or if the state had promoted things like open source password managers. that had. open source means that anyone can check the security of a given program there are a lot of really good password managers out there already. they can be used to safely store really long and secure passwords for different accounts a bit like a safe. i know how to use those password managers but i couldn't install them from my parents because they would struggle to figure out how to use them so it wouldn't even cost the state all that much to promote the development of easy to use password managers for all of our devices. it password managers like that would be a small but significant step toward better i.t. security. on the side. it's the head of the green party and other politicians are quitting facebook and twitter in reaction to this data breach those are two channels that have become important channels of political information that u.s. president trying to run sees government through them does it make sense for politicians to quit and even boycott these media outlets. to work with h

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, unique passwords, long passwords , doing things like encrypting, you know like, i mean, you would letme type a single word in any document before you are like you need to use this. if your computer is ever taken even if someone took it out they couldn't-- you know, it's a standard operating practice that you like i mean for your stop on certain jobs they would be like remove their hard drives from their computers and put them in a separate safe on the way to dinner. it's about level of security and it's changed to some of my other habits, also. i don't think this is it addressed directly in the hacking work you do, but just how vulnerable we are typing anything about our lives into google or anywhere else and it's there and they are tracking it and we know that and we kind of just let it go and i just got more weirded out by that. i did switch my default search engine to duck duck go. than i like google if i don't get the answer i want, but it sort of a choice, more intentional because otherwise i'm just writing this information to a company that is amazing, has brilliant people and m

nest says it may have started with a password stolen elsewhere.camera lets you look, listen, and even talk through an app on your phone. the problem is, if your username and password are compromised, anyone else can do exactly the same thing. >> these guys can see me. >> reporter: it happened to abby ligadu. >> they started cussing and saying, shut the "f" up you "n" word. >> reporter: a spokesperson says nest is actively introducing features that will reject compromised passwords and allow customers to monitor access to their accounts. the average american internet user has 150 online accounts that require a password. many use the same for all. >> if i can give one piece of advice to consumers, it's, treat your passwords like underwear. change them often. and don't share them. >> reporter: advice to keep you and your camera safe. kristen dalgren, nbc news, boston. >>> there's more to talk about tonight. coming up, the hunt for a suspect in the >>> tonight we have more on the growing fears about drone dangers after a drone sighting triggered some

. >> we begin with a new hacking threat you have strong passwords. you even set up the extra layer of two factor authentication but a former hacker on the fbi's most wanted list has a warning you want to hear risk factor is this week's cover story. >> user name, password, and now for extra security, two factor authentication typically a special code acceptability to your smartphone enter it in and you're good to go. >> you can't relax. >> meet one of the fbi's most wanted hackers. >> even though you're using two-factor authentication, a smart hacker could get into your account. >> it could open up your business files or personal akounlts toel akouna accounts to criminals. >> any 13-year-old could carry out these attacks. >> the bad guys start by sending you a phony e-mail that looks like the real deal it's called phishing in this demo it's from linked in saying a fan wants to connect. he clicks the link and is directed to the real linked in page. >> now i'm logged in. >> but now the bad guys can log in too here's how before he was directed to linked

i said you just got hacked, you need to change your password. i can't remember my password . anyway, you go through this thing and you start with the conversation so when these people have paul id, i'll give you another example. when you see the number you don't recognize, my dogs don't pick up the phone, the labradors to pick up the phone but when she sees an email that looks attractive, from some fashion magazine she doesn't recognize, she'll click on it and guess what? the outreach has been fixed so this is why we're back to education. and it doesn't mean yes, there are vulnerabilities but most of this stuff gets solved in learning and education. you would eliminate, you already all these facts would be eliminated in a better procedure process. now, in addition to that, there are vulnerabilities. back to ij! about packingbecause the technology companies are learning about the vulnerabilities . but you have to as they learn about these vulnerabilities you have to update , if you get an alert from your service provider, yourtelecom or your phone provider , they say update yo

three children died last we toontostill d,sharing your password for netflix or other streaming sites. how common the practice has become and how much money the company is losing because of it. >>> plus, new transportation options to get you from point a to point be. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at a discountedofdent who ralify rt no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> lift off the falcon nine. >> we lift off! the space x falcon 9 robert blasted off early this morning and the first stage landed on a platform in the pacific. the mission? to deliver 10 satellites into orbit. those satellites will complete a $3 billion upgrade to the satellite telephone network. >>> it is not uncommon for people to share their passwords for streaming services like netflix. now the software company says it can track you if you're lettin

on stuff, unique passwords, long passwords.doing stuff like encrypting. you wouldn't let me type a single word because you need to use this type of disk encryption. if your computer is taken or taken out, it's a standard practice that you remove their hard drives from the computers and put them in a separate place on the way to dinner. it is at that level of security. you know it has changed some of my other habits as well. i don't think this is addressed directly and that sort of hacking work you do. but how vulnerable we are and how we type everything into our lives in google or anywhere else. it is there. and they are tracking it. we know that. and we kinda just let it go. i just got more rooted out by that. i did switch my default search engine to duck duck go. and then i google if i don't get the answer that i want but it is a choice and more intentional. otherwise, i am just writing this information to accompany that is amazing and has brilliant people and is making things that really improve my world but it is very to be

and those passwords have been posted to a hacking forum.ity researcher troy hunt first reported the breach. he says it's difficult to see where the information originated from, but it could have come from more than two thousand leaked databases. hunt runs a website called "have i been pwnd" "have i been pwnd" where you can search to see if your email address and password have been compromised. it might be a good idea to check the site now ... in the wake of this recent breach. (robin ) amazon prime is in its prime. the subscription service that offers perks .. such as free two-day shipping .. has passed one -hundred million subscribers in the u-s alone. that is up from 90-million a year ago. amazon prime costs 119-dollars a year... or 13-dollars a month ... and along with that free two- day shipping, members get reduced rates on overnight shipping... amazon has not yet commented on the latest numbers. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... fed up with the problems... oakland teachers making a stand today with a sick-out in hopes

it is a password, simple stuff. and firewalls established, what culture do you have in the organization as far as the tone at the top from the management system, what you expect, how you expect him to behave. somebody sending you a message, are you being fished, a good indication somebody is trying to get in, what do you do if you get fished and that sort of thing. the learning associated with cyber from probably processed management system. >> to build on what sam said, to create simple, accessible tools for small and medium-sized businesses. it is not just small businesses but small businesses, if you look at the last breaches in the united states and globally authentication weaknesses using passwords. what this program does is focuses on four key issues, authentication, and referenced, and the member organizations helped to add, creating a strong foundation of policies anyone can understand, the objective to ensure anybody can do this without spending extra resources, additional expenditure for cyber security. we

i said you just got hacked, you need to change her password i can't remember my password. so you go through this thing and you start with a conversation so, why when these people sent you, you have caller id when you see the number you don't recognize my dogs and pick up the phone, but when she sees an email from a fashion magazine she will click on it, now you've just been finished. so this doesn't mean yes there are technical vulnerabilities but most of the stuff gets solved in learning and education. we would argue the majority of all these would be eliminated through better procedure and process that is what the facts say. but in addition to that there are vulnerabilities to get back to the point because technology companies are learning about the vulnerabilities but you have to, if you learn about the vulnerabilities you have to update if you get an alert from a service provider for your phone provider and they say update your software will update your software. then next, this gets back to the obama commission. there are other things that andre referenced. some of th

and enabling two-factor authentication, barrett recommends a passwords manager.ons says since the incident involving her family's nest security camera, her husband changed their passwords, turned on two-factor authentication, and turned off the device's microphone and speaker. >> very good advice. thank you. >>> up next, a look at this morning's other headlines including how a community is >>> good thursday morning. it is another chilly start to the day. as we head through the afternoon enjoy the sunshine with warm temperatures. 62 in downtown san francisco, 63 in san jose, 64 in redwood city with 66 in santa rosa. it will warm up through the week, warmer friday and saturday the warmest day of the week. [indistinct conversation] [friend] i've never seen that before. ♪ ♪ i have... ♪ just as important as what you get out of it? i have... our broccoli cheddar is made with aged melted cheddar, simmered broccoli, and no artificial flavors. enjoy 100% clean soup today. panera. food as it should be. so lionel, what does 24/5 mean to you?rade well, it means i can trade a

you can be a little smarter about making sure your updating firmware and then you have complex passwords. there's only so much you can do. >> reporter: the east bay times reports laura is grateful the warning was a hoax but that panic has now turned into anger. >> i want nest and other corporations that get involved in these data hacks to fess up. or to their customers and avoid situations like this. >> reporter: maria medina, kpix 5 news. >> a google spokesperson says in nearly all of the cases where nest customers have recently had their cameras hacked, they were not using the two factor verification which is an extra security step. >>> a seven as a teacher is behind bars tonight facing sex crimes charges. 37-year-old ricardo chavarria is a spanish teacher at pioneer high school. accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student inside his classroom. he was arrested on campus today. about an hour ago the city of berkeley voted on groundbreaking legislation. to reduce plastic waste. >>> getting a cup of coffee won't be the same. kpix 5's christin ayers is in berkeley tonight. >> repo

installed on the bank's computer systems where possibly delivered virus infected e-mail collected passwords and usernames and covered its own tracks. investigators say they found considerable evidence that the hackers used the bank's credentials to access swished international messaging system used to send money around the world the hackers then generated search the five requests to transfer funds from bangladesh bank's account with the federal reserve bank of new york the orders came close to a billion dollars. most of the requests were blocked but ford did get through and as a result almost eighty one million dollars was sent to accounts at a bank called our c.p.c. thousands of miles away in the philippines i couldn't believe it. because nothing like that even a smaller thing like that never happened so i was dumb and active for a while actually was the governor of the bank when its systems were compromised and the money was stolen you know i'm not blaming swift i'm not blaming i'm not blaming bangladesh bank but and this was not strong enough to really we stand back kind of at. all insti

all the passwords and at that you software and of course if some links some condoms received by e-mail or whatever. look strange to you don't click at it try to avoid this kind of content and you should be beyond that aware that as long as you are on the internet your expose your vulnerable you should keep that in mind that you're that they're dangerous lurking in the deep web and. you should be aware that there's no certainty that you don't get. do you think this is a story more about a country and its prominent people and they are maybe their computer illiteracy and not really a story about a country's weak cyber defenses i would say yes. because for example the attacker did not succeed to penetrate the network of the government it was just private counts of the death that's compromised and in that sense he choose weak targets not strong ones and b. is because said today that no government was affected and in that sense it's not about hearts of a security but about the human factor about people that make mistakes and those attackers exploit these mistakes yeah exactly they know where

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if you have the same password, change it. use a strong one. make it unique.nge the last digit. >> be clever and thoughtful where you are placing cameras inside your house. this is proof, something i always live by, someone is able to look through the camera, believe it or not and consider covering the camera if you are not using it. close the drapes for the windows, why not cover the camera? heather: the vantage point someone can have, they can see everything happening. heather: how you like a complete stranger having access to the most precious thing in your life, your child? how are we going to stop this? heather: look at the statement from google, it was not breached, customers using compromised passwords exposing breaches on other websites, introducing features that reject compromised passwords, monitor access to accounts and track external entities that abuse credentials. >> proof positive there is something called the dark web and there is something that can touch us all. heather: i cover up the cameras on my laptops. >> facebook does that, that is a si

and those passwords have been posted to a hacking forum. security researcher troy hunt first reported the breach. he says it's difficult to see where the information originated but it could have come from more than two thousand leaked databases. hunt runs a website called "have i been pwnd" where you can search to see if your e- mail address and password have been compromised. (ken) hundreds of pages of marijuana testing and home delivery rules are now finalized for california... but there may be some issues. the biggest issue focuses on deliveries. the rules allow home deliveries, even into communities that have banned commercial pot sales. many in the industry are welcoming the rules, however police chiefs are among the critics who predict it'll undercut control by cities and counties by creating an unruly market of hidden pot transactions, the dispute could end up in court. coming up at eight.. president trump faces off with house speaker nancy speaker. what he did ... after she suggested he cancel or postpone the state of the union. plu

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end points because were not responsible for the physical security and for them keeping their own passwords safe and secure and other credentials and over time you can imagine as this cyber crime became much more sophisticated. swift should have been doing more or could've been doing more as we all know that. declined to be interviewed but said there is no indication that swiss network or cool messaging services have been compromised in the recent attacks on banks while our customers are individually responsible for the security of their own environments we fully recognize that the security of the industry as a whole is a shared responsibility in mid twenty sixteen we launched a customer security program to reinforce the local security of this swift related infrastructure and the organization has introduced changes users like bangladesh bank now require more than just a username and password to locate it. under pressure over the heist changes have been made at some of the big institutions but will they be enough to stay ahead of the hackers and who was behind this ordinations theft. what ha

does the product use a nonstandard password? for example, there was a baby minder that has a hardwired password of 123, which is really not ideal. we want these companies to have a vulnerability management program so that if someone comes in and says i figured out how to hack you thing, they can push the security update and must have a privacy policy. this is a relatively low bar, we think, and it is a, as such the minimum security standard. we work with consumers internationally in an internet society to develop this and applied the criteria to products in the guide. we reviewed 70 products and 32 meet the minimum security standards. about handful. -- about half. so, these 70 products across six categories, we also know that we are -- our users, the people look to go at the guide just want the really quick and easy version of this -- we looked at privacy policies, did some technical testing, and tried to simplify everything down. this is actually from the nintendo switch. they did pretty well, which is great because there's one

never shared my netflix password. cheryl: smart move, it looks like. story coming up in a little bit. first torques the big news on what's happening at the border. president trump moving closer to declaring a national emergency as shutdown negotiations with democrats yield no progress. >> democrats have refused to listen to the border agents and they say this is a manufactured crisis. >> i have never been more depressed about moving forward than i am right now. i don't he see a pathway forward. somebody's got to like give some energy to fix this. cheryl: let's bring in broad blakeman, former white house deputy. lindsey graham, quote, unquote, depressed, he's the one person that seemed to be trying to actually work out a deal between the two sides. is this where we're at now and this is it? >> not quite. i think the president's laying the predicate by which he could call a national emergency if it comes to that. i think they're holding out for a deal. i know people are working behind the scenes. the question is will the democratic leadership be as forth

we enter our names, birthdays, passwords, social security numbers, all online. what happens if that information gets in the hands of identity thieves? - i started getting phone calls from credit collection companies. "you've opened an account here and here and here." they wanted payment, payment for things that i did not do. - [narrator] your information is in a lot of places, your protection should be too. that's why lifelock now includes the power of norton for even more protection for your identity and your devices, where so much of your personal information lives. - identity theft is more than just crooks making charges on your credit card. when a criminal has your personal information, they can do all sorts of things in your name. take out loans, file tax returns, buy property and more. - someone benefited from this. we were the ones on the hook for it. we can't pay a 50,000 dollar bill. - cybercriminals around the world keep finding new ways to steal identities. from your laptop, computer, even your cellphone. or from companies that store your data. and th

does the product use a nonstandard password? for example, there was a baby monitor that has a hardwired password of 123. that is really not ideal. we want to these companies to have a vulnerability management program so that if someone comes in and says i figured out how to hack your thing, they can push that security update. they must have a privacy policy. this is a relatively low bar we think. it at is as such the minimum security standard. we work with consumers international and internet society to develop this. we apply those criteria to the products in the guide. we reviewed 70 products and 32 meet the minimum security standards, about half. so these 70 products across six categories, we also know that we are users, the people who are looking at this guide also just want to really use a quick and easy version. we looked at privacy policies, we did some technical testing and try to simplify everything down. this is actually from a nintendo click. they did pretty well which is great because there is one sitting in my living

a software firm says they have technology to find out who is sharing their passwords. it's not clear yet if netflix and other streaming sites are interested in investing in the software. >> okay. >>> time is 7:16, and sal is right there, and everybody behaving for you, sal? >> yeah, as a matter of fact, we do have traffic that is getting a little bit better, and in fact, this commute has been a little lighter than the first four days of the week. let's go out and take a look at what we have. you see, traffic on the peninsula looks pretty good, headed down south, no major issues into the south bay, and you will see the traffic is moving along okay on 280, 101, and 85, sure, it's a little slow, not completely light, but compared to what we had the first four days of the week, i think you will like it. it's also 280 and san jose, looking fine with no major problems. up to the bay bridge, it is lighter than usual, and there's a backup of about 10 minutes here before you make it on to the span, and visibility is good, and the roads are dry, and i want to mention, if you're

if you have a hard time remembering passwords get a password manager. third, avoid oversharing your life online. >> that's tough these days. >> use password two, sometimes three. >> abcdefg. >> 1234. don't do that! he shared it with the world. >> i guess don't hit "remind me tomorrow" on the updates every day. >> eventually you'll get locked out. >> here's one thing, get your umbrellas out and rainboots. it's a wet weekend ahead and the rain will carry over into the start of the work week, which will mean a monday morning commute that's messy. san francisco we have a pretty picture there. temperature, cold but we're running a few degrees warmer at this hour in some spots, including oakland and hayward and into the afternoon, we're certainly going to get an increase in cloud cover, that will be our first sign 41 degrees by 9:00 a.m. in through concord. everywhere else we're topping out into the 50s so once again, the temperatures will be comfortable but cool, as we head in towards the afternoon. let's talk about the big changes ahead. we have satellite r

reducing and introducing features that would reject the compromise on passwords. >>> starting next year you will have to either bring your own cup to get a drink to go or paid $.25 with the disposable cup. the berkeley city council members approved the groundbreaking legislation to help eliminate the disposable plastic food where in the city. >> as a student i don't have a lot of money so spending $.25 on the to go cup is not right in my opinion. >> others say they would simply avoid the fee by carrying their own dishes. this cow student, gina, says she already does it. >> it's all about changing your habits to good ones and especially when the world is literally falling apart at the hands of us human beings. >> the restaurants are on board with the plan that will require them to switch to the compostable take-out packaging. another plan that would allow the president to borrow the take-out containers and return them later is in the works of. >>> late last night the union reached an agreement with the school district but our reporter tom wade said some ballots are still being counted. >

we all know that but many of us never get around to implementing it the most commonly used password last year one two three four five six some might argue we haven't learned anything from the data bridge scandals of the past and they're growing more and more come. e-mails online chats address books and calendars all leave the data trail that makes us vulnerable more than a thousand public figures in germany celebrities journalists and politicians who recently hopped on their data was released on the internet police have arrested a twenty year old suspect and that's just one case. if one young man as able to expose celebrities in this way over a number of weeks you can roughly imagine the kind of possibilities open to intelligence agencies or hostile powers they have far greater financial means and greater technical and personal resources. because the most of this hotel chain had their credit card details hacked in other words companies are also at risk. of service estimate that such incidents cost german business around fifty billion euros a year is that putting the brakes on digita

when making it count, use long and strong passwords. you should change themften and use different passwords for every account that you have and do not share your personal info online like your birthday or your address. often gives hackers the last cluehey need to break into your account and be suspicious of e-mails. more than 70% of hacks beginen ou click on a fake e-mail link. >>> the most download weather app in the w fld nowing a lawsuit for allegedly sharing millions of users' data. prosecutors say the weather channel app collected, shared and profited from the private location data its consumersey th claim the app mislead users into thinking their data would only be ud for personalized forecasts. ibm which owns the app has declined the allegations, denied them rather. prosecutors say the lawsuit coul cost t weather center, yee weather channel millions of dollars. . okay. so this story ended probably how expected it. a karate class comes to the rescue in charlotte, north i recall can a, after a woman runs into a studio screaming for

all the passwords and at that your software and of course if some links some continuity by e-mail or whatever. strange to you don't click at it try to avoid this kind of content and you should be beyond that aware that as long as you are on the internet your expose your vulnerable hands you should keep that in mind that you're that they're dangerous lurking in the deep web and. you should be aware that there's no certainty that you don't get this do you think this is a story more about a country and its prominent people and their maybe their computer illiteracy and not really a story about a country's weak cyber defenses i would say yes. because for example the attacker did not succeed to penetrate the network of the government it was just private counsel not going to get that compromise and it sense he choose weak targets not strong ones and the be as busy as said today that no government was affected and in that sense it's not about hearts of a security but about the human factor about people that make mistakes and those attackers exploit these mistakes yeah and exactly in the you