Online voting: ECP sends passwords to over 7,000 overseas voters
- 12-Oct-2018
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued passwords to 7,364 overseas voters to use it for I-voting process for by-elections scheduled on Oct 14. The ECP sent the passwords at the email addresses provided by the voters when they registered themselves for online voting. Overseas voters would be able to cast their votes […]
Twitter urges its 330 million users to change their passwords
- 04-May-2018
CALIFORNIA: Twitter Inc urged its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch caused some to be stored in readable text on its internal computer system rather than disguised by a process known as “hashing”. The social network disclosed the issue in a blog post and series of Tweets on Thursday […]
US could ask visa applicants for social media passwords
- 08-Feb-2017
WASHINGTON: US embassies could ask visa applicants for passwords to their own social media accounts in future background checks, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Tuesday. Kelly said the move could come as part of the effort to toughen vetting of visitors to screen out people who could pose a security threat. He said it […]
Stealthy spy software snooping for years: Symantec
- 25-Nov-2014
SAN FRANCISCO: Computer security firm Symantec on Monday said it uncovered stealthy software wielded as part of a years-long spying campaign, most likely by a nation state.