How to share passwords with Apple’s Shared Groups
While most passwords we create should be kept strictly private, there are always some accounts or other secrets we need to share with a limited number of other people. Starting in iOS 17, iPadOS 17,…
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Passwords can be difficult to manage. They have to be long and complex enough that hackers can’t guess them through brute force, and you need to have a unique password for every single account so…
Chrome’s password manager recently swallowed over 15 million passwords
It hasn’t been a good year for Google. Last week, there was a glitch in Google Chrome that caused over 15 million passwords to simply disappear, forcing the global tech company to publicly apologize. Due…
Chrome will now prompt some users to send passwords for suspicious files
Google is redesigning Chrome malware detections to include password-protected executable files that users can upload for deep scanning, a change the browser maker says will allow it to detect more malicious threats. Google has long…
A hacker just leaked 10 billion passwords. Here’s what to do now
Hacking into an account doesn’t always require deep expertise in exploiting vulnerabilities. Sometimes it’s a simple as taking leaked information and placing it elsewhere on the internet. That’s why the release of massive password collections…
It’s finally happening: A standalone Apple Passwords app is coming at WWDC
In a challenge to password manager software like LastPass and 1Password, Apple is said to be creating a standalone Passwords app. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the new Passwords app will debut at WWDC next…
Hundreds of Snowflake customer passwords found online are linked to info-stealing malware
Cloud data analysis company Snowflake is at the center of a recent spate of alleged data thefts, as its corporate customers scramble to understand if their stores of cloud data have been compromised. The Boston-based…
Tips to make your passwords stronger
The first Thursday of May is World Password Day, a day to remind ourselves of the importance of making our digital lives more secure. For better or worse, just about everything we do is connected,…
NordPass review: The VPN experts can now look after your passwords
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Easy to set up and use Good security features Decent free tier Cons Password import from Keychain only via a Mac Best features are on paid tier Our Verdict…
UK outlaws awful default passwords on connected devices
Enlarge / A group of Black Friday online shopping purchases photographed in delivery boxes filled with polystyrene packing pellets, taken on September 13, 2019. (Photo by Neil Godwin/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Getty Images If…