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LastPass breach comes back to haunt users as hackers steal $12 million in cryptocurrency
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The hackers behind the LastPass breach are on a rampage two years after their initial attack

GitHub launches passkeys beta for passwordless authentication
By Daniel Todd published
News Users can now opt-in to using passkeys, replacing their password and 2FA method

Microsoft SQL password-guessing attacks rising as hackers pivot from OneNote vectors
By Rory Bathgate published
News Database admins are advised to enforce better controls as attacks ending in ransomware are being observed

No, Microsoft SharePoint isn’t cracking users’ passwords
By Ross Kelly published
News The discovery sparked concerns over potentially invasive antivirus scanning practices by Microsoft

Microsoft Authenticator mandates number matching to counter MFA fatigue attacks
By Connor Jones published
News The added layer of complexity aims to keep social engineering at bay

As Google launches passwordless authentication for all, what are the business benefits of passkeys?
By Ross Kelly published
News Google follows Apple in its latest shift to passwordless authentication, but what are the benefits?

There's only one way to avoid credential stuffing attacks
By Davey Winder published
Opinion PayPal accounts were breached last year due to a credential stuffing attack, but can PayPal avoid taking responsibility?

Microsoft Defender “obliterating” users with false password alerts
By Rory Bathgate published
News Windows 11 devices have been affected by the Defender for Endpoint error, which flags SSO domains as problematic
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