Hacker News with Generative AI: Password Security

Suspected InfoStealer Malware Data Breach Exposed 184M Logins/Passwords (websiteplanet.com)
Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to Website Planet about a non-password-protected database that contained 184 million login and password credentials.
Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Malware, Password Security, Login Credentials
6 points by frizlab 23 hours ago | 0 comments
Hackers Weaponize KeePass Password Manager (gbhackers.com)
Threat actors have successfully exploited the widely-used open-source password manager, KeePass, to spread malware and facilitate large-scale password theft.
Cybersecurity, Malware, Password Security
8 points by mosiuerbarso 5 days ago | 2 comments
Password reuse is rampant: nearly half of observed user logins are compromised (cloudflare.com)
Based on Cloudflare's observed traffic between September - November 2024, 41% of successful logins across websites protected by Cloudflare involve compromised passwords.
Cybersecurity, Password Security, User Behavior, Data Analysis
32 points by cassianoleal 66 days ago | 45 comments
Cloudflare Analyzes Login Credentials (benjojo.co.uk)
Based on Cloudflare's observed traffic between September - November 2024, 41% of successful logins across websites protected by Cloudflare involve compromised passwords.
Security, Data Analysis, Internet Security, Password Security
6 points by dsr_ 67 days ago | 0 comments
Help me find a blogpost I saw here once (ycombinator.com)
Within the past 2 years. It was specifically about correlating information obtained from dumps of breached websites to identify users and take advantage of password reuse to hack accounts.
Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Password Security, Information Security, User Privacy
6 points by branon 149 days ago | 2 comments
NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules (arstechnica.com)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal body that sets technology standards for governmental agencies, standards organizations, and private companies, has proposed barring some of the most vexing and nonsensical password requirements.
Cybersecurity, Technology Standards, Password Security
44 points by ashton314 239 days ago | 3 comments
'RockYou2024': Nearly 10B passwords leaked online (malwarebytes.com)
Data Breaches, Cybersecurity, Password Security, Data Leaks
11 points by mhavelka77 318 days ago | 5 comments
Password cracking: past, present, future (OffensiveCon 2024) (openwall.com)
Security, Cybersecurity, Hacking, Password Security, Conferences
36 points by todsacerdoti 374 days ago | 5 comments