Researchers from a collection of universities in China and the US have apparently created a method of discovering passwords by looking for the interference that body movement makes in WiFi signals.
UK-based international recruitment firm Michael Page has had a database of 780,000 of its job applicants from around the world accidentally leaked by consulting firm Capgemini.
In a filing with the SEC on Wednesday, Yahoo admitted that some individuals within the company were aware of a network system intrusion that compromised over 500 million accounts shortly after the incident transpired in late 2014.
A new report that demonstrates how hackers can easily crack a targeted user's passwords with a minimal amount of information underscores the dangers of data leaks and poor password management.
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