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How an 8-Character Password Could be Cracked in Just a Few Minutes

Security experts keep advising us to create strong and complex passwords to protect our online accounts and data from savvy cybercriminals. And “complex” typically means using lowercase and uppercase characters, numbers, and even special symbols. But, complexity by itself can still open your password to cracking if it doesn’t contain...

Facebook and Microsoft Remain Prime Targets for Spoofing

Facebook and Microsoft’s collective dominance as the most spoofed brands continued into H1 2023, with the former accounting for 18% of all phishing URLs and the latter accounting for 15%. Microsoft experienced increase in spoofing attempts While Facebook was the clear leader, Microsoft overtook the social media giant in Q2...