The man behind complicated P4S5W0rD$ now admits they won’t keep us safe
Creating a new password for an online account or app is an exercise in pure frustration. The increasingly complicated requirements are enough to make you …
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Over 500 million leaked logins hit the web in new master list
At this point, it seems like every single big-name company with a web presence has been hacked at least once, and while archives of usernames …
Microsoft is trying to make passwords obsolete, and it might succeed
Passwords are annoying, clumsy, easily beaten (for the most part), and an absolutely antiquated form of security. They also happen to be the primary way …
The most common passwords of 2016 are just as embarrassing as you expected
Every year, security experts and internet bloggers plead with the general public to use more secure passwords for their online accounts. Every year, the public fails …
Your passwords still suck, according to people who are smarter than you
You probably think your clever little “P455W()rD” password is the highest degree of online security in the land, but a new study by the bright …
A look at Google’s wild plan to kill the password
Every time there’s a large scale data breach, we’re reminded how little thought and creativity people use when coming up with their passwords. In in …
Online tool tells you how strong your email and Facebook passwords are
It’ll take hackers just 0.29 seconds to crack into your email or Facebook account if you use “password” or “12345” as your password. Seriously, it’s time to …
Your Gmail account is less secure than a dark web marketplace account
Over the past several years, we’ve done our best to remind everyone to install a password manager, keep their devices updated and start taking online security …
Whatever you do, don’t make these critical password mistakes
You know what we humans are really bad at? Coming up with strong, unique passwords. We know this because every time some research firm publishes …
95% of Americans share passwords with friends and family members
Online security has been one of the hottest topics on the planet for the past several years. Between Edward Snowden, the Sony hack, the Target hack and Hillary …
These are the worst passwords in the world – do you use any of them?
Each year, security solutions provider SplashData releases a list of what it has determined to be the most commonly used passwords on the Internet. In …
Reasons to never rely on fingerprints over passwords
Touch ID and other fingerprint scanning technologies are wonderfully convenient additions to our smartphones that enable easy mobile payments and quick device unlocking. However, Elliot …
11-year-old will write you cryptographically secure passwords for $2 each
Using weak passwords makes you a prime target for hackers, who have shown over the years that they can eat such subpar security measures for …
Yahoo has just started killing off the password
Many companies are trying to kill the password in an attempt to improve the security of online services, and Yahoo is ready to give it …
Google study finds website security questions are even less secure than passwords
A new in-depth study from Google reveals that the security questions most individuals use as an additional layer of security are often less secure and …
Do this now: Secure your adult dating profiles – a major site was just hacked
In case you happen to have one or multiple adult dating website profiles, you might consider securing them right away, as one of the world’s …
Forget passwords, you might unlock everything around you with your brain one day
Passwords, PINs and fingerprints are currently used to unlock or sign into various devices and services, but these security layers might one day be replaced by a far …
These are the 25 best passwords you can use… if you want to be hacked
Malicious hackers spend much of their time developing sophisticated attacks and complex new ways to steal people’s credit card numbers, bank account information and other private …
Don’t hurry off to buy stolen eBay customer data just yet
eBay on Thursday acknowledged that some of its customers’ personal information may have been compromised following a breach, advising users to immediately change their passwords. …
Heartbleed showed us how shockingly lazy people are with their passwords
Heartbleed, the massive security threat that has recently affected millions of websites, was patched by most large Internet companies and by many site owners, but regular …
How to craft the perfect password
It seems obvious, but passwords are our first line of defense against a growing army of nefarious hackers looking to steal our data, money or …
‘Password’ is no longer the dumbest password of the year
New research conducted by SplashData revealed that “password” isn’t the dumbest password choice around anymore, as it has been replaced by “123456,” for the past …
This is why passwords need to die
Every other week it seems like we have to create new passwords that are increasingly complex and difficult to remember, with more requirements for capital …
Your parents pick better passwords than you do
Computer users over the age of 55 employ passwords that are twice as secure as passwords used by those under 25 years old. A recent …
Apple becomes latest ‘Anonymous’ hacker target
Notorious hacker collective “Anonymous Operations” on Sunday published data it claims to have obtained by breaching a server belonging to Apple. The data, which consisted …
AntiSec hacks Universal and Viacom; leaks user data, passwords
A hacking group named LulzSec made headlines recently for attacking high visibility targets, including Sony and the U.S. government. LulzSec announced earlier this week that …
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 …
Sony Pictures breach confirmed to be authentic; Sony launches investigation
A small group of hackers calling themselves LulzSec on Thursday claimed to have breached a Sony website and gained access to personal information belonging to …
Fraunhofer cracks iPhone password in 6 minutes, exposes stored passwords [video]
What’s the one thing that could make losing your iPhone worse? If the person who happens to find your AWOL iPhone knows exactly what they’re …
FTC will not fine Google for stealing passwords with Street View cars
Following Google’s recent admission that it accidentally stole passwords, emails and other personal information with its Street View cars, the Federal Trade Commission has decided …
