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Happy World Password Day! Maybe it’s finally time to kill this holiday in favor of World No-More-Passwords Day? Continue reading 60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hour→

Fortunately, it was a legit contractor who guessed it Continue reading The network password was a key plot point in one of the most famous movies of all time→

13% say they’ve sold logins or know someone who has, survey suggests Continue reading 1 in 8 employees totally cool with selling work credentials→

MOIS-linked cyber outfit puts on a ransomware show to disguise the wide-open backdoor behind the scenes Continue reading Iran cybersnoops still LARPing as ransomware crooks in espionage ops→

Activists say ministers are targeting access rather than Big Tech’s data-hungry business models Continue reading UK age-gating plans risk breaking the internet, privacy groups warn→

Securities regulator urges market players to develop new strategies and nail cyber-basics before AI models fuel mass attacks Continue reading India orders infosec red alert in case Mythos sparks crime spree→

Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long Continue reading Attackers are cashing in on fresh ‘CopyFail’ Linux flaw→

Cushman & Wakefield activated incident response protocols after serial extortionists issued separate threats Continue reading Real estate giant confirms vishing incident as ShinyHunters and Qilin both come knocking→