Why pets make great friends… but terrible passwords: Common names for cats and dogs are easy target for hackers, experts warn Experts have warned against setting your pet’s name as your password These types of passwords make it easier for hackers to access accounts A password should be made up of three random words that … Read more
Netflix cracks down on users who share passwords and tells viewers ‘you need your own account to watch’ just weeks after hiking subscription fees Video streaming service sends message meant to bring in new customers and discourage password sharing Viewers will be required to verify the account with an email or text code It came … Read more
From time to time on this page, I like to suggest modern contenders for the Kingsley Amis Prize, which I award every so often to the phrase I currently judge to be the most depressing in the English language. Set up in memory of the late whisky-loving novelist, it celebrates Amis’s famous declaration that the … Read more
Instacart says customer re-use of compromised passwords and emails is to blame for personal data from 270,000 accounts was leaked onto the dark web Instacart says 270,000 accounts were the subject of ‘credential stuffing’ The hackers used compromised emails and passwords to access accounts Instacart doesn’t currently offer added security options like two-factor authentication By … Read more
Billions of stolen usernames and passwords discovered for sale on the Dark Web – with bank accounts being flogged for as little as £56 Cybersecurity firm Digital Shadows said it found more than 15 billion credentials Bank account details were available for between £56 and £400 apiece Five billion of the identified credentials were assessed … Read more
Cyber security experts warn some of the country is in need of online password education after a survey revealed more than a quarter of Britons reuse up to five passwords across all their financial accounts and one in five admitted to writing them down. Just two-fifths of Britons follow recommended guidance in setting different passwords … Read more
Football fans signing up to online streaming services to watch the return of live games should reset passwords to avoid getting hacked, GCHQ says Live football matches return in Britain tomorrow but are behind closed doors Fans are instead expected to turn to streaming services to watch the live sports Fans have been urged by … Read more
Ukraine authorities bust hacker attempting to sell 773M passwords and usernames in a ‘megabreach’ that compiled years worth of stolen data Ukraine’s security service arrested a hacker called Sanix Sanix was arrested in connection with a database of 773M stolen passwords an usernames A police raid also turned up two terabytes of other stolen data The … Read more