One of the simplest ways for a hacker to gain control of your online accounts is by getting hold of your password. Sometimes, they do this through brute force attacks — automatically checking millions ...

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Let’s be honest: How many times have you used something like "123456" or "123123" as your password? With so many online accounts to juggle, it’s tempting to go for simple passwords, even though we ...

A dataset of 2 billion email addresses and 1.3 billion passwords have been discovered online — leaving millions of people vulnerable to account takeovers. The dataset, compiled by security ...

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It’s been a bad year for password managers. First, Microsoft announced earlier this summer that its popular Microsoft Authenticator app would be discontinuing its password manager feature and would ...

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.