{"id":215971,"date":"2026-02-21T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/password-managers-share-a-hidden-weakness\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T08:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T13:05:09","slug":"password-managers-share-a-hidden-weakness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/password-managers-share-a-hidden-weakness\/","title":{"rendered":"Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/security-news-this-week-password-managers-share-a-hidden-weakness\/\">Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/security-news-this-week-password-managers-share-a-hidden-weakness\/\">https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/security-news-this-week-password-managers-share-a-hidden-weakness\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-21 06:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wired.com\">www.wired.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lead-in-text-callout\">An FBI informant<\/span> helped run the Incognito dark web market and allegedly approved the sale of fentanyl-laced pills, including those from a dealer linked to a confirmed death, WIRED reported this week. Meanwhile, Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s ties to Customs and Border Protection officers sparked a Department of Justice probe. Documents say that CBP officers in the US Virgin Islands were still friendly with Epstein years after his 2008 conviction, illustrating the infamous sex offender\u2019s tactics for cultivating allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">WIRED published a guide detailing experts\u2019 tips and preferred tools for surveillance-resistant organizing and collaboration. In opsec fails, comments and other metadata left on a PDF detailing Homeland Security\u2019s proposal to build \u201cmega\u201d detention and processing centers reveal the DHS personnel involved in the plan\u2019s creation. And the Department of Homeland Security is making moves to combine its face and fingerprint technologies into a centralized, searchable database across all its agencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Fears about possible drug cartel drone activity over Texas sparked a recent airspace shutdown in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, but the episode ultimately underscored the challenges of safely deploying anti-drone weapons near cities. A database left accessible to anyone online contained billions of records, including passwords and Social Security numbers. The situation is far from unique, but it underscores ongoing potential identity-theft risk since it appeared that some of the data has not yet been exploited by criminals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">If you\u2019re looking to make $10,000, the Fulu Foundation\u2014a nonprofit that pays out bounties for removing user-hostile features\u2014is on the hunt for a way to use Ring cameras while preventing them from sending data to Amazon. And the Mexican city of Guadalupe, which will host portions of the 2026 World Cup, will deploy four new robot dogs to help provide security during matches at BBVA Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">But wait, there\u2019s more! 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