Stolen-data trove offers look inside a botnet
(AP) -- Getting hacked is like having your computer turn traitor on you, spying on everything you do and shipping your secrets to identity thieves.
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Your reaction to pics of Leonardo DiCaprio, animals could unlock your next smartphone
To overcome password fatigue, many smartphones include facial recognition, fingerprint scans and other biometric systems.
Engineering
Jun 5, 2018
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Twitter urges users to change 'unmasked' passwords
Twitter on Thursday urged its more than 300 million users to change their passwords, saying they had been unintentionally "unmasked" inside the company by a software bug.
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May 3, 2018
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Hackers break into centralized password manager OneLogin
Hackers have gained access to OneLogin, an online password manager that offers a single sign-on to multiple websites and services.
Security
Jun 2, 2017
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Researchers unveil new password meter that will change how users make passwords
One of the most popular passwords in 2016 was "qwertyuiop," even though most password meters will tell you how weak that is. The problem is no existing meters offer any good advice to make it better—until now.
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May 8, 2017
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Scientists identify neural basis for parasitic cowbird's secret password
If you are raised by other species, then how do you know who you are? Although heterospecific foster parents rear brood parasitic brown-headed cowbird chicks, juvenile cowbirds readily recognize and affiliate with other cowbirds. ...
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Apr 18, 2017
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Debunking the myth of password security
When U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was found to have used a private email server for government business as Secretary of State, there was a collective gasp of disbelief. That disbelief quickly turned into horror ...
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Nov 4, 2016
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Should you worry about 32 million hacked Twitter passwords?
Yet another security outfit is reporting that millions of stolen passwords—this time, for Twitter accounts—are floating around the dark side of the internet. Should you be worried?
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Jun 9, 2016
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Researchers devise method to safely share password data
An unfortunate reality for cybersecurity researchers is that real-world data for their research too often comes via a security breach. Now computer scientists have devised a way to let organizations share statistics about ...
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Feb 22, 2016
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Windows 10 devices to allow sign in with face, iris
The new Windows 10 operating system will allow users to sign in to a device without a password by using biometrics, including facial recognition, Microsoft announced Tuesday.
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