Dataleak: Elsevier Left Users’ Passwords Exposed Online

Publisher Elsevier has leaked the unencrypted passwords and e-mail addresses of users via an unsecured server. The data was accessible to everyone on the internet. How long the data was online and how many users were affected is still unclear. Security investigator Mossab Hussein discovered Elsevier’s server. It contained unencrypted passwords of users and their … Read more

IMAP on email vulnerable for password-spraying attacks

IMAP (Internet message access protocol) is an authentication protocol enabling an account to be accessed from multiple devices. This is often used by desktop and mobile phone email clients to retrieve email from the email server. No additonal layer of protection is possible with multi-factor authentication. IMAP support is “on” by default on Office 365 … Read more

Online safety education for 4-7 year olds

In 2018, 25% of their parents said they were worried about children giving out details to inappropriate people online – a rise from 18% the previous year. Children aged four to seven are now being targeted in a new online video campaign from the National Crime Agency (NCA). The series of videos called Jessie & … Read more