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Several popular password managers appear to do a weak job at scrubbing passwords from memory once they are no longer being used. Continue reading Password managers leaking data in memory, but you should still use one
1Password, Dashlane, KeePass and LastPass each downplay what researchers say is a flaw in how the utilities manage memory. Continue reading Password Manager Firms Blast Back at ‘Leaky Password’ Revelations
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Password Managers aren’t as secure as you might assume – Security researchers claim that hackers can steal master passwords in PC memory. Password managers are considered as one of the most suitable options when it comes to keeping your … Continue reading Severe flaws in password managers let hackers extract clear-text passwords
The most widely used password managers sport fundamental vulnerabilities that could allow malware to steal the master password or other passwords stored by the software directly from the computer’s memory, researchers with Independent Security Ev… Continue reading Flawed password managers allow malware to steal passwords from computer memory
Kanye, please keep your “all zeroes! all the time!” password away from the media. And Nutella? No, “Nutella” is NOT a good password. Continue reading Kanye West tops the charts for year’s worst password pratfall
Kanye West is the worst password offender of 2018, according to Dashlane. When visiting the White House, the famous rapper was sprotted unlocking his iPhone with the passcode “000000”. The Pentagon made second place: an audit by the Government Accounta… Continue reading Worst password offenders of 2018 exposed
34 popular consumer websites were put to the 2FA test. Continue reading Report reveals one-dimensional support for two-factor authentication
Several leading Android-based password managers can be fooled into auto-filling login credentials on behalf of fake phishing apps. Continue reading Mobile password managers vulnerable to phishing apps
A story published here on July 12 about a new sextortion-based phishing scheme that invokes a real password used by each recipient has become the most-read piece on KrebsOnSecurity since this site launched in 2009. And with good reason — sex sells (the second most-read piece here was my 2015 scoop about the Ashley Madison hack).
But beneath the lurid allure of both stories lies a more unsettling reality: It has never been easier for scam artists to launch convincing, targeted phishing and extortion scams that are automated on a global scale. And given the sheer volume of hacked and stolen personal data now available online, it seems almost certain we will soon witness many variations on these phishing campaigns that leverage customized data elements to enhance their effectiveness. Continue reading The Year Targeted Phishing Went Mainstream
Dashlane announces the release of Dashlane 6, the password manager app’s answer to the digital identity crisis—the disorganized, unsecure trail of passwords, payments, personal information, emails, files, and more that people leave behind online…. Continue reading Dashlane 6: A solution for online risk prevention, identity monitoring, and identity restoration