#password security
How a ‘123456’ Password Exposed Nearly 9 Million Danes’ National ID Records
A trusted Danish IT vendor reportedly protected administrator access to the national CPR population register with the password "123456," letting an attacker harvest records tied to roughly 8.8...
Weak Admin Password Tied to Exposure of 8.8 Million Danish Identity Records
A breach involving authorized access to Denmark’s CPR register reportedly exposed records linked to about 8.8 million identification numbers. Reporting connects the incident to weak credentials at IT...
Microsoft Edge Stores Your Entire Password Vault in Cleartext Process Memory — Every Session
Security researcher @L1v1ng0ffTh3L4N has revealed that Microsoft Edge decrypts all stored passwords into plaintext process memory at browser launch and keeps them there for the entire session. Unlike...