sites describing passwords as “weak” or “strong” as you type. This sort of system tempts users to fall into traps such as adding numbers and symbols to the end of passwords – … More How to create strong passwords (without driving yourself mad)
Yesterday’s Guardian reports of an interesting royal IT security failure, when a supposedly non-problematic article of Prince William at work also revealed a large piece of paper with a military login and password clearly displayed in the background. (Guardian’s photo at http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Politics/Pix/pictures/2012/11/20/1353420459724/Prince-William-chats-with-010.jpg) UK’s MoD has since urgently changed their passwords, but the lax attitude towards … More A Right Royal Security Blunder
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