🚨 Capcom confirms a hack affecting 11.7 million records linked to CAPCOM ID. Credit card data wasn't involved, but exposed email addresses could lead to phishing attempts.

What data was exposed? 👇
https://mastanet.com/news/capcom-hack-exposed-player-data

#Gaming #Capcom #Cybersecurity

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🆕 blog! “More phishing messages via Booking.com and Novotel”

A few days ago I booked a Novotel hotel on Booking.com - two days later I received these phishing messages via WhatsApp. Both knew my exact name, phone number, location of stay, and date of stay.

Luckily, both were fairly inept. Let's take a quick look at them.

The first came from a…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/more-phishing-messages-via-booking-com-and-novotel/
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#CyberSecurity #phishing #scam #spam

This dumb password rule is from Progressive Home by Homesite.

Password must be a minimum of 8 characters.

Passwords must have one lowercase character.

Passwords must have one uppercase character.

Passwords must have one number.

Passwords must have one special character in the following list: `!'#$ ~`!@#$%^&*()-_+=?<,>.{}[]|;:`

Furthermore, when resetti...

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/progressive-home-by-homesite/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

I think I've created the *least* secure multi-factor authentication code.

Please can you try adding this to your MFA app and tell me if it *doesn't* work (give me the app name & your phone's OS).

THANKS GANG!

#InfoSec #CyberSecurity #TOTP #MFA #2FA

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A QR Code.

This dumb password rule is from Canada Revenue Agency.

Password checklist:
- 8 to 16 characters
- At least 1 upper-case character
- At least 1 lower-case character
- At least 1 digit
- No space
- No accented characters
- No special characters except: dot (.), dash (-), underscore (_), and apostrophe (')
- No more than 4 consecutive identical characters

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/canada-revenue-agency/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

Folks we've just got one more week of mandated cybersecurity awareness to get through, and then everything will return to normal.

...right?

#infosec #cybersecurity

This dumb password rule is from Slovenska sporitelna.

Slovenska sporitelna is the biggest bank in Slovakia. Despite pretty new version of the internet banking (rolled out in 2018), their password policy restricts password to be 16 characters long at most and prohibits any special characters.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/slovenska-sporitelna/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

A hacker broke into #JohnDeere and #SharkNinja with an army of #AI agents

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1013643/ai-agents-hack-john-deere-shark-ninja-cummins

#cybersecurity

This dumb password rule is from Gebührenfrei MasterCard.

The new password can only have 6-12 characters. It *may* contain letters, numbers and a fixed set of special characters.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/gebuehrenfrei-mastercard/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Fundatec.

Must be exactly 6 alphanumeric characters, does not show special characters are not allowed, username is your social security number (easily searchable) and the form is sent over plain HTTP. Did I mention this company applies college entrance exams for **Computer Science** nationwide in Brazil?

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/fundatec/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from LCL.

You have to enter your 6-digit password using this Frenchy keypad.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/lcl/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Tanishq.

Password must contain:
- 6 to 16 characters.
- At least one special character (@, #, $, %, * and & only).
- At least one alphabet.
- At least one number.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/tanishq/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Crédit Agricole Centre-Est.

You have to enter your 6-digit password using this Frenchy keypad.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/credit-agricole-centre-est/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from PayPal.

Must be between 8 and 20 characters, no spaces, uppercase and lowercase, one symbol...

The rule limits special characters to !@#$%^&*(). but my current password has a "-" in it so someone decided to restrict this further which is totally backwards. Things are meant to get better not worse!

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/paypal/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from AmiAmi.

Your password needs to be between 6 and 12 characters long, must contain only letters and numbers.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/amiami/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Comcast.

Your password should be difficult to guess as long as it's not over 16
characters long.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/comcast/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Onleihe.

Password is your birthday in format ddmmyyyy. Users are not allowed to change their passwords

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/onleihe/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from State Bank of India (Foreign Travel Card).

State Bank of India is the largest government operated bank in India.
They offer "travel" prepaid cards for foreign currencies, this is for
their portal for the prepaid card users to manage their account.

Your password must:
- Be between 8 and 9 characters long
- Contain at least 1 lowercase c...

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/state-bank-of-india-foreign-travel-card/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Copart.

Copart: "The security of our members is extremely important to us."
Also Copart: "We're gonna need you to keep your password between 5-10 characters."

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/copart/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Charles Sturt University.

Prevents spaces and a set list of characters, limits to 30 characters and can only change your password twice per day.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/charles-sturt-university/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

Mehr ist eigentlich nicht dazu zu sagen. Ok vielleicht ein bisschen mehr :) Freebie zu meinem Kommentar: https://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2026-10/cyberangriffe-kuenstliche-intelligenz-frankreich-supermaerkte?freebie=db9d1c48
#cybersecurity #danfoss

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Screenshot Überschirft aus DIE ZEIT Cyberangriffe auf französische Supermärkte Uns killt nicht die KI-Apokalypse, sondern miserable IT-Sicherheit In Frankreich haben Hacker Kühlregale lahmgelegt. Das ware einfach zu verhindern gewesen. Würde nicht die Roboterapokalypse vom eigentlichen Problem ablenken. Ein Kommentar von Eva Wolfangel 13. Oktober 2026, 19:09 Uhr

This dumb password rule is from Costco.com.

Due to Costco's short max password length of 16 characters, I strongly recommend using a password manager to make a random password to satisfy all of these conditions below:
* Use between 8 and 16 characters
* Include at least one lowercase (a-z) and one uppercase letter (A-Z)
* Include at least ...

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/costco-com/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Sampath Bank.

So many rules!

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/sampath-bank/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from BMW ConnectedDrive.

Although the prompt suggests good things, after many failed attempts to
set a new password, it turns out you can ONLY use the special characters
shown in the prompt

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/bmw-connecteddrive/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

🚀 Defguard 2.2.0-beta1 is out!

🆕 Test now:
- Multi-step MFA flows per location
- FIDO2 hardware keys as MFA factor
- MFA setup in the desktop client
- Firewall bulk actions
- Redesigned mobile client

Not for production yet, great for testing.

👉 https://defguard.net/releases/2.2.0-beta-1/notes/

#vpn #sysadmin #devops #selfhosted #SelfHosting #wireguard #OpenSource #release #security #privacy #homeLab #anonymity #floss #docker #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #OnlinePrivacy #DataProtection #InternetSecurity #NetworkSecurity

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WireGuard Hardware Keys/FIDO2 MFA/2FA

This dumb password rule is from Fidelity Germany.

Between 8 and 15 characters.
Only letters and digits, no special characters and no umlauts!
An uppercase and lowercase mix is enforced.
It must not contain your email, alias or account number.

Why the upper limit of 15? Are you using decades-old mainframes and cleartext storage with 15 bytes plu...

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/fidelity-germany/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from SunTrust.

At least there are a variety of special characters to choose from.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/suntrust/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Onleihe.

Password is your birthday in format ddmmyyyy. Users are not allowed to change their passwords

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/onleihe/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Red Hat.

Symbols. You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think
it means.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/red-hat/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

Hundreds of French supermarkets have been hit by a cyber attack that caused their fridges and freezers to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.

Hackers reportedly gained control of the software that regulates the temperatures of the refrigeration units, forcing some to warm to 50C (120F) overnight.

The chief executive of Coopérative U said several of its supermarkets had been hit by the "extremely serious and unprecedented" attack.

(via the BBC)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crq5nzxv9q4yo

#cybersecurity

This dumb password rule is from United States Department of State MyTravel.State.Gov.

- Must be between 12 and 24 characters.
- Must contain at least one uppercase and one lowercase letter.
- Must contain at least one number.
- Must contain at least one of the following special characters:
~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - . ? { } [ ] | : ; " ' = + / ,
- Password must not match or conta...

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/united-states-department-of-state-mytravel-state-gov/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Netflix.

[The help page](https://help.netflix.com/de/node/54078)
and the [password reset page](https://www.netflix.com/password) say:

Ihr Passwort muss zwischen 4 und 60 Zeichen lang sein und darf keine Tilde (~) enthalten.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/netflix/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Commsec.

Another financial institution with short password requirements. They also block pasting in to the field, making it a pain to use a password manager.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/commsec/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from Mindware.

You "*may use special characters*", but only some of them - and we won't
necessarily tell you which ones.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/mindware/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from UniSuper.

Passwords need:
- a lower case letter
- a number
- a capital letter
- at least 8 characters

In the 'Change password' form,
passwords are now restricted to a `maxlength` of 18.

If your current password is longer than 18 characters,
you won't be able to change your password.
When I contacted them...

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/unisuper/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

@briankrebs 🤔Campaign-Style Ad🤷🏼 a massive failure of #cybersecurity oversight under Patel🤪 🍻

Ya!, stealing the sensitive personal records🪪of thousands of federal agents👮🏼‍♂️a high-priority national security matter for the Bureau's leadership😨 it's "rudderless ship"👌🏼 #trump 🇺🇸 🤦🏼

This dumb password rule is from MobileIron MDM.

You can't make this up - no dictionary words, no more than 2 repeating
characters, no alphabetic sequences, no whitespace, 3 character sets,
maximum of 32 characters.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/mobileiron-mdm/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from GameFly.

Password is 6-12 characters with no other restrictions. You can easily do 6 numbers, 6 lowercase letters, etc.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/gamefly/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

This dumb password rule is from NASA Earth Data.

Username must:
- Be a Minimum of 4 characters
- Be a Maximum of 30 characters
- Use letters, numbers, periods, and underscores
- Not contain any blank spaces
- Not begin, end or contain two consecutive special characters(._)

Password must contain:
- Minimum of 8 characters
- One Uppercase letter...

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/nasa-earth-data/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules