Google seizes domains used by the IPIDEA proxy network, which sold access to devices compromised through free VPNs, proxy services, and mobile apps.

According to Wired, the database, which had 149 million passwords, housed 48 million for Gmail, 17 million for Facebook and ...

On January 1, Virginia teenagers under the age of 16 will be limited to one hour of screen time on each major social media platform. Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) signed into law a bipartisan-supported ...

Weak passwords make hacking easy. Check if your login is on the top 2025 list. | ©Image Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya/Unsplash Passwords are meant to safeguard our most personal data, but what if the very ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police and neighbors in southwest Louisville say ATVs have been plaguing the backyards and city parks in the area. Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) has seen an increased presence of ...

Facepalm: It's almost 2026 and the world's population has never been so tech-savvy. When it comes to passwords, however, a lot of people are stuck in the 1990s. Another study examining the most common ...

The most famous museum in the world used an incredibly insecure password to protect its video surveillance system. Here's how to learn from the Louvre’s mistakes and improve your own security. I ...

CompariTech on Thursday released a report detailing the most-used passwords of 2025, which reveals that "123456" is the worst password of the year. More than 7.61 million accounts out of 2 billion ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I read your “It’s Geek to Me” about lazily using passwords. (Geek Note: I.G.T.M. #951, Oct 12, 2025 and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Here's a quick weak password tip: You may be using one that's risky. A recent study from the artificial intelligence analytics platform Peec ...

PORTLAND,ORE(KOIN)- October is Cybersecurity Month, a time when we’re all reminded to take simple steps to better protect ourselves online. Experts agree the biggest way to do that is to ditch your ...

Google wants you to start using passkeys. Its vision is to “progress toward a passwordless future," allowing you to store passkeys in the Google Password Manager service. For websites that support the ...