According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.
"Password spraying" is when criminals use the same, somewhat "simple" password, against thousands of emails. This new threat coming at a time when cyber defenses are being threatened by Hurricane Florence.
How many passwords do you have? How would you like to trade them all in for just one, ultra-secure password? It is possible, but a 7 On Your Side tryout finds you have to really want it.
The FBI is warning the public to reboot the routers in their homes and businesses to disable the VPNFIlter malware, which they say was created by Russian-linked hackers.
Jan. 28 marks Data Privacy Day, a day to take stock of how well you are guarding your personal information online. It's an area in which we can always improve, so here are some tips to help you get there.
The man who got us all to change our passwords every few months and who suggested we create logins with special characters and numbers says he regrets giving us the advice.