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UNIX Co-Founder Ken Thompson’s BSD Password Has Finally Been Cracked

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A 39-year-old password of Ken Thompson, the co-creator of the UNIX operating system among, has finally been cracked that belongs to a BSD-based system, one of the original versions of UNIX, which was back then used by various computer science pioneers…. Continue reading UNIX Co-Founder Ken Thompson’s BSD Password Has Finally Been Cracked→

Finland’s 3rd Largest Data Breach Exposes 130,000 Users’ Plaintext Passwords

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Over 130,000 Finnish citizens have had their credentials compromised in what appears to be third largest data breach ever faced by the country, local media reports.

Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) is warning users of a large-scale… Continue reading Finland’s 3rd Largest Data Breach Exposes 130,000 Users’ Plaintext Passwords→