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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

Admins rage as April Patch Tuesday delivers ‘broken’ password feature
By Connor Jones published
News Security fixes include a zero day exploited by a ransomware group and seven critical flaws

Bitwarden to release fix for four-year-old vulnerability
By Zach Marzouk published
News The password manager knew about the issue since 2018, exploits for which were highlighted in a Flashpoint report earlier in March

GoTo admits hackers stole customer backups in LastPass breach
By Rory Bathgate published
News In addition to losing encrypted backups such as hashed passwords, the firm has confirmed hackers stole an encryption key relating to the data

LastPass customer password vaults stolen, targeted phishing attacks likely
By Ross Kelly published
News The latest fallout from the password manager's August security nightmare will probably see attackers deploying sophisticated methods to acquire decryption information

LastPass admits 'elements' of customer data accessed in breach
By Rory Bathgate published
News The password manager denies the exfiltration of any password data in an attack that also hit affiliate GoTo

Revealed: The top 200 most common passwords of 2022
By Rory Bathgate published
News While the most common passwords worldwide are largely the same, gender and region did have an effect on frequency

Building a better password strategy for your business
By ITPro published
Whitepaper Exploring the strategies and exploits that hackers are using to circumvent password security measures
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