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Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: flying cars take off; terrible passwords; Facebook picks Paris incubator campus
18 months on from our original test and password strength meters are still terrible. Continue reading Why you STILL can’t trust password strength meters
The result of the recent LinkedIn, Tumblr and Myspace breaches will be a virtual crime wave as hackers take stolen credentials and unlock other accounts across the web, say experts. Continue reading No Simple Fix for Password Reuse
Microsoft says enterprises need to ban common passwords and rethink outdated ideas about what makes a strong password. Continue reading Microsoft Moves Against Bad Passwords
Darn cheap, too: the whole lot was priced at about $2,200. LinkedIn has confirmed that the data is legitimate. Continue reading Millions of LinkedIn passwords up for sale on the dark web
More than 100 million LinkedIn usernames and passwords for sale on dark web as 2012 breach comes back to haunt business-savvy social network. Continue reading 2012 LinkedIn Breach Just Got a Lot Worse: 117 Million New Logins For Sale
Researchers claim major banks are implementing poor password policies and leaving customers vulnerable to brute force “key-search” attacks. Continue reading Weak Bank Password Policies Leave 350 Million Vulnerable, Say Researchers