Security News

Hackers put up for sale 13 million plaintext passwords stolen from 000webhost (Help Net Security)
2015-10-29 10:33

000webhost, a popular free web hosting service, has suffered a data breach that resulted in the compromise of the name, email address and plaintext password of some 13 million of its customers. The...

Schneider Patches Plaintext Credentials Bug in Building Automation System (Threatpost)
2015-09-16 20:15

Schneider Electric has published new firmware for its StruxureWare Building Expert building automation system that patches a remotely exploitable vulnerability.

HTC phone stores fingerprints in easily accessible plaintext (Help Net Security)
2015-08-10 12:25

Pressing a finger on your mobile phone's fingerprint scanner has to be the easiest, most seamless way to unlock the device, and this is why more and more manufacturers equip their mobile products with...