Data broker blunders as millions are exposed with public passwords
Background checking company National Public Data (NPD) has admitted to leaking sensitive information, including phone numbers, addresses and Social Security numbers, to hackers. The company did not disclose the scale of the breach. 2.7 billion records involvedIt probably contains data on almost every American. To make matters worse, a new report has revealed that another […]
No more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UK | Data and computer security
Techniques that use weak passwords such as ‘admin’ or ‘12345’ are set to be banned in the UK under new legislation that requires all smart devices to meet minimum security standards. The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology announced that measures to protect consumers from hacking and cyber-attacks will come into force on Monday. This […]