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MySQL hit by irony attack
By Tom Brewster published
News MySQL.com gets hit by an SQL injection attack, and hackers leak some disconcertingly weak passwords onto the net.

Intel and Symantec in authentication 'game changer'
By Tom Brewster published
News The two tech giants develop what they believe will be a disruptive coming together of authentication technologies.

Trapster passwords leaked after hack?
By Tom Brewster published
News Millions of passwords have potentially been stolen after a hack on Trapster.

Businesses vulnerable with ‘antiquated’ logins
By Tom Brewster published
News Businesses are leaving themselves open to hackers by using standard username and password logins, Symantec warns.

Kaspersky releases improved Password Manager
By Tom Brewster published
News The latest iteration of Kaspersky's Password Manager is released just days after user keys were stolen in a hack on Gawker databases.

Gawker passwords pilfered in server hack
By Tom Brewster published
News Gawker users are advised to change their passwords following a hack.

'Student' hacker fined £20,000
By Tom Brewster published
News A 23-year-old who faked being a student to access email passwords has been fined.

Hacker proves password theft is easy
By Tom Brewster published
News Password theft is not very tricky and can be done without much skill or money, a security expert explains during a live hack.
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