Hackers infiltrated the European social network VK.com at some point over the last several years and made off with credentials for 100 million of its users.
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Threatpost News Wrap, June 13, 2016
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the back and forth around whether or not TeamViewer was hacked, the fallout around the years-old MySpace and Tumblr breaches, and a 90K Windows zero day.
How to delete your smartphone data securely before selling your device
Understanding how to delete your smartphone data before selling your device is important if you want to protect your privacy and keep information secure.
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TeamViewer Denies Hack, Blames Password Reuse for Compromises
TeamViewer continues to refute claims this week it was hacked and instead claims that password reuse and careless user actions may have led to a scourge of hacks.
Millions of Stolen MySpace, Tumblr Credentials Being Sold Online
Hackers are selling roughly 427 million passwords belonging to users of MySpace along with information on 65 million Tumblr users.
65 million Tumblr users should probably be careful…
65 million Tumblr users have had their details compromised as a result of a recently-discovered breach dating back to 2013. But it’s not just their passwords that they should be concerned about.
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Facebook Ads now Tracks you, Even if you don't have an Account
There’s nowhere to hide across the web, especially from the marketing and advertising companies.
If you are paranoid about your privacy, you may get upset to know that Facebook will now track and deliver targeted Ads on other apps and websites for everyone, even if you do not have Facebook accounts.
Until now, Facebook was showing targeted ads only to its users, but now the social networking
Microsoft Moves Against Bad Passwords
Microsoft says enterprises need to ban common passwords and rethink outdated ideas about what makes a strong password.
GDPR Day: countdown to a global privacy and security regimen?
This thing called GDPR will impact data security and privacy policy at many US firms when it takes effect two years from today. Start learning what the EU General Data Protection Regulation means to your business.
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Google Aims to Kill Passwords with Project Abacus
Google wants to kill passwords with Project Abacus, which Google said will become available on Android devices by the end of 2016.