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>> "There’s a rumor flying around the Internet that up to 40 million iCloud accounts have been compromised. Now, we normally wait for extra information and corr

by nxzero 10y ago

>> "There’s a rumor flying around the Internet that up to 40 million iCloud accounts have been compromised. Now, we normally wait for extra information and corroborating data to back up claims, if this one is true there’s no time to lose" Maybe it's me, but this post seems fishy, especially given the references to event that took place over two years ago.

PhantomGremlin 10y ago
this post seems fishy I was thinking the same thing. The same company whose CEO hobnobs[1] with Vlad Putin's buddies says: remember to test sample passwords with our online password checker Sure, be sure to send any password you're considering using to Kaspersky for thorough vetting. I'm sure they won't retain a copy of it. Trust them. start thinking about investing in a password manager. Kaspersky’s password manager is a great one How fortunate for everyone that they just happen to have such a useful product. But a quick Google also turned up a list of 7 open source password managers. Maybe consider using one of those instead?[2] [1] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-19/cybersecurity-kaspersky-has-close-ties-to-russian-spies http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-19/cybersecur... [2] http://venturebeat.com/2015/10/13/7-open-source-password-managers-to-try-now-that-logmein-owns-lastpass/ http://venturebeat.com/2015/10/13/7-open-source-password-man...
- fridsun 10y ago
  Not open source, but 1Password has been my choice for the past two years. Usable on Linux via Wine, storage delegated to 3rd-party and great iOS app keep me in.
- nxzero 10y ago
  >> "Sure, be sure to send any password you're considering using to Kaspersky for thorough vetting. I'm sure they won't retain a copy of it. Trust them." Assuming they did keep passwords, at best, be sides the password, what information would they have and how might it be used?

by nxzero 10y ago

PhantomGremlin 10y ago

this post seems fishy I was thinking the same thing. The same company whose CEO hobnobs[1] with Vlad Putin's buddies says: remember to test sample passwords with our online password checker Sure, be sure to send any password you're considering using to Kaspersky for thorough vetting. I'm sure they won't retain a copy of it. Trust them. start thinking about investing in a password manager. Kaspersky’s password manager is a great one How fortunate for everyone that they just happen to have such a useful product. But a quick Google also turned up a list of 7 open source password managers. Maybe consider using one of those instead?[2] [1] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-19/cybersecurity-kaspersky-has-close-ties-to-russian-spies http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-19/cybersecur... [2] http://venturebeat.com/2015/10/13/7-open-source-password-managers-to-try-now-that-logmein-owns-lastpass/ http://venturebeat.com/2015/10/13/7-open-source-password-man...

fridsun 10y ago
Not open source, but 1Password has been my choice for the past two years. Usable on Linux via Wine, storage delegated to 3rd-party and great iOS app keep me in.
nxzero 10y ago
>> "Sure, be sure to send any password you're considering using to Kaspersky for thorough vetting. I'm sure they won't retain a copy of it. Trust them." Assuming they did keep passwords, at best, be sides the password, what information would they have and how might it be used?