Microsoft this week says it has uncovered a large-scale, sophisticated AI-driven phishing campaign that uses automation and legitimate authentication processes to compromise accounts more effectively ...

A $30,000 AI GPU doesn't outperform consumer GPUs at password cracking. Specops explains why attackers don't need exotic ...

Stop letting AI pick your passwords. They follow predictable patterns instead of being truly random, making them easy for ...

Language package managers like pip, npm, and others pose a high risk during active supply chain attacks. However, OS updates ...

Passwords occupy an odd place in our lives. They’re both a blessing – keeping our data and information safe from anyone intruding into our IT systems and accessing them – and a curse, in that they’re ...

Passwords remain a persistent point of tension between usability and security. Controls designed to strengthen authentication often introduce complexity, which encourages users to rely on familiar ...

From smooth-talking hackers and millions of stolen passwords to Google’s very expensive “sorry for secretly listening” settlement, security had another extremely normal week. I've been writing and ...

Passkey technology offers a superior method of authenticating customer identification, both in terms of convenience and security, writes Andrew Shikiar, of the FIDO Alliance. The password is dying. If ...

Step aside, ice water hash, the pendulum is swinging toward extracts purified by the power of electricity in the mid-2020s. Hash connoisseurs and the mainstream that follows them have made a type of ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new study has revealed America’s most common passwords and the results make for concerning reading. It’s more important ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. We want to reassure our users that Gmail’s protections are strong and effective. Several inaccurate claims surfaced recently that ...