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Meta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext
arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/meta-slapped-with-101-million-fine-for-storing-passwords-in-plaintext/
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@Rsync25
28 Sep 2024
security
related
Microsoft Edge stores your passwords in plaintext RAM... on purpose - PC World
www.pcworld.com/article/3131805/microsoft-edge-stores-your-passwords-in-plaintext-ram-on-purpose.html
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@Scoresby
6 May
lol
tech
HIPPO Turns One Master Password Into Many Without Storing Any
spectrum.ieee.org/storeless-password-manager
382 sats
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@0xbitcoiner
15 Apr
security
Researcher uncovers one of the biggest password dumps in recent history
arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/71-million-passwords-for-facebook-coinbase-and-others-found-for-sale/
1895 sats
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@jakoyoh629
20 Jan 2024
security
NIST Proposes Barring Some Of The Most Nonsensical Password Rules
495 sats
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@0xbitcoiner
26 Sep 2024
security
Automatic Password Hacking Machine Confirmed—Stop Using Passwords Now
www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/03/27/automatic-hacking-machine-uses-millions-of-stolen-passwords-to-attack/
337 sats
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4 comments
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@ch0k1
27 Mar 2025
security
Google Says Sorry After Passwords Vanish For 15 Million Windows Users
www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/07/28/google-says-sorry-after-passwords-vanish-for-15-million-windows-users/
1218 sats
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5 comments
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@beorange
28 Jul 2024
tech
Creating and managing strong passwords
2539 sats
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@Nysolo
6 Jun 2023
bitcoin
freebie
“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.
www.zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-tracking-explained-it-could
1174 sats
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@k00b
16 Jun 2025
security
Texas sues Meta, WhatsApp over encryption privacy claims
www.reuters.com/legal/government/texas-sues-meta-whatsapp-over-encryption-privacy-claims-2026-05-21/
1069 sats
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4 comments
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@m0wer
23 May
tech
Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext
stackdiary.com/signal-under-fire-for-storing-encryption-keys-in-plaintext/
1222 sats
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@kepford
9 Jul 2024
privacy
Meta accused of breaking European law with its ‘pay or consent’ model
www.cnn.com/2024/07/01/tech/meta-eu-competition-rules/index.html
1050 sats
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@ch0k1
1 Jul 2024
news
Microsoft Confirms Password Deletion For 1 Billion Users—Attacks Up 200%
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/13/microsoft-confirms-password-deletion-for-1-billion-users-attacks-up-200/
610 sats
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@Rsync25
17 Dec 2024
security
Password managers less secure than promised - Samuel Schlaefli
ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2026/02/password-managers-less-secure-than-promised.html
1638 sats
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@Scoresby
16 Feb
news
tech
What's the worst password management story you have ever heard?
807 sats
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@kepford
26 Nov 2025
tech
DEF CON Researcher Exposes How Password Managers Betray Your Trust
www.sambent.com/urgent-def-con-researcher-exposes-how-password-managers-betray-your-trust/
682 sats
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5 comments
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@k00b
21 Aug 2025
security
The World’s Most Common Passwords
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@suraz
6 Jul 2025
charts_and_maps
Meta seeking unfettered access to iPhone user data via EU DMA requests
appleinsider.com/articles/24/12/19/meta-seeking-unfettered-access-to-iphone-user-data-via-eu-dma-interoperability-requests
1056 sats
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@k00b
20 Dec 2024
privacy
CISA left a GitHub repo open with passwords, keys, tokens
www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/19/americas-top-cyber-defense-agency-left-a-github-repo-open-with-with-passwords-keys-tokens-and-incredibly-obvious-filenames/5242915
626 sats
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@0xbitcoiner
19 May
lol
Bitwarden Hack - How to Break Into Password Vaults Without Using Passwords 👀
blog.redteam-pentesting.de/2024/bitwarden-heist/
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@FlashYellow
4 Jan 2024
security
PearPass, a Peer-to-Peer Password Manager to Eliminate Cloud Breach Risks
tether.io/news/tether-launches-pearpass-a-peer-to-peer-password-manager-to-eliminate-cloud-breach-risks/
559 sats
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@0xbitcoiner
17 Dec 2025
tech
12,000+ API Keys and Passwords Found in Public Datasets Used for LLM Training
thehackernews.com/2025/02/12000-api-keys-and-passwords-found-in.html
858 sats
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@aljaz
28 Feb 2025
security
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