Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours

Security firm Mandiant has released a database that allows any administrative password protected by Microsoft’s NTLM.v1 hash ...

Meta Calls for Calm Amidst Instagram Password Reset Panic

“Don’t Panic.” This isn’t “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” but Meta’s latest guide to Instagram. Meta has sought to ...
techannouncer

How to Resolve ‘MySQL Shutdown Unexpectedly’ Error in XAMPP?

To develop and manage web applications on the local system, most developers use XAMPP. It is an open-source local web server environment that not only helps to run the PHP applications but also allows ...
The Harvard Crimson

Cambridge Asks Residents To Reset Passwords on Emergency Alert Platform After Cyberattack

Cambridge switched to an updated emergency alert system and urged users to reset their passwords after a nationwide cyberattack on the system’s provider exposed sensitive user data, the city announced ...
Cleveland.com

Cuyahoga County urges ReadyNotify users to change passwords after data breach

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cuyahoga County officials are urging residents to safeguard their personal information after a nationwide cybersecurity incident may have exposed data tied to the county’s ...
The Dispatch

Data breach reported in Davidson County’s CodeRed alert system; Users Urged to Change Passwords

A data breach has occurred with the Davidson County mass-alert system, according to a press release from Davidson County Emergency Management. The leaked data includes usernames and passwords for ...
Forbes

Reset Exposed Gmail Passwords And Use Passkeys, Google Warns

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Nov. 3 with further reports into breached Gmail passwords ...
CNET

If You Stream on Plex, You Need to Reset Your Password Now

Users of the streaming service received a warning that emails, usernames and hashed passwords for a limited group of customers were exposed. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and ...
Engadget

Plex tells users to change their passwords after data breach

The Plex streaming platform has experienced a security breach and is telling customers to change their passwords "immediately." They also suggest that users enable two-factor authentication and sign ...
TechSpot

Plex suffers major data breach, urges users to reset their passwords

What just happened? Plex, the media streaming company behind its namesake OTT platform and media server software, has confirmed a data breach in which an "unauthorized third party" accessed personal ...
TechCrunch

Plex urges users to change passwords after data breach

Streaming giant Plex is urging its customers to change their passwords after it disclosed a data breach of one of its user databases. The company said in a post on Monday that it was aware of a ...