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Hugely popular news aggregation site Flipboard – one billion app downloads from Google Play and counting – has become the latest internet company to admit it has suffered a breach. Continue reading Flipboard data breach – what users should do now
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 users are being asked to upgrade their encryption support. Continue reading Microsoft to Kill Updates for Legacy OS Using SHA-1
Microsoft is phasing out SHA-1 hashes on its patches. Continue reading Mandatory update coming to Windows 7, 2008 to kill off weak update hashes
Hackers have compromised data from the accounts of 100 million users of question and answer site Quora.com. Continue reading Quora.com admits data breach affecting 100 million accounts
Under Armour is getting kudos for disclosing breach within weeks, but concerns remain over an unknown portion of credentials reportedly stored using the weak SHA-1 hashing function. Continue reading Under Armour Reports Massive Breach of 150 Million MyFitnessPal Accounts
A researcher has uncovered a big security weakness in the way Firefox secures browser passwords behind a master password. Continue reading Nine years on, Firefox’s master password is still insecure
Symmetric key encryption, password hashing and SHA-1 are all ineffective ways to store passwords during the software development stage.
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Continue reading How Not to Store Passwords: SHA-1 Fails Again
Google paid out $38,000 in bounty rewards tied to flaws it fixed with a Chrome 57 browser update. Continue reading Google Chrome 57 Browser Update Patches ‘High’ Severity Flaws
Here’s our latest security podcast – enjoy! Continue reading Honey, I Wiretapped the Kids [Chet Chat Podcast 259]
The latest version of Firefox expands non-secure HTTP warnings, enables SHA-1 deprecation by default, and removes support for NPAPI. Continue reading Firefox 52 Expands Non-Secure HTTP Warnings, Enables SHA-1 Deprecation