Tag: security

UnitedHealth has breach and leak of data on 100 million customers

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/25/24279288/unitedhealth-change-breach-100-million-leak UnitedHealth data breach leaked info on over 100 million people The February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare coughed up Social Security numbers as well as billing and health information. Insurance company UnitedHealth Group is confirming a ransomware attack earlier this year affected the private data of over 100 million people. The number was published … Continue reading UnitedHealth has breach and leak of data on 100 million customers →

Microsoft is changing how you log into your accounts

http://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/02/passkeys-explained-microsoft-xbox-password/ Microsoft is changing how you log in to your accounts Microsoft 365, Copilot and Skype accounts can now use “passkeys,” which are more secure than passwords. Here’s how they work. By Tatum Hunter May 2, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EDT As passwords slowly go extinct, Microsoft is introducing another way to log in to your consumer … Continue reading Microsoft is changing how you log into your accounts →

Locked out of your two-factor authentication app? Don’t panic

http://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/guides/locked-out-two-factor-authentication-app-recovery/ So You’re Locked Out of Your Two-Factor Authentication App. Don’t Panic. Published April 12, 2024 Illustration: Yann Bastard By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a writer who has covered privacy and security—including password managers, VPNs, security keys, and more—for over a decade. It’s a nightmare scenario: You’ve protected all of your online accounts with two-factor authentication, just … Continue reading Locked out of your two-factor authentication app? Don’t panic →

Passkeys here to replace passwords — but will you like them?

My favorite bypass for remembering passwords is the Touch ID button in the upper right corner of my MacBook keyboard. I still have the responsibility of setting up a good password at the beginning but that button (or the computer's password) bring up my password from either Google or Safari's collected passwords. https://apple.news/ATXTHnBaWRpek5HZAZ8L25A BYE, ABC123 … Continue reading Passkeys here to replace passwords — but will you like them? →