Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. With just a few dollars, a little time, and a smart ...

Be honest with me. How many of your passwords are still some version of your pet’s name followed by a number? Studies have shown that roughly 80% of data breaches involve weak or reused passwords.

The website for the popular JDownloader download manager was compromised earlier this week to distribute malicious Windows ...

Just in time for World Password Day, Kaspersky is reminding everyone that outdated hashing algorithms such as MD5 remain among the worst choices for storing passwords.

The crypto investor had Claude search through two Macs, two external hard drives, an Apple Notes export, iCloud Mail, Gmail inbox and X messages to help retrieve the Bitcoin. A Bitcoiner’s post has ...

Matt Sanner, 54, vibe coded an app using Cursor called ScamSkeptic for his aging family, who had fallen victim to scams.

Tired of forgetting passwords or reusing weak ones? The passphrase approach makes strong security easy to remember—and harder ...

If you think your go-to password is safe, think again. Despite countless warnings, many people still rely on common, easily guessable passwords for both personal and professional accounts. From ...

A Bitcoin holder just got access to $400,000 worth of crypto after Claude AI broke through a forgotten wallet password. The claim went viral on X. The user didn’t share much technical detail. But the ...

Apps from Apple, Google and others can assist in making your online accounts more secure, even as new ways of logging in ...

The good news is there's already a patch. The bad news is that the fix isn't available for all Linux distributions yet.