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The most common passwords in India and how long it takes to crack them

In an increasingly digitised world, the importance of passwords has surged as a critical safeguard …

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Companies from Google to Mastercard are close to killing off passwords forever

Tired of juggling hundreds of passwords? Major companies from Google to Mastercard are close to kil…

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The most hacked accounts use passwords like - Iloveyou, 12345 and princess

That doesn’t seem to prevent people from millions of people from using passwords such as “12345”…

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Weak passwords leave 300,000 Spotify accounts vulnerable to hackers

Spotify is one of the most popular music services around the world, but its popularity is probably …

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India's most popular password is 'password', same as Japan

Other common passwords people use in India are "iloveyou", "krishna", "sairam" and "omsairam", a…

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Microsoft accounts can now go passwordless — here’s how to login without a password

Microsoft’s new passwordless feature will be rolled out over the coming weeks, and it can be use…

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How to use Google's Password Checkup tool on an Android device to help keep your login passwords secure

You can use Google's Password Checkup on an Android to ensure the security of your passwords and de…

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How to change your Instagram password or reset it if you've forgotten it

You can update the password for your Instagram account using a mobile app or Instagram's website in…

Dave Johnson   


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How to create strong passwords for every site, and keep your info secure from hackers

To create a truly strong password, you should use a mix of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, …

Dave Johnson   


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How often you should change your passwords, according to cybersecurity experts

There's no set, optimal metric for how often you should change your passwords, and expert advice on…

Dave Johnson   


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Yes, password managers are safe — here's why you should use them, and how they keep your data secure

Password managers are a safe way to keep track of your passwords, and many security experts recomme…

Dave Johnson   


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Hacker Keren Elazari rates 12 hacking scenes in movies and tv for realism

Keren Elazari is a security analyst, author, and speaker. Here, she rates 12 popular hacking scenes…

Ju Shardlow,David Ibekwe,Sidd…   


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How to use Google Password Checkup tool to protect your accounts

If the extension detects that your credentials have been compromised, it will warn you and s…

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The DNC used incredibly weak passwords like 'obamain08'

If the organization was using a password like "obamain08," it would have good company among some of…

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Safer Internet Day: Here are the things that may be compromising your internet safety

On the occasion of SID, Google is asking its users to perform a security check to ensure that …

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A security expert reportedly warned SolarWinds in 2019 that anyone could access the company's update server with the password 'solarwinds123'

A security researcher warned the firm, which suffered a massive hack, last year that its "solarwind…

Katie Canales   


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Most IT professionals want to replace passwords with something better, but the industry can't agree on what that is

"Passwords are for tree houses," says legendary social engineering hacker Frank Abagnale, famed as …

Jeff Elder   


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The biggest password flubs of 2019, from Facebook's stolen hard drives to Lisa Kudrow's Instagram

Multibillion-dollar tech giants like Facebook, Google, and WeWork made the list for security breach…

Aaron Holmes   


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43 million Last.fm users' passwords were stolen, so stop using that one old password already

Old data breaches like this can often result in new hacks of user accounts on other websites - beca…

Rob Price