As mass hacks abound, it's hard to know the best way to handle our Internet security, so we went to a password expert to figure out how best to protect ourselves. Alex Horan is a proclaimed "white hat ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. If you read my article here, you will already know that ...

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 ...

You know that sinking feeling when you can’t remember if your bank password was “Fluffy123” or “Fluffy124”? You’re not alone. Scammers specifically target ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Logs including 183 million passwords have been leaked online. (Getty) (d3sign via Getty Images) Passwords for 183 million web ...

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 ...

Gmail users have been warned that a notorious group of hackers is targeting account holders after gaining access to a huge database. The Google attack originated from a breach of Salesforce's cloud ...

See the top ethical hacking tools for 2026, from Nmap to Burp Suite, and learn how security teams test, audit, and defend ...

In response, LinkedIn says it is working to validate the accounts and contact affected users so they can take appropriate steps to change their password on the site. This morning, the company ...