#computeraccesscontrol

The future is passkeys, not passwords: Google accounts are the latest to make the switch, following similar moves by Apple and Microsoft over the last couple of years (with other smaller names also making the switch). It means more convenience and more security for your account, and no need to have to remember dozens… Read more…

A new two-factor authentication tool from Google isn’t end-to-end encrypted, which could expose users to significant security risks, a test by security researchers found. Read more…

21% of Department of the Interior Passwords Were Easily Cracked, Security Audit Finds

Don’t feel bad about forgetting to change your password to something more complex—the U.S. Department of the Interior isn’t doing any better. A security audit published earlier this month has revealed some pretty startling password security flaws within the department, the most glaring of which is that over one-fifth… Read more…

Delete Your Phone Number From Twitter Before They Sell It

According to a new report on Platformer, after alienating advertisers and losing revenue, Twitter plans to sell location data and phone numbers to advertisers, whether you like it or not. Now is a great time to remove that information from your account. Even if Musk’s platform never implements these changes, you’re… Read more…

People Are Still Using the Dumbest Passwords Available

If you were thinking that most people would have learned by now not to use “password” as the password for their sensitive systems, then you would be giving too much credit to the general scrolling public. Read more…

A Warning to Twitter Verified Users: Don’t Take the Bait

There are approximately one million pieces of Twitter news circulating this week. If you’re a user of the site, it could be hard to keep tabs on what’s happening behind the scenes amid Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover. Read more…

SIM Card Swindler ‘Baby Al Capone’ Agrees to Pay Back $22 Million to Hacked Crypto Investor

A young man who was not even old enough to drive back in 2018 managed to yoink nearly $24 million from a major crypto investor’s account. Now, over four years later and thousands likely invested in both an investigation and lawyers fees, Michael Terpin can now claim he has reclaimed all… (presses earpiece closer)…… Read more…

You Should Probably Reset Your Facebook Password Today

You might have given away your Facebook login info without meaning to, if you downloaded one of the more than 400 malicious apps designed to steal Facebook credentials from users. So it might be time to change your password. Read more…