Bitwarden’s web vault suffered an outage today. The issue affected all users that use the web service, though the password manager service’s apps and extensions were unaffected and are completely safe Bitwarden’s web vault goes down due to server issues I came across a few complaints from users that they were unable to access Bitwarden […]
Microsoft released the Windows update KB5021751 in mid-January via Windows Updates to collect data on unsupported Office installations on Windows systems. Windows systems with the “receive updates for other Microsoft products” setting enabled receive the update via the operating system’s built in updating system. The initial version of the support page revealed little details on […]
Dashlane Password Manager has released the source code of its iOS and Android apps. Interested users and developers may check the code that are now available on GitHub. Dashane Password open sources its mobile apps In case you didn’t know, Dashlane debuted in 2012, for Windows and Mac as a commercial service. Making its apps […]
KeePass, like many other password managers, relies on a primary password that protects the entire database of passwords and information. If an attacker manages to obtain that single password, all other passwords and information is unlocked. The password manager stores its database locally, which means that users do not have to worry about server breaches […]
The LastPass data breach caused uproar amongst its users and the tech community, but there are several good things that happened in the aftermath of the incident. It actually taught users a lesson in security, don’t take things for granted. It was a wake-up call for many, a rude one, yes, but it has made […]
In a letter sent to the CEOs of Google and Apple, United States senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, demanded that the companies ban the China-based TikTok application from their application stores. Bennet claims in the letter that TikTok poses a threat to the national security of the United States because […]
It has been a couple of months since LastPass suffered what is arguably the worst data breach to ever affect the password manager industry. The way the entire scenario was handled by the company, and the lack of transparency circling the aftermath of the attack resulted in many users switching to rival services. If you […]
@Martin Brinkmann: Jeez! It seems like LibreOffice 7.4.5.1 was released just *yesterday*! (Okay, so I just checked and it was *six* days ago. Still, though! But wait — now that I’m looking at today’s LibreOffice download page, I see that “LibreOffice for Business” (the “LTS” version) is now at 7.4.5, so *that’s* probably why.) Also, […]
The recent security breach that affected LastPass has caused ripples across the industry. Norton Password Manager suffered a password stuffing attack, while Bitwarden users have been targeted by phishing ads. Many users are worried whether hackers break into their password vaults. They are encrypted with zero-knowledge, they should be safe, right? The answer is not […]
The new year has brought with it a host of new software updates across a variety of different apps and programs. While many of these updates are routine, with some offering basic patches or minor feature updates or tweaks, there are a couple that you should be aware of, with a couple of programmes in […]