- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 21st, 2022
“Password” Continues to Be the Most Common Password in 2022 as Well
Research shows people still don’t care about online security
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 24th, 2022
PayPal Officially Announces Support for Passkeys
The service is getting another major security update
- Microsoft
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 1st, 2022
Microsoft Tells Users to Just Give Up on Passwords
And use passwordless authentication for their accounts
- Security
- By George Dascalu
- May 19th, 2021
Chrome Google Can Fix Compromised Passwords with One Click
Chrome has more user-friendly privacy and security controls
- Web / Internet Life
- By Bogdan Popa
- March 17th, 2021
Dropbox Is Getting a Free Password Manager with One Major Limitation
The password manager will be free for basic accounts too
- Microsoft
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 3rd, 2021
Microsoft Authenticator Can Now Import Passwords from Google Chrome
The app has become almost a fully featured password manager
- Windows Software
- By Bogdan Popa
- July 16th, 2020
Google Chrome Is Getting the Password Editing Option That Everybody Needs
Google silently starts working on new password options
- Windows Software
- By Bogdan Popa
- May 5th, 2020
Firefox 76: Master Passwords and Additional Protections
The new version of Firefox introduces extra protections
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 19th, 2020
FBI on Passwords: Don’t Use Hints, Go for Passphrases
FBI offers advice on how to choose stronger passwords
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 19th, 2019
The Worst Passwords of 2019 Confirm Dumb People Still Use the Internet
These are without a doubt the worst passwords of the year
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 16th, 2019
Nearly 8 in 10 Users Forget Their Passwords and Require a Reset
And 35% of them also keep digital or physical password lists
- Windows Software
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 27th, 2019
How to Enable the Built-in Random Password Generator in Mozilla Firefox
New password generator coming in Firefox 69
- Web / Internet Life
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 22nd, 2019
Google Admits It Stored "Some" Passwords in Plain Text Since 2005
Only the G Suite users were affected by this problem
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- April 16th, 2019
Police Wanted to (But Couldn’t) Break into User’s Password Manager
Tough encryption makes it impossible to access private data
- Security
- By Marius Nestor
- April 3rd, 2019
Over 540 Million Facebook User Records Were Found on Amazon Cloud Servers
Including email addresses, usernames, and passwords
- Social Networking Related
- By Marius Nestor
- March 21st, 2019
Facebook Stored Millions of Passwords in Plain Text, All Accessible to Employees
Approximately 200 to 600 million Facebook users are affected
- Windows Software
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 6th, 2019
How Google Chrome’s Password Checkup Extension Works
An in-depth look at Google’s latest password scanner