A website's weak password policy that only generates five-character passwords made it vulnerable to brute force attacks, allowing hackers to gain access to user accounts by resetting their passwords and guessing the five-character password generated by the site.
A recently discovered SQL injection bug in an online store allowed cybercriminals to access the entire database of customer purchases and credit card data. Many high-profile individuals utilizing the site were found to be compromised by the bug.
Troy Hunt explains how he turned a dump of almost 5 million user records into a public service that allows users to check if their email address has been part of a breach; he also offers future notifications if their email shows up in any future breaches.
The Strength Sensei, Charles Poliquin, plans to launch a membership site that offers fitness education, routines, recipes, and tips in multiple languages. The site will cater to the high demand for this type of educational material and offer a unique way for people to improve their fitness knowledge.
In this podcast, the speaker discusses the Museum of Badassery and how it's a collection of interesting artifacts like the first pitch deck for a company or the first memo for PowerPoint. The speaker also mentions a Twitter thread highlighting his favorite Twitter accounts.
The speaker discusses the website 'Have I Been Pwned' and how companies now subscribe to their services to ensure users are not reusing passwords that have already been hacked.