Ever since Fortnite took off, there has been an illicit underground business surrounding the buying and selling of Epic Games accounts, many of which are stolen. Now with the Epic Games Store live, the need for better security is even greater, as users begin to build up a library of …
Read More »Nintendo is ‘investigating’ reports of security breach
Over the weekend, reports of a potential Nintendo security breach began doing the rounds, with many users saying that they had experienced odd account activity, including unauthorised log-ins. This is of course a significant problem and now, Nintendo is officially looking in to it. Following on from yesterday's round of …
Read More »Switch owners should activate 2FA as Nintendo accounts are reportedly being breached
If you own a Nintendo console and have a Nintendo Account, then you may want to double check your security settings. Over the weekend, reports of third-party log-ins began creeping in, indicating that some kind of breach has taken place. Nintendo has not confirmed a security breach at this time, …
Read More »Google’s introduction of Security Keys for its staff killed employee phishing
Multifactor authentication is an important part of keeping your accounts secure online. Often a second factor is the only thing protecting your accounts should a service suffer a data breach. Google has taken a similar approach for its employees but with U2F or Universal 2nd Factor, using a security key …
Read More »See which companies take your online security seriously
In today's technological climate, most of us know not to use simplistic passwords for our computer, mobile or sites we visit, but no matter how many backslashes, capitals and numbers you put into it, there's always a chance that someone will figure out a way around it, which is often …
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