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Passwords
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Here is a list of top 25 worst passwords of 2019
If your password is on the list, the risk of having your account hacked and identity stolen is high.
December 24, 2019
Facebook stored 600m user passwords in plain text exposed to 20k employees
The company says it discovered the issue in January and there is no need to change passwords. The…
March 22, 2019
US could demand social media passwords of visa applicants
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly announced at a hearing that discussions are being held with regards to the…
February 9, 2017
Researchers Send Secure Passwords Using the Human Body
Sending passwords through an Internet connection or Bluetooth is not safe anymore so these researchers have developed a…
October 11, 2016
GoToMyPC Suffers Security Breach; Resets Passwords
GoToMyPC users are advised to change their account password amid recent security breach! GoToMyPC, just like TeamViewer, is…
June 20, 2016
MySpace Hacked, 427 Million Users’ Emails Passwords Dumped Online
Large-scale data breaches continue — MySpace becomes the latest target as hackers put millions of Email IDs and…
May 29, 2016
Reddit Hacking Saga Continues As Company Resets 100k Passwords
Reddit to Reset Passwords of 100,000 Users in Two Week time due to Surprising Upsurge in Hack Attacks…
May 27, 2016
LinkedIn Hack Saga Continues – These Passwords were Mostly Present in the Data
In 2012, LinkedIn became the recipient of a large data breach that is still haunting the platform. Initially,…
May 20, 2016
Hello Kitty Hacked, 3.3 Million Accounts Exposed
The IT security researcher “Chris Vickery” who exposed MacKeeper and Hzone data breach has now discovered a hack…
December 21, 2015
Steam Vows To Protect Gamers’ Accounts Amid 70k Data Theft
According to the latest blog post from Valve, there are 77,000 Steam accounts hacked each month. But, this…
December 11, 2015