On May 24, 2019 Canva reported its systems were experiencing an in-progress attack. When it was all over, the records of 139 million users were stolen by the hackers Gnosticplayers. The hackers notified ZDNet and provided evidence of the hack, which included a sample with the data of 18,816 accounts. ZDNet then alerted Canva with […]
Canva Hack: A Reminder to Change Passwords Regularly Read More »
Graphic design toolset Canva is advising users to change their login credentials after the company’s database was reportedly compromised in a cyber attack Friday. The attack targeted usernames and email addresses, affecting up to 139 million users globally. Passwords were also obtained, but Canva assured users that passwords have been “salted and hashed with bcrypt,”
Facebook has found that millions of user passwords were being accessed internally via a plain text document without adequate protection. Source link
According to Cyber Risk Analytics, over 4.2 billion credentials were stolen in 2016. Unfortunately, breaches happen on such a large scale because people don’t follow proper password protocol. Today, we’ll teach you how to manage your passwords easily and securely, including why you should use different passwords and why you may want to use a
Google has launched a new tool which will alert users to potential password breaches by scanning a database of hacked data. Source link
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A new, major data leak has seen over 773 email addresses shared via the dark web – and if yours is included, it may be time to update your password. Source link
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Does your partner know your social media passwords? Should they? This study asked users for their thoughts on social privacy. Source link
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Google Chrome is a decade old and the company celebrated with a new look, a revamped password manager, a slew of develop-centric changes, plenty of security enhancements, and an improved omnibox. Can’t get enough of the new #GoogleChrome redesign? Check out this interview with lead designer @alexainslie to learn how the changes make browsing even
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Small business owners know the dangers but continue to use unsafe password practices in daily activities. Even though 91% of the respondents in the LastPass survey knew using the same password for multiple accounts is a security risk but 59% reported being mostly or always guilty of the practice. The survey, titled “Psychology of Passwords:
Uh-Oh! 59% of Small Business Owners Use the same Passwords at Work and at Home Read More »
Unlike public WiFi access points in airports and coffee shops, work and home, private WiFi networks are protected by a passcode. To connect to these networks, you’ll have to provide the required passcode, and only then, you can gain access and browse to your heart’s content. The same is applicable for WiFi hotspots created through
