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How to make your passwords stronger?

Resorting to one password for all your apps and websites is not a good idea, especially if it's got to do with your financial transactions. Having simple passwords because you can remember them easily also doesn't work because hackers and hacking software are getting smarter by the day. Here are some tips that could help you build the perfect hack-proof password.

13 Sep 2019
Technology

Facebook admits storing passwords in plain text

The blunder was uncovered during a routine security review early this year, according to CanahuatiThe exact number had yet to be determined, but archives with unencrypted user passwords were found dating back to the year 2012

1 min read22 Mar 2019
Technology

From ‘123456’ to ‘princess’, here is the list of worst passwords to have

2018 was the fifth consecutive year that 123456 and password retained their top two spots on the list

1 min read17 Dec 2018
Companies

Dell.com resets all customer passwords after cyber attack

Dell did not tell customers about the attack when it forced the password resets, according to a person familiar with the breach

1 min read29 Nov 2018
Mint-lounge

Letter from a password phobic

The endless cycle of remembering and forgetting complicates our life beyond necessary

6 min read9 Sep 2017
Companies

Zomato to reach out to 6.6 million hacked users to update their passwords

Zomato says will reach out to 6.6 million users to get them to update their password on all services where they might have used the same password

1 min read19 May 2017
Industry

Facebook wants to be more secure, and not penalize video shares

Your favourite social media network is making some changes, again. There is now a new way to access your Facebook account, and some changes to the algorithms that push content to your newsfeed

1 min read27 Jan 2017
Industry

Study shows ‘123456’ was the most common password in 2016

Nearly 17% of users are safeguarding their accounts with '123456' says password management company Keeper Security

1 min read15 Jan 2017
Industry

No mobile payment app in India fully secure: Qualcomm

Qualcomm executive says wallets and mobile banking applications in India are not using hardware level security which can make online transactions more secure

1 min read13 Dec 2016
Industry

Yahoo tipped off to hack by report of data dump on dark web

Yahoo not spotting a huge leak as details on half a billion profiles is a major failure, according to security experts

5 min read24 Sep 2016
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