passwords
MasterCard to help standardise biometric authentication
FIDO alliance to release password alternative standards.
Oct 10 2013 8:00AM
Apple's Siri a weak link in iOS security
Lock screen bypassed.
Oct 2 2013 9:50AM
OS X login passwords exposed in cleartext
Patch issued.
Sep 13 2013 5:36PM
Steam gamers targeted by cleartext-grabbing trojan
Ramnit trojan uses HTML injection.
Aug 22 2013 10:48AM
Chrome-saved cleartext passwords not a flaw, Google says
Master passwords a bad idea, Chrome lead says.
Aug 8 2013 6:30AM
Chrome, Firefox store saved passwords in plain text
Features allow easy viewing.
Aug 7 2013 12:24PM
Competition seeks better password hashes
Crackable algos not good enough.
Aug 2 2013 8:00AM
Google staffer wins NSA security comp
Careful and rigorous measurements honoured.
Jul 26 2013 12:05PM
Google employee wins NSA security science competition
Careful and rigorous measurements honoured.
Jul 25 2013 6:03AM
Tumblr Apple apps sent clear text passwords
Patch issued.
Jul 17 2013 4:50PM
Default password bug prompted US zombie alert
Patch released.
Jul 11 2013 10:22AM
28 million clear text passwords found after Tianya hack
2011 hack hit 40 million.
Jul 10 2013 12:35PM
Ubisoft hacked: Usernames, passwords breached
Financial data safe.
Jul 3 2013 11:44AM
Productivity pitfalls to the cloud
SSO boosts IT admin productivity.
Jun 25 2013 9:52AM
iOS default hotspot passwords cracked in 50 seconds
Windows phones may be soft targets too.
Jun 21 2013 8:30AM
Twitter rolls out SMS two-factor authentication
Follows series of high-profile Twitter account hijacks.
May 23 2013 9:24AM
Hackers steal credit card data, passwords from domain registrar
Says its encryption is sufficient.
May 10 2013 9:36AM
WordPress botnet targets admin accounts
Massive brute force botnet.
Apr 16 2013 11:06AM
British spy agency sent clear text passwords
Legacy system to be overhauled.
Apr 2 2013 8:51AM
Draft US cyber bill seeks 10 years jail for passwords 'traffickers'
Hopes to raise jail time for unauthorised access.
Mar 27 2013 6:30AM
