The internet offers a rich selection of tools for criminal purposes: password crackers and vulnerability scanners are just two examples. At the same time, one also finds web applications that are ...

Stolen passwords, hijacked email accounts, and compromised credit cards can wreak havoc on your life. If you've already been ...

Beleaguered password manager LastPass has announced yet another serious security screwup and, this time, it may be the final straw for some users. For months, the company has been periodically ...

If a hacker gained access to your Microsoft account, they could download your OneDrive files, bypass your Windows PC’s ...

Change your password. Don't give me that, "Oh, I'll do it later," malarkey. Update your most important accounts now—and please, for the love of all of your files in the cloud, don't change it to ...

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Harish Kumar asked if a brute force attack–which tries random text strings until one turns out to be your password—would work on major websites. “Will Facebook allow millions of failed attempts?” We ...

Microsoft has introduced a new default to shield Windows 11 machines against password attacks which ought to make them "a very unattractive target" for hackers trying to steal credentials. The latest ...

May 9, 2025: Updated to note that this data seems to be referring to a worst case scenario for hackers and assumes that the software tries every other hash first before getting to the correct one. In ...

A GAMER accused of hacking the FBI is demanding cops return his seized computer. Coray Tierney, 23, was accused of carrying ...