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passwords

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  • leaks

Faster, harder, Twitter: millions of passwords leaked

Everyone likes Twitter. Well, okay, maybe not everyone, but at least 310 million users visit the microblogging platform monthly. And now these 310 million have to consider changing their Twitter

  • John Snow

  • June 9, 2016

  • #advice

It’s high time you changed your passwords

Like the invention of the fire pit, the history of the first password is lost to the depths of time. We know that Romans used them. Shakespeare mentioned passwords in

  • Kate Kochetkova

  • June 6, 2016

  • #advice

Change your LinkedIn password NOW

If you cast your minds back to the summer of 2012 then you’ll vaguely remember something about LinkedIn being hacked. Data was stolen and there were plenty of red faces

  • David Buxton

  • May 18, 2016

  • hack

Hacked social networks lead to nightmare draft for Laremy Tunsil

Heading into the NFL Draft, Laremy Tunsil was considered by many to be the top player in the draft and would be one of the first players selected. Unfortunately for

  • Jeffrey Esposito

  • April 29, 2016

  • 2ch

Hackers broadcast live footage from hacked webcams on YouTube and trolls are loving it

Yesterday one of 2ch’s users attracted the attention of Russian media. This man streamed video from the hacked computers on YouTube. The anonymous user turned these sessions into a real

  • Kate Kochetkova

  • April 28, 2016

  • break

What happens when criminals hack a radio station?

In the morning of April 5, 2016 a number of American radio stations treated their listeners to quite the unusual broadcast. Over the course of 90 minutes, the hosts discussed

  • Kate Kochetkova

  • April 21, 2016

  • Censys

Shodan and Censys: the ominous guides through the Internet of Things

Look around — we are living in the Internet of Things. In our day-to-day life, we encounter things connected to the Internet, starting with our home Wi-Fi routers and leading

  • John Snow

  • February 29, 2016

  • Android

When smart watches become a living nightmare

Nowadays, it seems like every company has a smartwatch. They can do everything from tracking your heart rate to making phone calls and gasp telling time. But did you know

  • John Snow

  • January 26, 2016

  • #advice

How to use passwords: 10 simple rules

There’s a lot to be said about passwords. First, every year new generations discover the Internet and keep making the same mistakes as their predecessors, who in turn do not

  • Kate Kochetkova

  • December 23, 2015

  • data breach

Hello Kitty Hacked, 3.3 million accounts compromised

With the Christmas season coming to a close, it seemed as if we were ready to wrap up the keyboard and get on with the whole jolliness and mirth of

  • Jeffrey Esposito

  • December 21, 2015

  • #advice

Password Manager in Kaspersky Total Security

A strong password is essential for today’s online world. It should be at least eight characters and include capital and lower case letters along with numbers and special characters. They

  • Maria Krasnoshchekova

  • December 18, 2015

  • #advice

Has your Netflix been sold on the black market

Have you recently noticed some weird suggestions on your Netflix account? Have you seen a new user under your account that you have no idea how it got there? Well,

  • Jeffrey Esposito

  • December 10, 2015

  • #advice

The wrong way to use passwords

Passwords have been around since the early days — in 200 B.C., the Romans used them on a day-to-day basis to organize and manage actions of military units. With the

  • Kate Kochetkova

  • December 1, 2015

  • #advice

Lifehack: Treat your passwords as delicately as you treat your underwear

There is no decent alternative to passwords, especially when it comes to protecting your email, personal finances and devices that store your personal data. That’s why it’s crucial to use

  • Kate Kochetkova

  • November 26, 2015

  • cyber-savvy

Good security habits for everyone

Do you consider yourself cyber-literate? Have you been so immersed in the online life so you can tell what’s real and what’s fake? We recently decided to test our reader’

  • Marvin the Robot

  • September 22, 2015

  • #advice

Five ways to protect your private photos

Remember last year’s well-publicized leak, which exposed some celebrities’ nude photos? The story not only made some individuals’ day (and probably night), it turned to be a very educating precedent.

  • Vladislav Biryukov

  • August 28, 2015

  • cybersavvy

Tell me who you are and I will tell you your lock screen pattern

The predictability of human beings can barely be overestimated. This predictability can be easily exploited when it comes to things like passwords, secret words, PIN codes and more. Many of

  • Alex Drozhzhin

  • August 11, 2015

  • #advice

Naivety — the wrong way to behave on the Internet

You already know that your game accounts can attract cybercriminals just like the banking credentials of your parents. The Internet can be a dangerous place for those who don’t care about security.

  • Marvin the Robot

  • July 13, 2015

  • biochip

#BionicManDiary entry 005: The one which offers 10 answers to the question: ‘What purpose does this biochip serve?’

From the moment of the biochip injection I was repeatedly asked the same, almost Shakespearean, questions: “Once I decide to become a cyborg, how will my current routine change? What’s

  • Evgeny Chereshnev

  • June 19, 2015

  • breach

LastPass users need to change their passwords immediately

An online password manager can make your life much easier by automatically entering individual passwords for each website and service you visit. It is a very convenient tool – unless

  • Marvin the Robot

  • June 18, 2015

  • tips

Multi-stage phishing that starts with real links

Recently Kaspersky Lab experts have found a sly method that allows fraudsters to steal personal information without access to the user’s login and password. The cyber criminals do not try

  • Marvin the Robot

  • June 2, 2015

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