Passwords remain the go-to authentication tool in everyday life, says CISPA researcher Alexander Ponticello. At the same time, passwords are often a security weak spot: too short, too simple, and ...

What a Feat: Final Fantasy XI is once again experiencing server issues as player numbers in the decades-old MMO surge beyond expectations. Producer Yoji Fujito announced a "congestion situation" for ...

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The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa. By Pranav ...

PCMag has been evaluating online privacy tools for more than 30 years. We test and analyze dozens of password managers each year, rating them primarily based on ease of adoption, security features, ...

Some Minecraft mods don’t help build worlds – they break them. Here’s how malware can masquerade as a Minecraft mod. Cybercriminals have tricked X’s AI chatbot into promoting phishing scams in a ...

Every year, weak passwords lead to millions in losses — and many of those breaches could have been stopped. Attackers don't need advanced tools; they just need one careless login. For IT teams, that ...

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group codenamed UAT-8099 that has been attributed to search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and theft of high-value ...