Millions of people still use 123456 as their password
123456789 came in second
Facebook admits that millions, not thousands, of Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext
Was Facebook trying to bury the news beneath the Mueller report?
Facebook admits it stored hundreds of millions of user passwords in plain text
The passwords were searchable by Facebook employees
Opinion: Tech standards still making slow but steady progress with USB 4 and WebAuthn
Here's to a faster, easier, and more secure 2020
W3C declares WebAuthn the future that will replace your passwords
The now official security specification will need to be implemented on websites and services for users to benefit
Google and FIDO are trying to kill off the password on Android
Thanks to FIDO2 certification
Google's new Chrome extension can detect unsafe login credentials
Google wants to help protect your accounts from hijackers
Collections #2-5, 845GB of stolen usernames and passwords, are circulating among hackers
Hackers are sharing 2.2 billion unique usernames and passwords
Leaked database exposes 87GB of emails and passwords
Check if your details appear in Collection #1
Worst passwords of 2018 revealed, '123456' retains top spot
And 'password' is second
A hacker stole US drone and tank documents because nobody changed the default router password
Hacker tried to sell sensitive US Air Force documents for $200 on the dark web
Study shows that most people are still bad at picking passwords
Password walking isn't a good idea
iOS 11.4 beta includes USB Restricted Mode to thwart devices like GrayKey
Security feature disables the Lightning port after seven days requiring password to re-enable
A Gamer's Guide to Not Getting Hacked
If you play video games, you are an ideal target to get wrecked by hackers. Gamers are very online. They log in to a lot of stuff. They have some money. They want to be better than other gamers. And they like to use the password "Dragon."
Twitter advises all 330 million users to change their passwords after bug stored them in plain text
No evidence of a breach or any misuse was found
Cortana allows researchers to bypass password lock with voice commands
Hackers find new ways to gain access
Microsoft says it's time to kill off the password
It recommends using Windows Hello
The top 10 most hacked passwords of 2017
Some are new but most are the same as every year
Head of activist group charged with terrorist offense for not revealing device passwords
Muhammad Rabbani faced three months in prison
Some Mac users at risk of password theft after 0-day vulnerability discovered
The bug was reported to Apple weeks ago but they did not fix it before launch
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