Dec 04
A team of security researchers just stumbled across a massive cache of two million login credentials for sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google, LinkedIn, and ADP payroll. Shockingly, a large number of the passwords were overwhelmingly dumb.
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Dec 03
A team of computer scientists has developed a new breed of malware, which can leap between devices using inaudible audio signals—then covertly transmit passwords and other sensitive data without a network connection.
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Dec 02
Writing down your passwords is dumb. But buying a logbook specifically to write them down, in a single place, which announces to the world that it contains all of your passwords? That’s even dumber.
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Nov 26
Swathes of PSN users are having the passwords changed–which is, according to Sony, a “purely a prec
Posted in: Today's ChiliSwathes of PSN users are having the passwords changed—which is, according to Sony, a "purely a precautionary measure" for "routine protection." Which sounds slightly suspicious.
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Nov 22
In an ideal world, passwords would be secured so tightly that not even the best hacker could get the merest sniff of your details. Sadly, that’s not always the case.
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Nov 11
Online banking on your smartphone is one of those wonderful services that lets you avoid overdrafts, or more importantly, awkward, "your credit card has been declined" moments. But entering an online banking password on an itty bitty keyboard problem is no fun.
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Nov 07
If you’re still not sure if your details were thieved in that massive Adobe hack, you can use this t
Posted in: Today's ChiliIf you’re still not sure if your details were thieved in that massive Adobe hack
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Nov 05
Passwords are obnoxious, but until desktops start coming with a fingerprint/retina/any other type of body part scanner, they’re stuck dealing with the passcode security of yesteryear—or so it would seem. The new Knock app for iPhone, though, takes a more fun approach.
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Nov 01
Do you ever fear that, one day, data-hungry bandits will tie you to a chair and make you surrender your Facebook password? It’s not an unreasonable fear, actually. Christopher Nolan made a gripping documentary about this very scenario. But, thanks to a new method developed by scientists from Stanford and Northwestern, you may never have to worry about remembering a password ever again.
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Oct 29
Sometimes you need to get into a computer without knowing the password. Perhaps you’ve forgotten yours, or perhaps you’re up to no good. Either way, it’s actually pretty easy to do, provided your victim hasn’t taken the necessary precautions. Click one of the links below to find out how to do it on either a Windows PC
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