In Watchguard's Firebox firewalls, attackers can potentially gain administrative privileges with ease. The vulnerability was considered critical at first. The impact of the vulnerability described is ...

Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux. Using the root account could lead to disaster. Sudo is the preferred method of gaining elevated privileges. When I first started using Linux ...

A default password, 'admin123', enabled hackers to breach hospital CCTV systems nationwide, stealing intimate footage of women undergoing medical examinations. This footage was then sold for profit on ...

A security lapse in McDonald’s’ AI-powered hiring platform ‘Olivia’ left the personal information of millions of job applicants exposed. Security researchers found the McHire system, powered by ...

A total of 689 printer models from Brother, along with 53 other models from Fujifilm, Toshiba, and Konica Minolta, come with a default administrator password that remote attackers can generate. Even ...

A security researcher says the default password shipped in a widely used door access control system allows anyone to easily and remotely access door locks and elevator controls in dozens of buildings ...

How To Set, Change, and Recover Your MySQL Root Password Your email has been sent If you never set, forgot, or change your MySQL password, you're in luck. This ...

Update, Oct. 02, 2024: This story, originally published Sept. 30, now includes new research regarding 14 new router vulnerabilities, including a ten out of ten severity issue. If you are reading this, ...

Hacking — at least the kind where you’re breaking into stuff — is very much a learn-by-doing skill. There’s simply no substitute for getting your hands dirty and just trying something. But that ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Kailua’s own Aulani Kekuna is set to make waves on the upcoming episode of “Password,” hosted by the dynamic duo of Keke Palmer and Jimmy Fallon. Aulani, a proud native of Hawaii, ...