Are you an Opera user? Your passwords may have been stolen
Opera Browser developers have announced that they have detected traces of an attack on their servers that may have compromised the browser sync function, OperaSync, so users may have …
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Criminals use fake apps on Google Play to steal bank passwords
Six fake Android apps were trying to steal bank details from Santander customers, when they were detected on Brazilian Google Play. A banking trojan was installed along with the …
Creator of the standard for ‘strong passwords’ changes his mind; understand
Bill Burr, former manager of NIST, the North American body equivalent to Inmetro, says today that he regretted the standards for secure passwords developed by him in 2003. The …
5 million Gmail passwords appear on the web
A member of a Russian forum today posted nearly 5 million Gmail passwords, of which 2% of accounts are still active and can be accessed by anyone on the …
1Password now warns you if your passwords are leaked; LinkedIn and Amazon Alexa get news
And here we are again with the most important recent updates from App Store! Shall we go to them? 1Password The famous password manager has gained a new feature, …
Apple launches open source project to help password managers; Dropbox Passwords is launched at the invitation stage
If you use a password manager on iOS / iPadOS, improvements are on the way. That’s because Apple today launched a open source project designed to integrate parts of …
‘Worst Internet Passwords’ Use Series Characters’ Names
A study published by Mozilla last Thursday (14) revealed that most of the passwords violated on the Internet use characters from series and sports. According to the survey, more …
Fake emails to discover iCloud passwords are getting more sophisticated
When a thief steals an iPhone, he can turn off the device and not be located by Search My iPhone. However, Apple makes it impossible for the device to …
No more passwords: Safari will have logins to websites using Face ID or Touch ID
If you have an iPhone or an iPad, chances are you’re a fan of the device’s biometric system (be it Face ID or the Touch ID) is huge – …
Security holes in macOS High Sierra expose computer passwords and firmware
Even before the macOS High Sierra to be made available to the general public on the App Store, a former NSA employee released a proof of concept of a …
Sextortion criminals can have your passwords, but you don't have to despair. Understand
Criminals take advantage of privacy flaws to steal passwords and threaten to release compromising photos, known as sextortion. Know how not to fall for the scam Emails malicious they …
Vulnerability in OS X and iOS allows malicious apps to steal passwords and other information [atualizado]
Six researchers from Indiana University, Georgia Tech and Peking University have published an extensive document (13 pages) that reveals security flaws in OS X and iOS that allow malicious …
To jailbreakers: more than 220,000 iCloud accounts had their passwords leaked; know how to protect yourself
This is definitely the kind of news that scares anyone. After all, having your account hacked, with all your data iCloud (passwords, card data saved in the cloud, photos, …
New scam uses porn sites and hacked passwords to blackmail users | Security
A new sextorso scam is spreading across the network. Criminals are sending e-mails claiming to have a recorded victim's video while she is watching a porn site. The message …
Houseparty accused of stealing passwords; learn how to delete account | Social networks
Houseparty, a video calling app for Android and iPhone (iOS) phones, is being accused by Twitter users of collecting passwords from other services. The privacy controversy emerged on Monday …
