Microsoft

Developer-targeting campaign using malicious Next.js repositories

A developer-targeting campaign leveraged malicious Next.js repositories to trigger a covert RCE-to-C2 chain through standard ...

Password managers’ promise that they can’t see your vaults isn’t always true

All eight of the top password managers have adopted the term “zero knowledge” to describe the complex encryption system they use to protect the data vaults that users store on their servers. The ...

What 5 Million Apps Revealed About Secrets in JavaScript

Leaked API keys are nothing new, but the scale of the problem in front-end code has been largely a mystery - until now. Intruder's research team built a new secrets detection method and scanned 5 ...
Android Police

Google extends Identity Check to your banking apps and password managers

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Yahoo

Instagram password reset attacks — What you need to check right now

Instagram users worldwide are receiving unexpected password reset emails, and they should be cautious before clicking or responding, as cybercriminals may be exploiting the platform’s user base ...
Forbes

Has Your Gmail Password Been Hacked? Check Now, Here’s How

Your Google account password is the key to unlocking far more than just your Gmail inbox. It’s the silver bullet that can shatter your carefully constructed cyber ...
TechSpot

It's nearly 2026 and most people still use '123456' as a password

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 ...
Yahoo

The simple way to check if your password is among 183 million stolen by hackers

Logs including 183 million passwords have been leaked online. (Getty) Passwords for 183 million web accounts are believed to have been leaked online in recent months after being shared openly on ...
Wired

Your Browser’s Password Manager Is Better Than Ever. You Still Shouldn’t Use It

Your browser wants to manage your passwords. Maybe it's to make your browsing experience more seamless in the hotly competitive browser wars, or maybe it's a response ...
Wired

How to Use a Password Manager to Share Your Logins After You Die

It’s not fun to talk about, but there’s only one thing certain in life. You need to have a plan for your digital legacy, just like you make a plan for your physical assets; otherwise, your accounts, ...
Business Wire

Password Party’s Over: Nearly 50% of Americans Continue to Re-use Passwords Despite Phishing Attacks on the Rise

STOCKHOLM & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new survey from Yubico (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: YUBICO), a modern cybersecurity company on a mission to make the internet safer for everyone, today ...