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The most important rule of password use, especially when used for online logins, is to avoid reusing passwords. From there, one’s method of keeping track of multiple passwords can vary considerably. While memorization is an option in theory, in practice a lot of people make use of a password manager …read more
The long-awaited decision found that automated scraping of publicly accessible data likely doesn’t violate the CFAA. Continue reading LinkedIn can’t block public profile data scraping, court rules
A research team suggested a new secure-by-design API after discovering design flaws in the way Android apps are verified by password managers. Continue reading Android App Verification Issues Pave Way For Phishing Attacks
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
Is Face ID racist? Has Mr Robot infected your Firefox browser? Has Microsoft pushed a buggy password manager onto your Windows PC?
All this and much much more is discussed in the special first birthday edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by comp… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #058: Face ID, Firefox, and Windows SNAFUs, plus Bitcoin FOMO
Peer a bit harder through the gloom of the Keeper flaw and you’ll find a good news story Continue reading Windows 10 password manager bug is hiding good news
It’s an epic legal battle for the future of the internet, and it’s not net neutrality. Continue reading LinkedIn accused of chilling access to information online
A noted Google developer has discovered a troubling flaw in a popular password manager that Windows 10 installs by default. Hackers could get their hands on user passwords via clickjacking and/or malicious code-injection techniques. Google Project Zero… Continue reading Leaky Windows 10 password manager allows hackers to steal your data