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VicRoads to phase out passwords in favour of passkeys

VicRoads to phase out passwords in favour of passkeys

Plans to mandate passkey adoption by end of this year.
Eleanor Dickinson Sep 9 2025 6:40AM Security
Password managers critical to enterprise security

Password managers critical to enterprise security

Credential theft accounts for almost two thirds of successful cyber-attacks.
Staff Writers Jan 18 2023 3:00PM Partner Content
LastPass source code copied by hacker

LastPass source code copied by hacker

Attacker accessed developer environment.
Juha Saarinen Aug 26 2022 11:25AM Security
Microsoft readies passwordless logins

Microsoft readies passwordless logins

To be expanded to Azure Active Directory as well.
Juha Saarinen Sep 16 2021 11:51AM Security
Cisco video surveillance kit has hard-coded password

Cisco video surveillance kit has hard-coded password

Critical flaw means attackers could get root and then watch anything.
Simon Sharwood Sep 24 2018 4:03PM Security
Flightradar24 suffers security breach

Flightradar24 suffers security breach

Attackers hit single server.
Ry Crozier Jun 20 2018 6:49AM Security
Intel buys PasswordBox

Intel buys PasswordBox

Chip company's security unit buys into password management.
Euan Rocha Dec 2 2014 6:23AM Security
Wordpress resets logins after Gmail credentials leak

Wordpress resets logins after Gmail credentials leak

600,000 Wordpress accounts found in dump.
Juha Saarinen Sep 14 2014 6:04AM Security
Millions of Gmail user credentials posted on web

Millions of Gmail user credentials posted on web

Passwords may be from more than one source.
Juha Saarinen Sep 11 2014 6:06AM Security
Attackers access eBay customer passwords, personal data

Attackers access eBay customer passwords, personal data

Up to 145 million users affected.
Juha Saarinen May 22 2014 4:50AM Financial Services
Bring on the post password era

Bring on the post password era

[Opinion] Password managers could hold the key.
Juha Saarinen May 7 2014 11:27AM Security
Heartbleed redux: Private SSL keys, routers, clients exposed

Heartbleed redux: Private SSL keys, routers, clients exposed

Just when you thought it couldn't get worse.
Juha Saarinen Apr 14 2014 6:35AM Security
MelbourneIT stores domain passwords in cleartext

MelbourneIT stores domain passwords in cleartext

Encryption coming this quarter.
Darren Pauli Mar 11 2014 6:40AM Security
Google eyes password alternative for unlocking Chrome screens

Google eyes password alternative for unlocking Chrome screens

Developers have proposed an authentication method that would allow Chrome apps to unlock users' screens in sleep mode.
Danielle Walker Dec 12 2013 10:00AM Security
Millions of stolen passwords found in botnet controller

Millions of stolen passwords found in botnet controller

Same simple passwords still commonly in use.
Juha Saarinen Dec 8 2013 9:00AM Security
Millions of stolen passwords found in botnet controller

Millions of stolen passwords found in botnet controller

Same simple passwords still commonly in use.
Juha Saarinen Dec 5 2013 6:09AM Security
Vic Govt open to 'catastrophic' attack, lacks intrusion detection

Vic Govt open to 'catastrophic' attack, lacks intrusion detection

Pen testers pwn.
Paris Cowan Nov 27 2013 2:00PM Security
Stupid Cupid: Millions used password '123456' in massive e-dating breach

Stupid Cupid: Millions used password '123456' in massive e-dating breach

Some 42 million users affected/
Adam Greenberg Nov 21 2013 9:04AM Security
GitHub bans common passwords amid mass brute force hacks

GitHub bans common passwords amid mass brute force hacks

Attacks launched from 40,000 IPs.
Darren Pauli Nov 20 2013 4:20PM Security
123456: The password for two million Adobe users

123456: The password for two million Adobe users

Leadboard of fail.
Adam Greenberg Nov 7 2013 9:00AM Security

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