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Bitwarden Acquires Passwordless.dev to Make Technologies Accessible to Users
Bitwarden — the open source password manager — announced its acquisition of Passwordless.dev, a startup that specializes in minimizing complexities for developers seeking to integrate passwordless authentication features (such as...
Avast Releases Free Decrypter for Victims of BianLian Ransomware Attacks
Victims of the BianLian ransomware attacks can download the free decryption tool recently released by popular cybersecurity company, Avast. It’s completely free and receives updates as more versions of the malware are found.
Th...
Canada’s Largest Liquor Retailers Lose Credit Card Information to Hackers
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) issued a statement on Jan. 12 regarding a cybersecurity incident it experienced. According to the notice, the incident affected “online sales through LCBO.com,” and “immediate steps were...
Norton’s LifeLock Password Manager Faces Breach
Hackers breached Norton Password Manager in early December, according to Gen Digital, the parent company for Norton, AVG, Avast, and other well-known cybersecurity products. This came after the attacker purchased username and pass...
ID Verification Now Required to Watch Adult Content in Louisiana
Louisiana has issued a law — Act 440 — that requires websites with adult content to verify the age of its visitors. The means of verification can be a government-issued ID, such as a driver’s license.
The bill was proposed by R...
NordVPN’s No-Logs Policy Verified a Third Time
NordVPN conducted the third independent audit of its no-logs policy. The audit was performed by Deloitte, which is an industry-leading auditing firm. It’s a member of The Big Four — four massive firms that oversee over 80% of US p...
LastPass Sued Over Password Vault Breach
LastPass is facing a class action lawsuit after announcing last month that it lost its customers’ password vaults during a data breach. The lawsuit was filed by Plaintiff John Doe, who, apparently, has been using the password mana...
Bitdefender Releases MegaCortex Ransomware Decryptor
Bitdefender, in cooperation with Europol, the Zürich authorities, and the NoMoreRansomware Project has released a free ransomware decryptor to help the victims of the MegaCortex cyber criminal group get their stolen data back. Thi...
Job Applicants Fall Victim to Five Guys Burger Chain Data Breach
American burger chain, Five Guys, experienced a data breach mid-September last year, which led to the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) of job applicants.
According to the fast food chain, it “identified a s...
Slack’s Github Code Stolen During Breach
Popular online chat company Slack announced last week that it was the victim of a data breach, which resulted in several employee tokens being stolen. Though there was only a limited amount of tokens taken, threat actors were able...