Cain & Abel v4.9.34 released

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

New in 4.9.34: Added support for Windows 2008 Terminal Server in APR-RDP sniffer filter. Added Abel64.exe and Abel64.dll to support hashes extraction on x64 operating systems. Added x64 operating systems support in NTLM hashes Dumper, MS-CACHE hashes Dumper, LSA Secrets Dumper, Wireless Password Decoder, Credential Manager Password Decoder, DialUp Password Decoder. Added Windows Live ...

Microsoft Confirms Hotmail Phishing Attack

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Several thousand Hotmail usernames and passwords were exposed on over the weekend via a phishing attack, Microsoft confirmed late on Monday. Microsoft said it would block access to the accounts that were exposed and work with customers to reclaim access to them. "Over the weekend Microsoft learned that several thousand Windows Live ...

Unauthentication

Monday, September 28th, 2009

In computer security, a lot of effort is spent on the authentication problem. Whether it's passwords, secure tokens, secret questions, image mnemonics, or something else, engineers are continually coming up with more complicated—and hopefully more secure—ways for you to prove you are who you say you are over the Internet. This ...

Password Dos and Don’ts

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Here's a great list of password dos and don'ts for you to make sure that you are using good, strong passwords and protecting your accounts as much as you possibly can.DO use a password manager such as those reviewed by Scott Dunn in his Sept. 18, 2008, Insider Tips column. ...

New Free Web Service Confirms Theft Of Your Identity

Friday, September 18th, 2009

A new, free Web-based search service that combs real identity-theft trafficking forums used by criminals lets consumers proactively check if they are a victim of identity theft. The StolenID Search site is a partnership between ID theft prevention firm TrustedID and U.K.-based Lucid Intelligence, a firm founded by two former Scotland ...