A popular password manager was hit by a hack. What you need to know—and how to keep your data safe

LastPass has been affected by the recent data breach of market intelligence platform Klue, which compromised sensitive ...

FortiBleed campaign used custom FortiGate sniffer to steal credentials

Security firm SOCRadar says the large-scale FortiBleed campaign targeting Fortinet FortiGate devices used custom sniffers to ...
Inc

Why You Need to Stop Using Passwords and Switch to This Secure Alternative Now

If you’ve been hearing a lot more about passkeys recently, there’s good reason for it. After becoming more widely available in 2022, passkeys have surged in popularity, driven by ease of use and ...
ZDNet

Microsoft Edge just stopped storing your passwords in plaintext - but you'll need the latest update

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News Of Bahrain

Cyber Alert: 68% of Leaked Passwords Crack in Just One Day

New York: A new study by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has found that 68% of leaked passwords can be cracked within just one day, raising fresh concerns over online security. The company analysed 231 ...
The New York Times

Tired of Hacked Passwords? Help Is on the Way.

Apps from Apple, Google and others can assist in making your online accounts more secure, even as new ways of logging in continue to take off. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer writes about how to ...
Hosted on MSN

Gaming GPUs can crack your passwords in minutes

New Kaspersky research finds modern gaming GPUs can attempt billions of password guesses per second against legacy hashing, highlighting risks for outdated security systems. The study cites an NVIDIA ...
Digital Trends

Edge browser has a serious password safety problem, but Microsoft says it’s by design

If you save your passwords in Microsoft Edge, here’s something you should know. Every time you open the browser, it decrypts all your saved passwords and loads them into memory in cleartext, where ...
Mashable

Microsoft Edge is storing passwords as plain text? Here's what Microsoft says.

UPDATE: May. 6, 2026, 9:40 a.m. EDT This piece was updated to include a statement from Microsoft. Password managers are supposed to make life easier for users by remembering their passwords and ...
Computerworld

Edge browser leaves passwords exposed in plain text, says researcher

A Norwegian researcher has identified an issue with Microsoft Edge’s Password Manager that could be a serious concern for businesses. Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning found that passwords are being ...
PC World

Microsoft backtracks on Edge storing your passwords in plaintext RAM

Microsoft Edge previously stored user passwords in unencrypted plaintext in computer memory, creating a significant security vulnerability that allowed local attackers to easily access saved ...