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Criminals use stolen passwords to access multiple accounts
Your digital identity could be at risk The number of successful cyber attacks against major companies continues to grow each year. As nefarious individuals steal more consumer data for illegal purposes, the chances of these victims becoming victims of additional cybercrimes increases, and it could be the victim’s fault. If a person has at least…
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How to securely send someone a password
You’re sitting at an airport waiting for a flight when your significant other calls to ask for the password to an online account. There are people all around you and no place you can go to prevent others from overhearing your conversation. It’s a pressing matter, and it can’t wait until you arrive at a…
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Change your password immediately if you have a Yahoo account
In an announcement on September 22, 2016, Yahoo disclosed the news that criminals stole account information for more than 500 million users from its systems in late 2014. While the company doesn’t believe financial information was included in that data breach, it does state, “account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates…