Tag: Passwords
More Smartphones Are on Theft, Upgrade to Alphanumeric Passwords
With more iPhones being stolen than ever in the last couple of years, experts warn users to upgrade their device authentication to use alphanumeric...
Scammers are Ramping Up Cyberattacks During Christmas: Report
While the time of Christmas is for joy and celebrations, you should also be vigilant about the rise of cyberattacks against you.
As several cybersecurity...
All Windows Get Automatic Account Lockout to Prevent Brute Force Attacks
Safeguarding the windows systems against brute force attacks, Microsoft has enabled automatic lockout of user accounts (including the admin) after a certain number of...
Windows 11 Will Warn Users When Entering Passwords on Unsafe Sites
To safeguard users from falling prey to cyberattacks, Microsoft added a new feature in Windows 11 22H2 called Enhanced Phishing Protection.
When enabled, this will...
Google and Microsoft Can Get Hold of Passwords Typed in their Browsers
A JavaScript security company found that sensitive information entered into the forms of Chrome and Edge browsers is sent respective company's server if the...
Google Play Latest Update Tells About Your Breached Password
Google released a new update to the Google Play Services last week, bringing a couple of new features to better the Android systems running...
Thousands of VNC Servers Exposed Without Passwords
Researchers at Cyble spotted over 9,000 VNC servers exposed online without any passwords - putting all the critical systems under them at risk.
Hackers who...
Apple Adds Password Sync Service in Windows 10 iCloud App
As per reports, Apple is bringing the password sync feature to its iCloud app on Windows. This would allow iPhone users on Windows 10...
ModPipe: A Modular Malware Compromising Oracle PoS Systems in Wild
Researchers at ESET have documented a new malware named ModPipe, which is stealing the database passwords of Oracle's Micros RES 3700 PoS systems. This...
Have I Been Pwned Site to go Open-Source For Better Development
Have I Been Pwned, a site that tells whether our online passwords are compromised or not, is now going open-source. The maker of this,...