Slack developers have notified about 0.5% of users that they are forcibly resetting their passwords due to a bug. They will need to change their passwords due to a recently fixed bug that exposed salted password hashes when creating or revoking invite links. Let me remind you that we also wrote that ToTok messenger turned… Continue reading Slack Is Resetting User Passwords Due to a Bug
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Major corporations teamed up to fight AI bias
American corporations have teamed up to form the Data & Trust Alliance, which has developed a software assessment system to fight AI bias. When hiring employees, HR departments are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for help. With their help, CVs are analyzed, video interviews are conducted and the mental state of applicants is… Continue reading Major corporations teamed up to fight AI bias
Though 2020 is ending, the list of worst passwords is still topes “123456”
The end of the year is approaching, and the developers of the password manager NordPass have once again published a list of the most popular and weak passwords of 2020. The worst password in 2020 is still the same “123456”. Unfortunately, over the past 12 months, password security hasn’t improved at all. To compile the… Continue reading Though 2020 is ending, the list of worst passwords is still topes “123456”
HIBP (Have I Been Pwned?) leak aggregator opens the source code
Founder of Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) Troy Hunt announced that after a series of unsuccessful attempts to sell the project, about which he talked this spring, he decided to open the source code. Let I remind you that HIBP, founded in 2013, is a service for verifying credentials for compromise. Collecting information about various… Continue reading HIBP (Have I Been Pwned?) leak aggregator opens the source code
Once more about data breaches
One of the biggest breaches of databases happened recently – personal information on nearly 50 thousand users was stolen and replaced by random files with instructions on how to get the data back. Even those users who paid never got their information back. Why? Because it is not beneficial to other hackers – if you… Continue reading Once more about data breaches
How can hackers crack your router?
Do you think that you are protected from hackers? Of course, you are using a wireless access point with an encryption. You are wrong! pull your password from the air! There are 4 things, that hackers hope you won’t find out WEP encryption is unworkable for protecting your wireless network. WEP (stands for Wired Equivalent… Continue reading How can hackers crack your router?
Top-6 biggest tech failures of 2016
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 The biggest failure of Samsung for all history is Galaxy Note 7. Smartphones started exploding, that caused a stoppage in production and users were forbidden from taking them on airplanes. It will take a lot of time to clear the PR debacle from this company. Windows 10 We all waited for… Continue reading Top-6 biggest tech failures of 2016