identity theft
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Enterprise Password Manager Passwordstate Hacked, Exposing Users’ Passwords for 28 Hours
Passwordstate, the enterprise password manager offered by Australian software developer Click Studios, was hacked earlier this week, exposing the passwords of an undisclosed number of its clients for approximately 28 hours. The hack was carried out through an upgrade feature for the password manager and potentially harvested the passwords of those who carried out upgrades.
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This Mum Allegedly Created Deepfakes to Bully Her Daughter’s Rivals Off the Cheerleading Squad
Authorities say a Pennsylvania woman anonymously sent her daughter’s cheerleading coaches deepfake photos and videos of rival teammates naked, drinking, or smoking to get them kicked off the squad, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. She also reportedly sent this manipulated content to the teammates themselves and harassed them with texts urging them to commit suicide,…
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ACMA’s New Standards To Fight Mobile Fraud: What You Need To Know
It’s surprisingly complicated to register a new mobile phone service in Australia, but sadly all too frighteningly easy to get one fraudulently ported away from its rightful owner. New standards being brought in by the ACMA want to make that kind of criminal effort much harder. Not that long ago, I had to pick up…
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Why You Don’t Need To Worry About RFID Shielding
You may have seen wallets or backpacks advertising RFID shielding, a protective covering designed to keep malicious ne’er-do-wells from scanning any items that contain embedded wireless receivers, like certain credit cards and passports. Sure, RFID shielding does prevent unwanted wireless transmissions, but with so little evidence of RFID-based theft, combined with the security measures present…