How do so many people get hacked? Apparently, many of them don't give much thought to choosing their passwords, both for ...

NordPass' annual list of the 200 most commonly used passwords finds that many people are leaving their accounts vulnerable to hacking, with '123456' once again taking the top spot. Are you still using ...

Your password may be easier to hack than you realize. New data has revealed the most vulnerable and commonly used passwords that can be easily hacked. According to ...

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 ...

Passwords — we all use them, and I think we can agree they are a pain in the neck. VPN company NordPass, in conjunction with NordStellar, has published its sixth annual list of the Top 200 Most Common ...

One of the most successful forms of password breaches occurs when hackers simply guess commonly used passwords. And while organizations often invest in advanced security measures, they sometimes ...

In today’s digital world, your password is your first line of defense. Yet, millions of people still rely on weak, easily guessed passwords like "123456" or "password", leaving their accounts wide ...

Hackers now have a record-breaking database of nearly 10 billion leaked passwords at their disposal. Credit: Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images Cybersecurity researchers are calling it the ...

NordPass' list of the year's most common passwords includes the usual suspects. These are the codes to avoid as you go into 2023. My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about ...

One of the easier ways to steal a user's credentials is through a convincing fake login page or application. An unwitting user can quickly give an attacker the crucial "in" to an organization's ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...