Hack of the day: Stop using '123456' or birthdays as passwords – here's the safer way

Hack of the day: Cybercriminals rarely guess passwords manually. Instead, they use automated tools that can test millions of ...
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Automatic Password Hacking Machine Confirmed — Stop Using Passwords Now

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, March 28, 2025: This story, originally published March ...
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Ashley Madison hack exposed users' passwords (Unsurprisingly, many of them are dirty.)

When a team of hackers dumped troves of data online that unmasked millions of users of the infidelity dating website Ashley Madison, users panicked that the leak would wreak havoc on their personal ...
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Law Enforcement Can Break 77% Of ‘Three Random Word’ Passwords

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Over the years, there have been plenty of people trying to ...