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Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻Step 2: change default browser to Brave and install the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/iCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iCloud</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Passwords</a> Chrome extension, so I can (for now) access all my passwords and verification codes from iCloud. Just used that to authorise Mastodon macOS/iPadOS app to run on my refurbished Mac Mini M2, and write this post!

Anonymous 🐈️🐾☕🍵🏴🇵🇸 :af:“Prove you're not a robot” — turns into full system breach!Hackers are using fake CAPTCHA checks to deploy a stealthy new Rust malware, EDDIESTEALER, via ClickFix—a social engineering trick abusing PowerShell on Windows <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Passwords</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crypto</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wallets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wallets</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cookies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CyberAttacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberAttacks</a> <a href="https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/eddiestealer-malware-uses-clickfix.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/eddiestealer-malware-uses-clickfix.html</a>

James House-Lantto (He/Him)<a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/time-to-change-your-netflix-password-millions-of-login-details-have-leaked-according-to-a-cybersecurity-report-and-its-not-just-netflix" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techradar.com/streaming/time-to-change-your-netflix-password-millions-of-login-details-have-leaked-according-to-a-cybersecurity-report-and-its-not-just-netflix</a>I'm getting to this one a couple of days late.7-Million accounts for streaming services have been compromised, Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV are all affected.These services were NOT breached, financial info is safe, the credentials were obtained through other methods (phishing etc) if you use any of these services, it might not hurt to change your password.And if you haven't already, setup 2FA<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Entertainment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Passwords</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2FA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2FA</a>

The New Oil<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/MicrosoftAuthenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MicrosoftAuthenticator</a> now warns to export <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a> before July cutoff<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-authenticator-now-warns-to-export-passwords-before-july-cutoff/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-authenticator-now-warns-to-export-passwords-before-july-cutoff/</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Authenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authenticator</a>

Dumb Password RulesThis dumb password rule is from Best Buy.You can enter whatever password you like! But you probably don't want to make it too long, because you'll break us and you'll never be able to login again.<a href="https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/best-buy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/best-buy/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#password</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dumbpasswordrules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dumbpasswordrules</a>

Politics CanadaChange your passwords, folks! Millions of passwords leaked online, again. (And again and again and again. We need something better than passwords, which are clearly obsolete.) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersec</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hacked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacked</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a> <a href="https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/26/184-million-records-data-leak-google-paypal-and-netflix-passwords-discovered/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKliGRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBid1l5d0dxTURzSVpIcndLAR6NHt76vpmelFKHF3GHWyMOAi3GfzsSln9msCeZA1rbhzp9-50FM-sc7bpu4g_aem_NNAUHm2HUfHVgUCLIhpjKA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/26/184-million-records-data-leak-google-paypal-and-netflix-passwords-discovered/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKliGRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBid1l5d0dxTURzSVpIcndLAR6NHt76vpmelFKHF3GHWyMOAi3GfzsSln9msCeZA1rbhzp9-50FM-sc7bpu4g_aem_NNAUHm2HUfHVgUCLIhpjKA</a>

Dumb Password RulesThis dumb password rule is from My Prepaid Center.Only six legal special characters; maximum password length is 20 characters.<a href="https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/my-prepaid-center/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/my-prepaid-center/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#password</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dumbpasswordrules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dumbpasswordrules</a>

Dumb Password RulesThis dumb password rule is from CAF (French Family Allowance Fund).You have to enter your 8-digit password using this Frenchy keypad.<a href="https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/caf-french-family-allowance-fund/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/caf-french-family-allowance-fund/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#password</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dumbpasswordrules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dumbpasswordrules</a>

Dumb Password RulesThis dumb password rule is from Microsoft (work accounts).What doesn't seem to be a problem for personal accounts, is for work accounts from Microsoft (e.g. Office 365 etc.).Maximum 16 characters. So forget about using your new fancy diceware password here - or really any secure passwords in general.Oh - and besides that, please don't use any "exoti...<a href="https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/microsoft-work-accounts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/microsoft-work-accounts/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#password</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dumbpasswordrules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dumbpasswordrules</a>

Max LeibmanI was reading up on the biography of Fernando Corbató, the inventor of the computer password. Corbató passed away in 2019, but he was survived by at least eight characters, including one or more uppercase letters, one or more lowercase letters, one or more numerals... <a href="https://beige.party/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehosePC World: Hackers are spreading fake password manager ransomware via Bing ads. “Using an old trick, hackers have set up new sites with ‘squatter’ URLs that look close enough to the genuine KeePass site at KeePass.info. On the fake sites, the interface mimics the genuine one to near perfection, offering downloads of the password manager. But according to an investigation by WithSecure, the […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/pc-world-hackers-are-spreading-fake-password-manager-ransomware-via-bing-ads/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/pc-world-hackers-are-spreading-fake-password-manager-ransomware-via-bing-ads/</a>

Dumb Password RulesThis dumb password rule is from AmiAmi.Your password needs to be between 6 and 12 characters long, must contain only letters and numbers.<a href="https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/amiami/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/amiami/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#password</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dumbpasswordrules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dumbpasswordrules</a>

aaronThe simplicity of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Passwords</a> has its benefits, however, coming from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Strongbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Strongbox</a> (and previously <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1Password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1Password</a>), there are still few things I’d love to see getting added in future releases:• Separate email and username fields. • Better groups or tag support. • A keyboard shortcut to quickly reveal the password. • Proper keyboard support in the menu bar app.

Dumb Password RulesThis dumb password rule is from Seur.Password must be between 8 and 12 characters... Also no symbols are allowed. But this isn't displayed.<a href="https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/seur/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/seur/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#password</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dumbpasswordrules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dumbpasswordrules</a>

Inautilo<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Development</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Announcements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Announcements</a> Reshaping user authentication · Chrome will offer a unified sign-up/sign-in experience <a href="https://ilo.im/1641q8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ilo.im/1641q8</a>_____ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chrome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Browser</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Identity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authentication</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Credentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Credentials</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Passwords</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Passkeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Passkeys</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#API</a>

Dumb Password RulesThis dumb password rule is from Blackrock.They force you to enter a password that has 8, 9, or 10 characters, then they lecture you on how to create a strong password.<a href="https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/blackrock/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/blackrock/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#password</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dumbpasswordrules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dumbpasswordrules</a>

Chris Mackay 🇨🇦If you use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Safari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Safari</a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macOS</a> & are driven mad by overlapping — and therefore inaccessible — login credentials from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Passwords</a> app & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1Password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1Password</a>, I came across a fix: under Safari > Settings > Advanced, add a custom styelsheet to reposition 1Password’s menu. (Save a file containing the code in the screenshot, name it “something.css”, save it somewhere, and select it from the “Style sheet” menu.) I stole this from somewhere, of course (Stack Overflow?). Copy the alt tag to save typing.

Inautilo<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Business</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Releases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Releases</a> Have I Been Pwned 2.0 · The password breach checker is now even better <a href="https://ilo.im/1640ph" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ilo.im/1640ph</a>_____ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Email</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accounts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Passwords</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataBreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataBreach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vulnerability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Development</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#API</a>

Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian:<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Password</a> generation isn't your strong suit "Is It Down Or Just Me", is it?See if you can spot the problem.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a>

Paco Hope #resist<a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@molly0xfff</a> Choose at least 2 of these different factors:<ul><li>Something you have</li><li>Something you have had</li><li>Something you have been having</li><li>Something you had had</li><li>Something you will be having</li><li>Something you will have been having</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#passwords</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MFA</a>

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