Hacker News with Generative AI: Online Security

Bitwarden is turning 2FA on by default for new devices (bitwarden.com)
To keep your account safe and secure, in February 2025, Bitwarden will require additional verification for users who do not use two-step login.
Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Password Management, Online Security
225 points by coldblues 24 days ago | 254 comments
Let's Encrypt Ending Support for Expiration Notification Emails (letsencrypt.org)
Security, Email, Certificate Authorities, Technology, Online Security
80 points by mdwern 30 days ago | 12 comments
Attacker Has Techdirt Reclassified as Phishing Site (techdirt.com)
Here on Techdirt, we write a lot about content moderation and even did a whole big series of content moderation case studies. However, here’s an interesting one that involves Techdirt itself from a couple weeks ago. It’s also a perfect example of Masnick’s Impossibility Theorem in action and a reminder of how the never-ending flood of spam and scams provides cover for bad actors to sneak through abusive reports.
Content Moderation, Online Security, Phishing, Case Studies, Spam
19 points by hn_acker 71 days ago | 3 comments
Tell HN: Need help, locked out of Google account with 10 years of personal data (ycombinator.com)
I've been locked out of my Google account which contains over a decade of my digital life, and I'm at my wit's end trying to recover it.
Data Recovery, Personal Data, Online Security
242 points by taosx 76 days ago | 119 comments
Ask HN: What do you do for online privacy? (ycombinator.com)
Two years ago, I submitted this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33558737 which turned up some interesting comments.<p>I thought I'd revisit this topic now that it's been almost two years.<p># Applications, Operating Systems<p>Do you run specific browsers, and why? Do you have specific applications that you use to protect your privacy? Do you engage in any kind of hardening?<p>Do you run any specific kind of operating system (say, Windows, Mac, etc) and why?
Privacy, Online Security, Operating Systems, Software
16 points by deafpolygon 136 days ago | 13 comments
Show HN: A ninja's Handbook: A book on privacy, security, and anonymity online (zolagonano.github.io)
Privacy, Security, Anonymity, Online Security
127 points by znano 189 days ago | 16 comments
'Pig Butchering' Online Scams Are Proliferating. Here's Why They Work So Well (wsj.com)
Scams, Online Security, Social Engineering, Crime
9 points by fortran77 191 days ago | 1 comments
Booking.com ignores twofactor, lets everyone email-login without a password (ycombinator.com)
Security, Cybersecurity, Online Security, Authentication
90 points by MyFirstSass 248 days ago | 51 comments
'New York Times source code' leaks online via 4chan (theregister.com)
Data Breaches, Online Security, Hacking, 4chan
16 points by lawgimenez 258 days ago | 7 comments
Ask HN: What do social networks put unique IDs in link sharing for? (ycombinator.com)
Social Media, Privacy, Data, Online Security
10 points by Timothee 285 days ago | 10 comments