An analysis finds that ‘123456’ is by far the most-commonly re-occurring password on breached accounts
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BEC fraud losses almost doubled last year
On the good news front, the FBI notes the success of its newly-established team in recovering some of the funds lost in BEC scams
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Over 23 million breached accounts used ‘123456’ as password
The notorious six-digit string continues to ‘reign supreme’ among the most-hacked passwords
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WannaCryptor ‘accidental hero’ pleads guilty to malware charges
Marcus Hutchins, who is best known for his inadvertent role in blunting the WannaCryptor outbreak two years ago, may now face a stretch behind bars
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Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Microsoft has admitted that some users of its web-based email services such as Outlook.com have had their account information and, in some cases, even email contents exposed
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Embracing creativity to improve cyber-readiness
How approaching cybersecurity with creativity in mind can lead to better protection from digital threats
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Bug in EA’s Origin client left gamers open to attacks
The patch for the remote code execution vulnerability is already available, so don’t hold off on installing it
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Your Android phone can now double as a security key
An extra layer of security never hurt anybody, doubly so now that you can turn your phone into a physical security key
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Microsoft reveals breach affecting webmail users
Some users of Microsoft’s web-based email services such as Outlook.com had their account information exposed in an incident that, as it later emerged, also impacted email contents
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Hackers crack university cyber-defenses in just two hours
More than 50 universities in the United Kingdom had their cyber-defenses tested by ethical hackers, and the ‘grades’ aren’t pretty
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