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  2. Password cracking - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_cracking

    In cryptanalysis and computer security, password cracking is the process of guessing passwords [ 1] protecting a computer system. A common approach ( brute-force attack) is to repeatedly try guesses for the password and to check them against an available cryptographic hash of the password. [ 2] Another type of approach is password spraying ...

  3. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account - AOL Help

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    Change your password immediately. 2. Delete app passwords you don’t recognize. 3. Revert your mail settings if they were changed. 4. Ensure you have antivirus software installed and updated. 5. Check to make sure your recovery options are up-to-date. 6. Consider enabling two-step verification to add an extra layer of security to your account.

  4. 'Roblox' worker sold user data access to a hacker - Engadget

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    An anonymous attacker talking to Motherboard has revealed that they bribed a Roblox customer support representative to get access to the customer support panel for the online game platform. The ...

  5. Passwordstate users warned to 'reset all passwords' after ...

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    Click Studios, the Australian software house that develops the enterprise password manager Passwordstate, has warned customers to reset passwords across their organizations after a cyberattack on ...

  6. Making a living scamming the scammers - Engadget

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    In a bizarre, somewhat ironic twist, he now makes a living scamming scammers. These days, Kitboga's viewers tend to send in scams they come across. He receives a handful of submissions every day ...

  7. Security hacker - Wikipedia

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    Computer hacking. A security hacker or security researcher is someone who explores methods for breaching defenses and exploiting weaknesses in a computer system or network. [ 1] Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, such as profit, protest, information gathering, [ 2] challenge, recreation, [ 3] or evaluation of a system ...

  8. Hacker finds bug that allowed anyone to bypass Facebook 2FA

    techcrunch.com/2023/01/30/facebook-two-factor

    Mänôz found the bug in the Meta Accounts Center last year, and reported it to the company in mid-September. Meta fixed the bug a few days later, and paid Mänôz $27,200 for reporting the bug ...

  9. XZ Utils backdoor - Wikipedia

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    Between November 2021 and February 2024, a malicious backdoor was introduced to the Linux utility xz within the liblzma library in versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 by an account using the name "Jia Tan". [ b][ 2] The backdoor gives an attacker who possesses a specific Ed448 private key remote code execution capabilities on the affected Linux system.