To World Password Day [7th May]: Improved security instead of constantly changing passwords

The darknet is awash with leaked datasets from major database hacks. Researchers of online security then compile the compromised data and categorize the login credentials in their research databases. “The Have I Been Pwned? database is one of the most famous resources for data breaches, and it is publicly accessible. Currently it contains login records of 17.5 billion compromised accounts from 972 sources of data breaches. Users can enter their e-mail and check whether their e-mail account appears in a database and if so, which data breach. Of course, the password won’t be listed; there is only an indication of whether or not it was also leaked”, explains Erik Heyland, Head of Testing Labs at AV-TEST. […]Read more

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