Hacker News with Generative AI: Password Security

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 15 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_ 16 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 97 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 188 days ago | 3 comments
'RockYou2024': Nearly 10B passwords leaked online (malwarebytes.com)
Data Breaches, Cybersecurity, Password Security, Data Leaks
11 points by mhavelka77 267 days ago | 5 comments
Password cracking: past, present, future (OffensiveCon 2024) (openwall.com)
Security, Cybersecurity, Hacking, Password Security, Conferences
36 points by todsacerdoti 323 days ago | 5 comments