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  1. Leo_

    OpenWeb's Poor Security

    I did a password reset this evening (01-June-2021) on OpenWeb's website and I was met with one of the scariest emails I've seen in a long time. Email (spoofed info): Now if you do not understand why this is scary, it's because the password was emailed in plain text. Why is it scary? OpenWeb...
  3. H

    Wordpress site gives a 404 when attempting to log into back end

    Afrihost hosting. The site itself works fine. Initially I got an "error establishing connection to database", I changed the SQL user password and updated the wp-config.php file, then I got a 404. Any idea what I'm missing? Actual noob here.
  4. mercurial

    Researchers expose vulnerabilities of password managers

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  5. Nobody Important

    Huawei HiLink app not accepting password

    I logged in to the 192.168.8.1 page of my Huawei E5573 MiFi and changed the default login details from admin/admin to admin/"custom_password". I have also reset the SSID and password, and can connect to the mifi (E5573) just fine from both cellphone and laptop and use the Rain network. The...
  6. J

    The best way to keep your passwords safe - LastPass vs Google vs 1Password

    The best way to keep your passwords safe - LastPass vs Google vs 1Password Passwords remain the foundation of our personal security online, but many users still refuse to follow best practices. Technically, the safest password would be a long string of random characters, but it would be...
  7. centurionguy

    Showmax recommends a simple password

    I am frustrated by having to use the DSTV Explora on-screen keyboard to sign in to Showmax. My email address is quite long and my password is a mix of upper and lower case characters, numbers and special characters. It can take me 2 or 3 minutes to sign in which is why I don't watch much...
  8. J

    How to create a password not even a supercomputer could break

    How to create a password not even a supercomputer could break Here’s the not-so-secret recipe for strong passphrases: a random element like dice, a long list of words, and math. And as long as you have the first two, the third takes care of itself. All together, this adds up to diceware, a...
  9. K

    FNB Banking App password entry

    So the last update to the FNB banking app removed the capability of pasting the login password. After a few attempts and wondering what the heck I was doing wrong, I read the app reviews on Play and found the reason, seeing many comments by other users who made the same frustrating discovery...
  10. mercurial

    I’m harvesting credit card numbers and passwords from your site. Here’s how.

    Full article
  11. mercurial

    Ad targeters are pulling data from your browser’s password manager

    New research shows an alarming new way to track web users Source
  12. mercurial

    Major Apple security flaw grants admin access on macOS High Sierra without password

    Major Apple security flaw grants admin access on macOS High Sierra without password
  13. Newsfeed

    If you don’t have letters and numbers in your password, you are an idiot

    If you don’t have letters and numbers in your password, you are an idiot It’s 2017, there are articles up weekly about companies being hacked, and we store large amounts of sensitive information online.
  14. Kevin Lancaster

    1Password Travel Mode keeps data private when you are searched at customs

    1Password Travel Mode keeps data private when you are searched at customs 1Password has launched Travel Mode – a feature it developed based on feedback from project management software house Basecamp.
  15. Kevin Lancaster

    Don’t use these passwords

    Don’t use these passwords Keeper has released its most common passwords of 2016 list, detailing the biggest mistakes users make when selecting a password.
  16. Kevin Lancaster

    Do not use your name in your password

    Do not use your name in your password CBT Nuggets recently examined 50,000 emails and passwords that were leaked online, which showed that using your name in your passwords is a bad idea.
  17. Kevin Lancaster

    How do you store your passwords?

    How do you store your passwords, and what is the worst method you have seen used for storing a password?
  18. Kevin Lancaster

    How people remember their online passwords

    How people remember their online passwords Kaspersky has released new research on how people keep safe online, revealing the good and bad password decisions users make.
  19. Kevin Lancaster

    South African ISP suffers massive password leak online

    South African ISP suffers massive password leak online The names and passwords of a South African Internet service provider’s customer base have been leaked online.
  20. Kevin Lancaster

    Use this tool to check how strong your password is

    Use this tool to check how strong your password is Kaspersky Lab has released a password strength checking tool, which tells you how long it will take someone to crack your password.
  21. Kevin Lancaster

    Worst passwords in the world

    Worst passwords in the world Splashdata’s latest password report reveals the most commonly-used passwords in the world for 2015.
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