Social media websites are a hotbed for cybercriminals looking to take advantage of consumers with lax password security. People who participate in these channels on a regular basis may find themselves a victim of identity theft or other fraudulent activity if they are not careful. Members of the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden said that [...]
The cybersecurity landscape is a dangerous one, especially for unsuspecting consumers who neglect to update their passwords. How significant is this type of protection? Every two out of three adults who access the internet will be victims of cybercrime in their lifetime. Overall, 44 percent of crimes this type are reported by those between 40 [...]
Hello our dear Sticky Password users, fans and enthusiasts, we would like to share some great news with you and ask you for a little favor. We have been promising you a new version, tons of additional features and today we would like to offer a quick peek into the 7.0 user interface and website. We have [...]
Evernote recently discovered malicious activity on its network, alerting all of its users that in order to protect their data, a password reset was necessary. Cybercriminals frequently target popular channels, prompting many companies to reset users’ passwords to avoid further harm. Evernote recently discovered malicious activity on its network, alerting all of its users that [...]
The latest Twitter hack in the past few days was targeted at Donald Trump’s official Twitter account (@realDonaldTrump). On Thursday afternoon when a tweet appeared on Trump’s Twitter profile saying “These hoes think they classy, well that’s the class I’m skippen”, everyone knew something was wrong. And it was. 15 minutes later the tweet was [...]
Burger King, the US fast-food company, had its official Twitter account (@burgerking) compromised on Monday. Their Twitter profile picture was changed to the McDonalds logo and the background picture was switched to show a McDonald’s background and Fish McBites. Many posts were tweeted under the hacked account, with some of them containing racial oaths, drug [...]
Twitter recently announced that as many as 250,00 users may have been impacted by a cyberattack. Password security is a must for anyone who logs into websites and social media accounts. The popularity of sites like Twitter has made such channels likely targets for dangerous cybercriminals. In an official blog post, Twitter recently announced that [...]
Yesterday, I have received an email from PayPal – at least it appeared so at first glance – about limiting my PayPal account and that the PayPal system detected unusual charges to a credit card linked to my PayPal account. Since I found out immediately that it is a phishing email, I want to share [...]
Yet another password hacking exploit highlights the question ‘how can I protect myself?’ The hack of Gawker (operator of technology sites Lifehacker, Jezebel, Gizmodo, Gawker, Kotaku, Deadspin, io9, Jalopnik and Fleshbot) servers exposed over 1.3 million accounts earlier this week and again brought attention to the vulnerability of even reputable websites. The security breach uncovered [...]
Hey Sticky Password 5.0 Beta winners! We would like to thank to all of the Sticky Password 5.0 Beta version testers! Whatever the level of involvement, we couldn’t have gotten Sticky Password 5.0 ready without your help. Some of you were involved in the testing process from the beginning and provided detailed feedback on the [...]
