Evernote Resets All Passwords After Service is Hacked
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The next time you log in to your Evernote account, don’t be surprised when you are asked to reset your password. The web and app-based digital notebook service reset all user passwords after a “coordinated attempt to…
Data Privacy Day: Cyber Security Experts Call for Better Online Protection
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Coming up with and remembering yet another password can be quite a task. But Monday is the day to do it.Jan. 28 is Data Privacy Day. It’s an effort by cyber security experts to remind people about protect…
Skype Fixes Major Password Security Hole
Joanna Stern/ABC News(NEW YORK) — It’s not a good week for password security. Only a few days after Twitter reset a number of passwords because of a security breach, Skype also has had a password security problem.Early Wednesday morning it was found t…
Twitter Asks Users to #Reset Passwords
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Attention Twitter users: If you’ve tried to access your Twitter account Thursday, many of you couldn’t. You’ll have to #reset your password, to use Twitter-speak.The microblogging service may h…
That’s Weak! The Top 25 Passwords People Use but Shouldn’t
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — People never learn. If they did, they wouldn’t use the same weak passwords over and over and over again.That’s the finding of SplashData, which has just released its annual “25 Worst Passwords of th…
eHarmony Passwords Stolen by LinkedIn Hackers
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The same hackers responsible for the theft of over 6.4 million LinkedIn passwords also acquired passwords from the popular dating site eHarmony.“After investigating reports of compromised passwords, we have fou…
LinkedIn Hacked: 6.4 Million Passwords Reportedly Stolen
Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesUPDATE: LinkedIn said a number of its users’ accounts were compromised in a security breach, posting on the site’s blog Wednesday, “We can confirm that some of the passwords that were compromised correspond to LinkedIn…
Older Adults Pick Better Online Passwords
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The old adage, “With age comes wisdom,” continues to be true, even in this youth-oriented tech-savvy world. A new study finds that people over the age of 55 are far better at choosing secure passwords tha…
SNOPA: Bill to Ban Employers and Schools from Asking for Passwords
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — There may have been lots of backlash against SOPA (the Stop Online Privacy Act) a few months ago, but something tells us SNOPA, the Social Networking Online Protection Act, won’t provoke the same protest.Intr…
Maryland Bill Bans Employers from Asking for Facebook Passwords
LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — If you’re worried about an employer or potential employer asking for your Facebook or Twitter password, you might just want to move to Maryland. The state’s general assembly has become the fi…