Home Chef, a Chicago based meal kit and food delivery company, was hit by a cyberattack. The compromised data includes names, phone numbers, email address, passwords, and the last four digits of their credit cards.
"Unfortunately, like the vast majority of breached companies, it appears that Home Chef was only alerted that there was a problem after their customers' information was already posted for sale online," Chris Clements, vice president of solutions architecture for Cerberus Sentinel, told TechRepublic. "It's likely that the attackers had Home Chef compromised for some time and may in fact still have access to their systems and data. They could still be actively stealing customer information. Without confirmation from Home Chef, it's impossible to know. The 'move fast and break things' mentality of many startups often means that security is an afterthought."
Home Chef, acquired by Kroger in 2018, reported the incident to law enforcement and is recommending that their clients change their account passwords.
Not great news for their customers. Many people recycle their passwords to multiple accounts. The National Cyber Security Centre compiled a list of the 20 most common passwords compiled from 100 million passwords leaked in 2019.
123456
123456789
qwerty
password
1111111
12345678
abc123
1234567
password1
12345
1234567890
123123
000000
Iloveyou
1234
1q2w3e4r5t
Qwertyuiop
123
Monkey
Dragon
If that sounds like you, or your password is in the top 20, let me introduce you to a couple of options:
BlackBerry Password Keeper. Free for 30 days (then $.99 USD per month or ad-supported), this Android app gives you the option of storing your passwords on your phone only or phone and cloud.
AES-256 encryption
Local storage option
Access your secure vault of information with only one login password
Randomly generate secure, unique passwords to replace weak passwords
Check that your passwords are strong using the password strength meter
Store new passwords, lists, and notes, edit existing items, and mark items as favourites for quick access
Open and log in to webpages using the built-in browser
Export Password Keeper records to an encrypted file to store in a location of your choice
Easily import records including from a previous BlackBerry 10 device
Fully supports Android for Work deployment
Use search to find and filter your information
Part of BlackBerry Hub+
1Password. Free for 30 days (then $2.99 USD per month), this app works on iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows.
Create strong, unique passwords for all your online accounts
Fill usernames and passwords into websites and apps
Access your information on all your mobile devices and computers
Share passwords securely with your family or company
Unlock with a single tap using Fingerprint Unlock
Store information in more than a dozen categories: logins, credit cards, addresses, notes, bank accounts, driver licenses, passports, and more
Create multiple vaults to keep different areas of your life separate
Organize your information with favourites
Use search to find and filter your information
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