Every year, security-focused companies like SplashData release lists of the year's most hacked passwords, inevitably prompting us to ask, "Why would you make your password password?" In 2017, the most ...

Given all the cybercrime over the last several years, you can pretty much guarantee that your password has been compromised. If you want to check, head over to Troy Hunt’s HaveIBeenPwned site and ...

If your organization is like many, your employees may be relying on weak or easily guessable passwords — and inadvertently rolling out the red carpet for hackers and cybercriminals in the process. So ...

Passwords play a huge role in how you stay safe online. They protect your accounts, devices and money. Still, many people pick logins that criminals can guess in seconds. The latest NordPass report ...

Somebody just uploaded a password-hacking tool called iDict to GitHub that promises to use good old fashioned brute force techniques to crack iCloud passwords. The tool also claims to be able to evade ...

March 15, 2012 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google The reason that many password systems won't allow you to choose dictionary words as you passwords—or at least ...