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Looks like the future of technology is about to get more interesting. Recently, Google launched two new Titan Security Keys. That said, what should you know about it?

ExpressVPN, one of the most popular virtual private network (VPN) service providers in the world recently shared the most commonly used passwords around the world. Well, according to the company, apparently people in Malaysia are super romantic as the most commonly used password in our country is ‘sayang’. Aww so sweet!

From time to time, we would hear news of how Malaysians get scammed online. In this news, a researcher from a Slovak internet security company, ESET, Lukáš Štefanko made a discovery and detected many fake websites are disguised as legitimate services with similar domain names in Malaysia.

A recent report by cybernews.com seems to hint that more than 3.2 billion emails and passwords from platforms such as Netflix, LinkedIn, and more have recently been leaked online. According to our source, it seems that the list of user credentials was a compilation of multiple breaches that have happened previously.

Wait, there are still people using horrible passwords? Short answer - Yes, the long answer? We don't really know what to say. That said, NordPass just compiled a list of the top 200 worst passwords of 2020 and also measuring the time it would take to unlock accounts.

For us internet denizens, it's important to ensure that our online accounts are secured. Different accounts for different sites are recommended, but it's often hard to keep track of them without an app. Luckily, Apple wants to make it easier for password management apps to integrate with popular websites.

Based on an article by bleepingcomputer.com, it seems that more than 500000 zoom accounts containing several private information including email address and password was sold on the dark web not too long ago. The source mentioned that the accounts sold were priced at USD0.002(~RM0.0087) each, for a grand total of around USD1000(~RM4350) for the whole bulk.

Boost is a free-to-use e-wallet which allows the user to make payments through the app to all participating merchants on its platform, such as 99 Speedmart, Steam, Shopee and more. In order to do so, users are required to top-up the e-wallet using either a credit or debit card. That being said, there was an unfortunate case where a user from  Kluang, Johor had up to RM2000 stolen from her through the Boost app.