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Davey Winder - He/Him

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“Hundreds of millions of infostealer logs” included in new compromised credentials corpus: 124 million unique passwords added to HIBP Pwned Passwords database.

#infosec

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/06/18/124-million-unique-passwords-exposed-in-new-infostealer-log-dataset/

124 Million Unique Passwords Exposed In New Infostealer Log Dataset

A new collection of 124 million unique passwords from hundreds of millions of malware stealer log records has been confirmed by the Have I Been Pwned service.

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Here’s how the Dashlane hacker downloaded copies of some encrypted password vaults, from the horse’s mouth.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/06/05/may-31-dashlane-attack-heres-how-hackers-copied-some-password-vaults/

May 31 Dashlane Attack: Here’s How Hackers Copied Some Password Vaults

After some Dashlane users were locked out of accounts and a limited number of encrypted password vaults were downloaded, the hacker attack methodology has been revealed.

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How long can the AI-impact keep uncovering vulns? It’s almost like there’s an infinite number in these codebases. Still, at least Google paid out $200,000 to Chrome researchers this month.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/06/05/google-chrome-149-new-update-fixes-429-security-flaws-22-critical/

Google Chrome 149: New Update Fixes 429 Security Flaws, 22 Critical

Google has just dropped a critical browser security fix for 3.5 billion users—Chrome 149 patches an incredible 429 vulnerabilities. Here’s how to install the update now.

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New Android 14, 15 And 16 Update Fixes Actively Exploited Security Flaw

Google has released a security update for users of Android 14, 15 and 16, fixing a zero-day flaw that it confirmed is already “under limited, targeted exploitation.”

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Dashlane has now confirmed that a small number of encrypted password vaults were downloaded during brute-force attack incident.

Article updated.

#infosec

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/06/01/dashlane-confirms-brute-force-password-attacks-targeting-some-users/

Dashlane Confirms Brute-Force Password Attacks Targeting Some Users

As people take to social media after some accounts are disabled, Dashlane confirms it is monitoring brute-force attacks targeting an unknown number of users.

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Dashlane is ‘monitoring’ brute force campaign, some accounts already disabled as a security precaution.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/06/01/dashlane-confirms-brute-force-password-attacks-targeting-some-users/

Dashlane Confirms Brute-Force Password Attacks Targeting Some Users

As people take to social media after some accounts are disabled, Dashlane confirms it is monitoring brute-force attacks targeting an unknown number of users.

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151 Chrome Security Flaws, 22 Critical, Fixed In New Google Update

Google has released a Chrome update patching a large number of new security flaws: 151 in total, 22 of them rated as critical severity.

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Microsoft appears to be going for the ‘most zero days in a week’ title methinks…

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/05/21/2-new-microsoft-defender-zero-days-exploited-patch-now-rolling-out/

2 New Microsoft Defender Zero-Days Exploited—Patch Now Rolling Out

Microsoft has confirmed an emergency security update as CISA warns that two new Defender zero-days are being exploited by attackers.

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So, about that ‘by design’ browser plaintext passwords into memory vulnerability that Microsoft said wasn’t…

#InfoSec #NewsUpdate

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/05/19/microsoft-does-u-turn-on-edge-by-design-password-vulnerability/

Microsoft Does U-Turn On Edge ‘By Design’ Password Vulnerability

Microsoft has confirmed a “defense-in-depth change will come to every supported version of Edge” after initially refusing to address browser password security issue.

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Users of macOS, beware: a new password stealer leverages the brands of Apple, Google and Microsoft in new SHub Reaper attacks.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/05/18/new-password-stealer-spoofs-apple-google-and-microsoft-in-1-attack/

New Password Stealer Spoofs Apple, Google And Microsoft In 1 Attack

Users of macOS, beware: a new password stealer leverages the brands of Apple, Google and Microsoft in a single devastating attack.

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