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Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Security researchers have uncovered a hack that allows cyber criminals to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their passwords. Analysis from security firm CloudSEK found that a dangerous form of malware uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people’s private data, and is already being actively tested by hacking groups. The exploit was… Source link

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Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Security researchers have uncovered a hack that allows cyber criminals to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their passwords. Analysis from security firm CloudSEK found that a dangerous form of malware uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people’s private data, and is already being actively tested by hacking groups. The exploit was… Source link

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Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Security researchers have uncovered a hack that allows cyber criminals to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their passwords. Analysis from security firm CloudSEK found that a dangerous form of malware uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people’s private data, and is already being actively tested by hacking groups. The exploit was… Source link

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Google told me to change my password, should I be worried?

Google told me to change my password, should I be worried?

https://cms.foxnews.com/wp/wp-admin/post.php?post=5016833&action=edit# – If you have a Google account, it often saves you an extra step when signing up or logging into many websites or apps.  That’s because the websites or apps are able to access certain information from your Google profile, such as your name and email address.  CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER  This eliminates the need for… Source link

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Google told me to change my password, should I be worried?

Google told me to change my password, should I be worried?

https://cms.foxnews.com/wp/wp-admin/post.php?post=5016833&action=edit# – If you have a Google account, it often saves you an extra step when signing up or logging into many websites or apps.  That’s because the websites or apps are able to access certain information from your Google profile, such as your name and email address.  CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER  This eliminates the need for… Source link

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Password sharing ‘undermines’ business, warns crackdown will intensify

Password sharing ‘undermines’ business, warns crackdown will intensify

Netflix (NFLX) freeloaders, beware! The company is ramping up its password sharing crackdown. Following fourth quarter earnings results on Thursday that saw subscriber numbers leap past expectations, the company warned in its quarterly letter to shareholders it will be intensifying its push to combat password sharing. “Later in Q1, we expect to start rolling out paid sharing more broadly. Today’s widespread account sharing (100M+ households) undermines our long term ability to invest in and… Source link

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Password sharing ‘undermines’ business, warns crackdown will intensify

Password sharing ‘undermines’ business, warns crackdown will intensify

Netflix (NFLX) freeloaders, beware! The company is ramping up its password sharing crackdown. Following fourth quarter earnings results on Thursday that saw subscriber numbers leap past expectations, the company warned in its quarterly letter to shareholders it will be intensifying its push to combat password sharing. “Later in Q1, we expect to start rolling out paid sharing more broadly. Today’s widespread account sharing (100M+ households) undermines our long term ability to invest in and… Source link

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Google Update for January is out with a sweet new Password Manager feature and other goodies

Google Update for January is out with a sweet new Password Manager feature and other goodies

So, one of the cool tricks that Android can do is deliver updates and improvements without major version updates. This is possible though the way Google Play Services started to work around the release of Android 10 and up. The latest version of the Play Services update — that for January — is currently rolling out. Thanks to a detailed report from 9to5Google, we’ve gotten an overview of the most notable features, besides the usual bug fixes and improvements to… Source link

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