Why a Windows Hello PIN Beats a Password for Enterprise Security

With phishing and AI-driven identity attacks rising, Windows Hello PIN security depends on TPM-backed keys, enterprise ...

ConsentFix and ClickFix: How Microsoft 365 Accounts are Hijacked in 3 Seconds

ConsentFix and ClickFix attacks steal Microsoft 365 tokens in seconds using fake prompts and OAuth flows. Learn how these MFA ...
PCMag

Netflix Password Sharing Is Getting Even Harder. 5 Tricks That Still Work (for Now)

Netflix now requires each profile to have a unique email address. It sounds like the era of password sharing is over, but ...

AI browsers like Perplexity Comet can be tricked into spilling your password through BioShocking exploit

A new exploit called BioShocking convinces AI browsers they're playing a game, then gets them to hand over your private data.
MacRumors

Apple Passwords Can Now Automatically Fix Weak and Compromised Passwords With Agentic AI

Apple today announced that the Passwords app can now automatically update weak and compromised passwords using Apple Intelligence and Safari to take action on a user's behalf. The feature builds on ...
9to5Mac

iOS 27’s Passwords app can change your passwords for you, automatically

Today Apple unveiled major AI upgrades coming in iOS 27 and its other forthcoming software updates. One such AI feature involves the Apple Passwords app. Passwords launched two years ago as a ...
Inc

Why You Need to Stop Using Passwords and Switch to This Secure Alternative Now

If you’ve been hearing a lot more about passkeys recently, there’s good reason for it. After becoming more widely available in 2022, passkeys have surged in popularity, driven by ease of use and ...
Lifehacker

10 Hacks Every Apple Passwords User Should Know

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...
TechSpot

Kaspersky warns that passwords hashed with MD5 algorithm can be cracked in minutes using a GPU

Facepalm: A couple of years ago, Kaspersky Lab tested the resilience of hashed passwords against a modern gaming GPU. Now, the Moscow-based security firm has updated its study and found that things ...
The New York Times

Passkeys Are the New Passwords. You Should Start Using Them Now.

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a writer who has covered privacy and security — including ...
Government Technology

How many passwords does the average user have?

NordPass recently surveyed 1,509 users about their password habits, and for the first time in years people reported having fewer passwords to manage. When the password manager began collecting this ...
Dark Reading

Microsoft Edge Stores Passwords in Process Memory, Posing Enterprise Risk

An attacker with administrative privileges can gain access to Microsoft Edge user passwords even when they're not in use, because the browser stores them in cleartext in process memory as part of a ...