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The holiday season is upon us once more, and you’re probably thinking of all the gifts you need to buy. It’s hard enough navigating the endless promotions, discounts, and sales—wouldn’t it be nice if there were a way to expedite the entire process? Enter Dashlane. Dashlane zips you through online checkouts by logging you in […]

Did Disney get hacked? The very same day Disney’s new streaming service went live, hackers began stealing Disney+ user accounts and selling them on the dark web for as little as $3. Many customers were locked out of their accounts and spent hours waiting on customer support. But is Disney to blame? “Disney takes the […]

In the last few weeks, an unknown hacker has put 841 million user records up for sale on the dark web. The user records aren’t from a single source—they comprise data from 30 different companies and include a wide range of personal information. So far, no financial data has been reported stolen. According to The […]

Our 2019 industry trends report makes six bold predictions for the digital security sector. Some are welcomed, like the spreading of GDPR-type laws outside of Europe, while others make us a bit queasy, like the thought of a terrorist attack being carried out by a criminal sitting behind a desk somewhere unknown. 2019 industry trends […]

The digital information that we save and share online—our private, personal data—is sought after not only by hackers and cybercriminals, but even by foreign governments. Why? Because data is the new oil. Our information has value, and we need to collectively begin behaving as such. We need to stop reusing passwords, stop saving personal and […]

Dashlane today announced its third annual list of the “Worst Password Offenders.” The list highlights the high-profile individuals and organizations that had the most significant password-related blunders in 2018. “Passwords are the first line of defense against cyberattacks,” said Emmanuel Schalit, CEO of Dashlane. “Weak passwords, reused passwords, and poor business password management can easily […]

Quora, a popular online question-and-answer forum, announced last night that 100 million users may have had their data compromised in a breach. Quora CEO, Adam D’Angelo, said in his official statement that “some user data was compromised as a result of unauthorized access to one of our systems by a malicious third party. We are working […]

Earlier this month, I delivered a Web Summit keynote about the importance of taking back control of your digital identity, so together we can build a better internet. Digital life is risky and complicated When it comes to our digital lives, this year was an extraordinary one—extraordinary not only in the sheer quantity and scale […]

Facebook, the social media giant with over two billion monthly active users, reported earlier today that their engineering team discovered an attack on their systems that compromised the information of 50 million Facebook users. As one of the leading data-collection agencies in the world, Facebook is nearly unrivaled in its depth and range of user […]

Reddit, which bills itself as the front page of the internet, fell victim to one of the internet’s oldest and most pressing issues: hacking. Earlier today, Reddit disclosed that “a hacker broke into a few of Reddit’s systems and managed to access some user data, including some current email addresses and a 2007 database containing […]

Data privacy is a red-hot topic nowadays. Between the massive Equifax breach, the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal, and all of the publicity generated by the European Union’s new GDPR legislation, now is as good a time as any to dive into the state of data privacy in America. Earlier this month, security researcher Vinny Troia says he […]

Virginia Tech and Dashlane Analysis Find Risky, Lazy Passwords the Norm Dashlane analyzed over 61 million passwords and uncovered some troubling password patterns. The analysis was conducted with research provided by Dr. Gang Wang, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. The Virginia Tech project, described as “the first large-scale […]