For years, CAPTCHA has been the first line of defense for websites attempting to ward off spambots. But at a time when bot technology is beginning to rival human faculties, many Web developers have ...

Officials with the Georgia Department of Public Health and Microsoft are investigating why a security code that generated on the state website revealed a racial slur for a user. Georgia DPH officials ...

In a race against time, you quickly load a website to purchase a pair of concert tickets before they get sold out. After selecting seats, all you need to do is enter your credit card info. Then the ...

If you've used the Internet to register accounts, fill out forms, post on blogs or download files, you've probably been asked if you're human. The characters you entered to establish your identity are ...

I don’t know what prompted Aram Bartholl to stick CAPTCHA code art in public places, but I like to imagine him announcing that you may not continue walking down a sidewalk before reading an ...

A new phishing campaign has been observed in the wild using captcha boxes to hide a fake Microsoft account login page from secure email gateways (SEGs). Businesses use SEGs to protect against a wide ...

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An “offensive” security code that appeared on a state website used to schedule COVID-19 tests was an error, the Georgia Department of Public Health says. The issue was made public Wednesday after an ...

Officials with the Georgia Department of Public Health and Microsoft are investigating why a security code that generated on the state website revealed a racial slur for a user. Georgia DPH officials ...