The RockYou2024 leak, which exposed almost 10 billion passwords in July of last year, might seem like old news, but its impact is still felt today. It's considered ...

04 January 2019, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: ILLUSTRATION - (posed photo) Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB (Photo by Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images). An old password ...

On "World Password Day," let us remind you that a hacker will figure out “t3l3v!s!0n” about as quickly as they will “television.” Rejoice, for today is World Password Day! You don’t get a day off work ...

Your passwords are the first line of defense against intruders and cyber threats. This is true for any platform, not only if you’re a Windows 11 user, but it all ...

When IT consultant Steve Brazill begins working with his small business clients, the first thing he does is recommend that they begin using a password manager to track their many passwords. "This is ...

Password managers and passkeys are only worth using when you turn on specific features. For example, features like 2FA codes, ...

Laura wrote about e-commerce and Amazon, and she occasionally covered cool science topics. Previously, she broke down cybersecurity and privacy issues for CNET readers. Laura is based in Tacoma, ...

Your e-mail password is your last line of defense when it comes to online privacy and security. A hacker cracks that could reset the passwords of (and gain access to ...

Lifehacker has been a go-to source of tech help and life advice since 2005. Our mission is to offer reliable tech help and credible, practical, science-based life ...

You use the same password for lots of different websites. It’s OK. Everyone does it. No matter how many times your IT guy, nerdy friend, or even Slate tells you to ...

After a cybersecurity audit mistakenly reset everyone’s password, a high school changed every student’s password to “Ch@ngeme!” giving every student the chance to hack into any other student’s account ...

This week, President Donald Trump sparked outrage across the security industry after saying “nobody gets hacked” in a viral video. In the widely shared video, Trump stated: “Nobody gets hacked. To get ...