You’re checking your inbox or scrolling through your phone when something catches your attention. It’s a message about a password reset, but you never asked for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. If you read my article here, you will already know that ...

Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.

GCHQ has warned users to ditch using passwords and use a safer alternative to stop criminals hacking your accounts. The ...

As mass hacks abound, it's hard to know the best way to handle our Internet security, so we went to a password expert to figure out how best to protect ourselves. Alex Horan is a proclaimed "white hat ...

Hackers are continuously working on evolving all types of malware to get around protection protocols, keeping them safer from ...

Forget passwords! A new, secure way to log in called passkeys is here. Using your device's fingerprint, face, or PIN, you can ...

Update, May 3, 2025: This story, originally published May 1, has been updated with a new report regarding the use of passkeys in the face of weak password use, as well as details of AI-powered threats ...

If your password was part of a previous data breach or uses words in the dictionary, then a hacker can figure out your password — no matter how many characters, symbols or numbers used — instantly.

Open-source password manager Bitwarden is adding an extra layer of security for accounts that are not protected by two-factor authentication, requiring email verification before allowing access to ...

Today we start a weeklong series to help you avoid getting hacked. Everyone knows that bigger is better, in this case longer is best. When you make a password, it’s common these days to add special ...

Sony’s weighed in on the question of whether its PlayStation Network online login was “hacked” yesterday. Its verdict: not a hack, just an “exploit.” “We temporarily took down the PSN and Qriocity ...