These are 2023’s most common passwords – make sure yours isn’t on the list
NordPass has just released a study revealing the world’s 200 most common passwords in 2023. To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the study, the company’s …
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The site that tells you if you were hacked has partnered with the FBI
With major hacks and data breaches happening almost daily, protecting your online accounts and passwords is as important as ever. You should use strong, unique …
Google just fixed the worst thing about dealing with hacked passwords
Security researchers advise people to use unique, strong passwords every time hackers compromise an app or service. That’s because many people use weak passwords to …
Avoid these 3 dumb password mistakes like the plague
It will never cease to baffle me how many people still choose childishly simple passwords like “12345” or “password” to attempt to secure their digital …
Please stop doing this when you create a new password
One of the things that often goes hand-in-hand with the countless hacks and data leaks we’ve written about in the past, and which continues to …
Your email and password were probably posted online in the mother of all data leaks
Hackers recently posted more than 3 billion user credentials online as part of a massive data breach compilation of emails and passwords. Read on for …
3.2B email and password pairs were just leaked in the mother of all data breaches
More than 3 billion user credentials were just posted online as part of a data breach compilation that’s mind-boggling in its scale. This collection of …
Google’s new password security upgrade might work best on the Pixel 4
Google has a brand new security feature that every Android user out there should be using, as long as they operate devices with built-in fingerprint …
The recent ‘Collection #1’ data breach that leaked 773M accounts is only the tip of the iceberg
Reports earlier this week revealed what’s being referred to “Collection #1,” an 87GB pile of data that included no less than 773 million unique email …
Sharing is fine, but there’s one thing Netflix won’t let you do with your password
Netflix password sharing is a common phenomenon, and practically everyone does it. It’s the only way to access the service free of charge. If you’ve …
CNBC’s disastrous password security fail is a huge lesson for us all
CNBC tried and disastrously failed to give regular Internet users a lesson about the importance of password security and password strength. While trying to explain …
Unhackable brain scans may some day replace passwords
Security breaches affecting millions of users have come to light in recent years, yet we’re no better at protecting our personal data, or at picking …
Leading password security company gets hacked; customers advised to change their master passwords
These days, it appears as if no one is safe from hackers. Just a week after the security firm Kaspersky announced that they had been hacked …
Do this now: Set up all your passwords the Snowden way
A few weeks ago, Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver travelled all the way to Russia to interview Edward Snowden. Snowden, of course is responsible for numerous leaks that …
Do this now: Secure your email account with a simple one-time scan
Email accounts often contain many personal details that owners think are safe from prying eyes, including login credentials for other websites written in plain text. …
Why your password isn’t as safe or secure as you think
Because people are generally unable to come up with rock-solid passwords on their own, many websites that require user-generated passwords employ “password strength meters” which inform users …
Teacher’s aide fired for refusing to hand over Facebook password
A teacher’s aide at an elementary school was fired last year for refusing to give her Facebook login credentials to her supervisors, ZDNet reported on …
Senate bill looks to prevent employers from asking for Facebook logins
It isn’t uncommon for companies to scan through the Internet looking for information on potential hires. Young job seekers, however, have found ways to avoid …
OS X Lion security flaw allows anyone to change your password
Security blog Defense in Depth has found a glaring security flaw in OS X Lion that enables hackers to change the password of any user …
Apple to patch iPhone, iPad security hole
Apple has promised to patch a security hole found in the iPhone and iPad following a report published by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security. …
Passcode-stealing iPhone app banned by Apple
In a move that should surprise no one, Apple has banned the “Big Brother Camera Security” app that developer Daniel Amity used to swipe his …
Sly developer reveals most common iPhone passcodes
Daniel Amitay, the iPhone developer who created “Big Brother Camera Security” application, has released a list of the top 10 iPhone passcodes. Amity implemented code …
New website answers the question on all our minds: Has Sony been hacked this week?
BGR has provided extensive coverage of an ongoing saga that has seen numerous digital properties belonging to Sony fall under attack. To date, personal information …
Sony’s PlayStation Network password reset page compromised
According to reports from numerous gaming sites, the password reset page for Sony’s PlayStation Network has been exploited. Sony built the page in an effort …
Firefox 4 leaked a day early, download it now
Firefox 4 has been leaked for Mac and PC a day before the company said it would be officially available. Mozilla promises the user interface …
iPhone 5 to support portable computing using NFC
A new report from Cult of Mac suggests that Apple may have some nifty new features in store for the upcoming iPhone 5. Rumors that …
Google's universal sign-on service "Gaia" compromised in Chinese hacks?
Google’s high profile war of words with China has garnered much public attention but the underlying cause of the dispute — the alleged hacking of …
