The FBI has confirmed that 630 million stolen passwords were found on devices belonging to a single hacker. Here's how to check if yours is one of them.

Passwords are still an integral part of our lives. While logging in using a fingerprint or face scan is becoming more common, passwords are still essential for many of the apps and services we use ...

An educational website that bills itself as the UK’s top source for “unbiased, factual and easy-to-understand information on online safety” isn’t living up to its promise. Not only is the password ...

In general, any account that you have with a weak password could be at risk of being hacked. To eliminate concern, there are free password-strength-checking tools available online. Nicole Cozma has an ...

We have always emphasized the importance of having a strong password for all your logins, as the first line of defense against hackers and malicious actors. Some of you may be familiar with the ...

Password management service 1Password has a neat new feature that lets users check whether a password they’re thinking of using has already been breached. At which point it will suggest they pick ...

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 ...

The company plans to add a hacked-password alert system into its browser by the end of year; Firefox aims to do much the same thing this month. Google has launched a web-based hacked-password checker, ...

One thing about computers and smartphones is that new features are always being added. Google has announced six new Android updates that include a built-in password checker, the ability to schedule ...

A good password can mean the difference between identity safety and identity theft. Unfortunately, too many otherwise intelligent people rely on ridiculously weak passwords, the kind that make hackers ...