FBI Confirms 630 Million Stolen Passwords — How To Check Yours Now

The FBI has confirmed that 630 million stolen passwords were found on devices belonging to a single hacker. Here's how to check if yours is one of them.

CyberVolk’s ransomware debut stumbles on cryptography weakness

The pro-Russia hacktivist group CyberVolk launched a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called VolkLocker that suffered from ...

AI Is Getting Better at Hacking Crypto’s Smart Contracts

Recent tests by Anthropic have revealed how far AI has come in targeting smart contract vulnerabilities on various ...
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Protecting Active Directory passwords is key to boosting cyber security

Most organisations have Active Directory at the heart of their IT infrastructure, and most breaches involve weak passwords, making protecting Active Directory passwords crucial for organisational ...
Inc

Gen-Z Can’t Stop Using the Slang Term ‘Skibidi’ in Passwords

Passwords are the first line of defense in protecting access to the finances, credit information, and identities of our businesses and personal lives. But collectively, most Americans do a pretty ...
TechSpot

It's nearly 2026 and most people still use '123456' as a password

Facepalm: It's almost 2026 and the world's population has never been so tech-savvy. When it comes to passwords, however, a lot of people are stuck in the 1990s. Another study examining the most common ...
Fast Company

Why Google is really warning 2.5 billion Gmail users to stop using their passwords

You may have seen warnings that Google is telling all of its users to change their Gmail passwords due to a breach. That’s only partly true. Google is telling users ...
PC Magazine

You Can Do Better Than the Louvre's Hilariously Bad Password. Here's How to Actually Secure Your Accounts

The most famous museum in the world used an incredibly insecure password to protect its video surveillance system. Here's how to learn from the Louvre’s mistakes and improve your own security. I ...
BGR

The Worst Password Of 2025 Is '123456' - Make Sure You Don't Use These

CompariTech on Thursday released a report detailing the most-used passwords of 2025, which reveals that "123456" is the worst password of the year. More than 7.61 million accounts out of 2 billion ...
CNET

You Probably Have a Better Password Than the Louvre Did: Learn From Its Mistake

For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to guides, explainers, and recommendations for technology of all kinds. From using his home in beautiful Bend, OR ...
Wired

Your Browser’s Password Manager Is Better Than Ever. You Still Shouldn’t Use It

Your browser wants to manage your passwords. Maybe it's to make your browsing experience more seamless in the hotly competitive browser wars, or maybe it's a response ...
The Conversation

What’s the difference between passwords and passkeys? It’s not just the protection they provide

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