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Guest Post & Quiz: Data Breach: Don’t Let it Get You!

By Rachael Bradshaw on August 10, 2021 | Tagged with cybercrime, cybertheft, data, Data, Data Collection, data security, Digital Security, Hacking, identity theft, Online Safety, password, pharming, Phishing, safety, security

Data Breach: Don’t Let it Get You! by Amruta Phansalker Check out the end of this post for a fun quiz to see if you can spot potential data breaches! We hear of data breach incidents often. But what are they exactly, and why should we worry about them? Did you know that your data […]

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Guest Post: Password Managers: How to create and keep track of strong passwords for multiple accounts

Guest Post: Password Managers: How to create and keep track of strong passwords for multiple accounts

By Rachael Bradshaw on March 24, 2021 | Tagged with Digital Security, online privacy, Online Safety, password, privacy, Protect, safety

Password Managers: How to create and keep track of strong passwords for multiple accounts by Dana Svitavsky Passwords are an important part of internet life, and you can’t successfully use the internet without them. This means that it’s important to think about how your passwords are being kept safe. A study from the Pew Research […]

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In the News: ‘WaitList.dat” file is harvesting text from touch-based Windows PCs

By Jason Cheung on November 13, 2018 | Tagged with cybersecurity, data harvesting, digital forensics, In the News, password, side-channel

Do you have a touch-based Windows PC? If you have used the ‘Handwriting Recognition’[1] feature, text you entered through any method (keyboard or handwriting) may have been harvested and sent to Microsoft, according to ZDNet [2]. According to digital forensics and incident response expert Barnaby Skeggs, when this ‘Handwriting Recognition’ feature is turned on, a […]

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In the News: Many Instagram Users Report Unauthorized Entry into Account

In the News: Many Instagram Users Report Unauthorized Entry into Account

By Jason Cheung on August 28, 2018 | Tagged with cybertheft, hacked, In the News, password, ransomware, security, Social media, web security

In August 2018, Instagram users reported that their accounts had been compromised by hackers that changed their account password, disabled two-factor authentication, and edited personal information. Karissa Bell [1] reported that Instagram users were reaching out on other social media platforms [2] to report unauthorized entry into their accounts. Several commonalities were reported among the accounts affected: a […]

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Digital Tattoo experiences Twitter hijacking

Digital Tattoo experiences Twitter hijacking

By Michelle Ghoussoub on June 30, 2014 | Tagged with Hacking, Online Safety, password, security, Twitter

In the age of passwords and countless online accounts, it would appear that even the most informed are at risk! Last week the Digital Tattoo Project fell victim to a Twitter hacking. We first became aware of the issue when we noticed that the Twitter name of the account in question had been changed to the […]

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Re-thinking your Password Prowess

By Tricia Jose on November 22, 2011 | Tagged with Digital identity, digital tattoo, online identity, password

A recent Digital Life blog post on the Sydney Morning Herald website posed an important question around the strength of online passwords. Clearly, this isn’t the first time that the author of the blog, Adam Turner, has addressed this issue as he states: “I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve read about the […]

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