Everyone needs a password manager. If you're willing to pay a monthly or annual fee, these options are worth it. Read now In one of the biggest password re-use studies of its kind, an analysis of more ...

Despite repeated warnings from online security experts advising against the use of easy-to-crack passwords, it seems some many folks still can’t be bothered to think up a more complex string of ...

In a world in which everything from streaming services to smart appliances requires login credentials, the mere act of creating and managing passwords can be ...

An analysis of the 100,000 most-commonly re-occurring breached passwords confirms that ‘123456’ is the undisputed king of atrocious passwords. Using data from Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), a website that ...

When it comes to using passwords in this increasingly digital world, are people simply too lazy to use strong ones and consistently change them, or is it that generating a strong password is a very ...

Amazing that 13,984 users thought that reversing 123456 to arrive at 654321 was sufficient protection as a password. Twenty per cent of the passwords were common names and slang or easily remembered ...

If you have logged in recently with your Apple ID and requested an SMS-based second-factor verification code instead of using the trusted device method, you might have noticed Apple made a change to ...

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a vulnerability in McHire, McDonald's chatbot job application platform, that exposed the chats of more than 64 million job applications across the United States.

The trackers, advertised for children and the elderly, are being used in the US, Europe and elsewhere. And they've got some serious security issues. Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News Alfred Ng was ...

When it comes to updating passwords, we are creatures of habit – and change is hard. But it’s 2020 and it may be time to beef up your security game because, according to new research, people are still ...