The sound of you typing on your keyboard could reveal your password

As if password authentications coffin needed any more nails, researchers in the UK have discovered yet another way to hammer one in. The technique, developed at Durham University, the University of Surrey, and Royal Holloway University of London, builds on previous work to produce a more accurate...

The sound of you typing on your keyboard could reveal your password

As if password authentications coffin needed any more nails, researchers in the UK have discovered yet another way to hammer one in. The technique, developed at Durham University, the University of Surrey, and Royal Holloway University of London, builds on previous work to produce a more accurate...

Many major websites allow users to have weak passwords

A new study that examines the current state of password policies across the internet shows that many of the most popular websites allow users to create weak passwords. For the Georgia Tech study, the researchers designed an algorithm that automatically determined a website’s password policy. With...

Google’s New Titan Security Key Adds Another Piece to the Password-Killing Puzzle

The new generation of hardware authentication key includes support for cryptographic passkeys as Google pushes adoption of the more secure login alternative...

Update now! Apple patches a raft of vulnerabilities

Apple has released security updates for its phones, iPads, Macs, watches and TVs. Updates are available for these products: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th...

CVE-2023-42847

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication...

CVE-2023-40401

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication...

Authentication flaw

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication...

Authentication flaw

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication...

CVE-2023-40401

CVE-2023-40401 affects macOS Ventura prior to the 13.6.1 security update. The issue, tracked under Passkeys, could allow an attacker to access passkeys without authentication. Apple fixed this in macOS Ventura 13.6.1 by adding permissions checks. The NVD assigns a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (Hig...

CVE-2023-40401

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication...

CVE-2023-42847

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication...

CVE-2023-42847

CVE-2023-42847 is a logic-issue vulnerability fixed by Apple in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1, and iPadOS 17.1. The issue allowed access to passkeys without authentication due to insufficient checks. Affected products: macOS Sonoma 14.1+, iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1. Impact, as stated: an attacker may ac...

CVE-2023-42847

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication...

PT-2023-6569 · Apple · Ios +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: macOS versions prior to 14.1 iOS versions prior to 17.1 iPadOS versions prior to 17.1 Description: The issue is related to errors in authentication within the Passkey Handler component of Apple's operating systems. It may allow a remote...

Google Makes Passkeys Default for All Users

By Waqas Goodbye Passwords, or Not Yet? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google Makes Passkeys Default for All Users...

Google Makes Passkeys Default, Stepping Up Its Push to Kill Passwords

Google is making passkeys, the emerging passwordless login technology, the default option for users as it moves to make passwords “obsolete.”...

Google Adopts Passkeys as Default Sign-in Method for All Users

Google on Tuesday announced the ability for all users to set up passkeys by default, five months after it rolled out support for the FIDO Alliance-backed passwordless standard for Google Accounts on all platforms. "This means the next time you sign in to your account, you'll start seeing prompts ...

Microsoft is Rolling out Support for Passkeys in Windows 11

Microsoft is officially rolling out support for passkeys in Windows 11 today as part of a major update to the desktop operating system. The feature allows users to login to websites and applications without having to provide a username and password, instead relying on their device PIN or biometri...

PT-2023-27434 · Apple · Apple Macos

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: macOS versions prior to 13.6.1 Description: The issue allows an attacker to access passkeys without authentication due to insufficient permissions checks. This has been addressed with additional permissions checks. Recommendations: For macOS...