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fromSecuritymagazine
1 day ago

The 25 Most Vulnerable Passwords of 2026

The methodology involved assessing Comparitech's Most Common Password report and NordPass's Top 200 Most Common Passwords list, then leveraging KeywordTool to determine search volumes to find the 25 most common passwords based on global popularity. According to the research, higher search volumes could suggest higher public interest, which could lead to higher password usage. Therefore, this places those passwords at a greater risk of being hacked.
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fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

McDonald's tells customers to use better passwords

Product names and leetspeak substitutions produce commonly breached passwords; users should choose unique, randomized passphrases and enable multifactor authentication.
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fromArs Technica
1 month ago

I switched to eSIM in 2025, and I am full of regret

eSIMs increase the risk of losing phone-number-based account access because carriers' SMS-based authentication is fragile; physical SIMs remain far more reliable.
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fromTheregister
2 months ago

Death to one-time text codes: Passkeys are the new hotness

Phishing-resistant multifactor authentication, such as passkeys and hardware-backed methods, is essential because SMS/email OTPs are vulnerable to phishing.
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fromSecurityWeek
4 months ago

DraftKings Warns Users of Credential Stuffing Attacks

DraftKings detected a credential stuffing attack using externally harvested credentials that may have exposed user account data and is enforcing password resets and MFA.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
9 months ago
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FHA will use multifactor authentication to root out phishing scams

MFA provides enhanced security for online accounts by requiring multiple forms of authentication.
fromDatabreaches
10 months ago
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British law firm fined after ransomware group publishes confidential client data

A UK law firm was fined for failing to secure sensitive data, accessed by cybercriminals due to poor protection measures.
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fromDatabreaches
10 months ago

British law firm fined after ransomware group publishes confidential client data

A UK law firm was fined for failing to secure sensitive data, accessed by cybercriminals due to poor protection measures.
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fromArs Technica
7 months ago

Phishers have found a way to downgrade-not bypass-FIDO MFA

The phishing attack bypasses a multifactor authentication scheme based on FIDO, the standard considered immune to credential phishing attacks, leading to unauthorized access.
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