One of the biggest stories of the year was the leak of 16 billion passwords — credentials now being used in ongoing hack ...

Windows users can protect themselves from falling victim to ongoing “hack your own password” attacks by doing these three ...

A user with the handle "ObamaCare," who has a history of leaking data such as employee databases sourced from law firms, and data acquired from colleges and casinos, posted on a hacking forum, "Xmas ...

If you are using "123456" as your password it is past time to stop. Same if you are using the always popular "Password" to protect your account. Those easy-to-hack passwords were the top and fourth ...

Gmail users have been warned that a notorious group of hackers is targeting account holders after gaining access to a huge database. The Google attack originated from a breach of Salesforce's cloud ...

A text file called RockYou2024 was uploaded to the dark web on July 4, exposing over 10 billion unique passwords. It marks the largest password leak in history. A ...

Google has issued a critical warning to billions of Gmail users worldwide, alerting them to a significant password hack threat. This incident underscores the growing vulnerabilities in digital ...

Why it matters: Experts say passwords cannot guarantee online security, yet they remain the primary pillar of most people's digital protection. That is why the recent posting of a database containing ...

Hackers now have a record-breaking database of nearly 10 billion leaked passwords at their disposal. Credit: Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images Cybersecurity researchers are calling it the ...

Your passwords could be much less safe than you think, as cyberattacks and data breaches have become almost routine. Yet behind many of these worrying stories is the same, surprisingly simple culprit: ...