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Eight million passwords stolen from gaming site

Eight million passwords stolen from gaming site

Crypto crackers break one-way hash.
Darren Pauli Jul 24 2012 10:43AM Security
Yahoo! closes security hole

Yahoo! closes security hole

Promises to beef up security after password breach.
Dan Kaplan Jul 17 2012 11:46AM Security
NVIDIA forums hacked

NVIDIA forums hacked

Stolen passwords hashed and encrypted.
Darren Pauli Jul 13 2012 4:54PM Security
5 percent of stolen passwords were valid: Yahoo!

5 percent of stolen passwords were valid: Yahoo!

No word on why passwords weren't encrypted.
Darren Pauli Jul 13 2012 11:48AM Security
Yahoo! breach exposes 400,000 passwords

Yahoo! breach exposes 400,000 passwords

Yahoo! Voices compromised.
Darren Pauli , Jim Finkle Jul 13 2012 5:11AM Security
450,000 Yahoo accounts reportedly hacked, published online

450,000 Yahoo accounts reportedly hacked, published online

Clear text passwords dumped.
Darren Pauli Jul 12 2012 3:48PM Security
Formspring 420,000 lost passwords were encrypted, salted

Formspring 420,000 lost passwords were encrypted, salted

Moves quickly to disable passwords.
Fahmida Y. Rashid Jul 12 2012 11:17AM Security
AusCERT loses passwords to Govt service

AusCERT loses passwords to Govt service

Encryption method unknown.
Darren Pauli Jul 9 2012 11:47AM Security
Experts warn of MySQL password flaw

Experts warn of MySQL password flaw

Brute force breaks authentication in one second.
Darren Pauli Jun 12 2012 3:28PM Security
MySQL servers vulnerable to password bypass

MySQL servers vulnerable to password bypass

Brute force breaks authentication in one second.
Darren Pauli Jun 12 2012 12:08PM Security
Claims LinkedIn passwords stolen in old hack

Claims LinkedIn passwords stolen in old hack

Users claim old passwords found in cache.
Darren Pauli Jun 12 2012 10:18AM Security
Last.FM popped, joins password fail trio

Last.FM popped, joins password fail trio

Password leak may be a separate hack.
Marcos Colon Jun 8 2012 10:39AM Security
Author pronounces MD5 crypt dead

Author pronounces MD5 crypt dead

Big sites should design their own algorithms.
Darren Pauli Jun 8 2012 3:25AM Security
LinkedIn phishing emails surface

LinkedIn phishing emails surface

Bad guys would 'drool' over potential stolen LinkedIn intel.
Darren Pauli Jun 8 2012 1:52AM Security
eHarmony falls prey to LinkedIn crypto crackers

eHarmony falls prey to LinkedIn crypto crackers

But company mum on details.
Darren Pauli Jun 7 2012 11:36PM Security
6.5 million unsalted LinkedIn passwords posted online

6.5 million unsalted LinkedIn passwords posted online

Passwords easy to crack.
Darren Pauli Jun 7 2012 7:21AM Security
Telstra re-issues 230,000 passwords after breach

Telstra re-issues 230,000 passwords after breach

Financial data unaffected.
Darren Pauli May 24 2012 3:05PM Security
Telstra re-issues 35,000 passwords after GameArena hack

Telstra re-issues 35,000 passwords after GameArena hack

Financial data unaffected.
Darren Pauli May 24 2012 7:56AM Security
Site registers 10 million stolen passwords

Site registers 10 million stolen passwords

Aussie site booms in opening year.
SC Australia Staff May 22 2012 9:42AM Security
Apple shutters FileVault password hole

Apple shutters FileVault password hole

Urges users to mop up logs.
Darren Pauli May 11 2012 7:41AM Security

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