Are your Gmail login credentials amongst the 48 million estimated as exposed in this leak of existing infostealer logs — here's what you need to know.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 22, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.

Near-identical password reuse bypasses security policies, enabling attackers to exploit predictable patterns using breached ...

LastPass users should avoid emails recommending local vault backups, as a new holiday weekend phishing scam is currently targeting master passwords.

Jeremy Hammond is serving a 10-year sentence for cyber crimes. Jeremy Hammond is seen in this March 5, 2012 file photo provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Department in Chicago. Cook County ...

Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; MirageC / Moment / oliverwolfson / iStock / Getty Back in August 2022, password manager LastPass suffered a massive breach. A still-unknown cyber criminal ...

A newly patched SmarterMail flaws is being exploited in the wild, allowing attackers to reset admin passwords and gain SYSTEM-level code execution.

You're checking your inbox or scrolling through your phone when something catches your attention. It's a message about a password reset, but you never asked for one ...

Nearly 1 in 4 of us use the same password for multiple accounts. One company is getting rid of that risk altogether. Here's what you need to know. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She ...

If you’re curious about how to create a secure password, read our in-depth guide covering password security and best practices. As we live in an increasingly online world, having secure passwords for ...

Today we start a weeklong series to help you avoid getting hacked. Everyone knows that bigger is better, in this case longer is best. When you make a password, it’s common these days to add special ...