Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, May 25, 2025: This story, originally published May 23, ...

As phishing lures go, asking a potential victim of a password hacking attack if they are dead would seem, at least on the surface, to be rather more ridiculous than most. However, the devil is always ...

Having to come up with a password that matches the symbol requirements for every site can be a hassle, but there’s good reason for it. Of course, the more your ...

Hacking is hard. Well, sometimes. Other times, you just call up a company’s IT service desk and pretend to be an employee who needs a password reset, an Okta ...

A suspected group of Russian government hackers was caught targeting Ukrainians with new iPhone hacking tools designed for ...

In today’s digital world, people manage numerous online accounts, from email and social media to banking and shopping platforms. To make life easier, many reuse the same password across multiple ...

Undeterred by recent indictments alleging widespread cyberespionage against American agencies, journalists and infrastructure targets, Chinese hackers are hitting a wider range of targets and battling ...

Hacking and IT incidents accounted for 88% of patient records exposed from 2010 to 2024, while ransomware made up nearly 40%, according to the research published in JAMA Network Open. The study, which ...

Bolstering your home security often means door locks, alarm systems and security cameras, but a recent hack of 14,000 home ...

Securing your computer and network is a lot more complex than setting a trusty password (that isn’t your pet’s name!). There is an entire IT field devoted to testing the security of a system or ...