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Bleeping Computer
WhatsApp is finally allowing users to reserve usernames, a privacy feature that lets them hide their phone numbers from people not in their contact list. [...]
The Hacker News
WhatsApp on Monday officially announced the start of global reservations of usernames with an aim to protect the privacy of more than three billion users on the messaging platform. The optional feature is designed to help users connect with someone on the service through usernames, as opposed to directly sharing their phone numbers. Username reservations will start rolling out starting today,
The Register
Digital end of life planning saves your loved ones from a little extra anguish Japan's National Consumer Affairs Center on Wednesday suggested citizens start "digital end of life planning" and offered tips on how to do it.…
The Register
Mondays are for checking months of logs, apparently, if MFA's not enabled In potentially bad news for those with long names and/or employers with verbose domain names, Okta spotted a security hole that could have allowed crims to pass Okta AD/LDAP Delegated Authentication (DelAuth) using only a username.…
The Hacker News
End-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging app Signal said it’s piloting a new feature that allows users to create unique usernames (not to be confused with profile names) and keep the phone numbers away from prying eyes. “If you use Signal, your phone number will no longer be visible to everyone you chat with by default,” Signal’s Randall Sarafa said. “People who have your number saved in their
Graham Cluley
Deepfakes are being used for good (perhaps), common usernames could pose a security threat, and someone has paid a $500,000 fee... just to send $1,865. Oh, and our guest mentions Mr Blobby (to the horror of the show's hosts...) All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by The Cyberwire's Dave Bittner.
The Hacker News
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has revealed that its ongoing investigation into the agentic cyber attack targeting its systems also exposed names, usernames, password hashes and live tokens for all users. "While we investigated, we removed access to Reactor and Data Solutions," the company said. "At this time we continue to have no evidence that any investigations data has been accessed
Bleeping Computer
DreamHost is warning of a data breach after attackers gained access to its File Manager platform for two months and stole customers' FTP/SFTP usernames and passwords. [...]