Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated July 8 with details of concern over the contents of ...
The latest incarnation of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has suffered a data breach, with its user database table ...
Security researchers have discovered what appears to be the largest password leak of all time, containing around 10 billion unique, plain text passwords. The file, titled "rockyou2024.txt," was posted ...
More than 184 million passwords may have been exposed in a massive data breach that experts are calling a “cybercriminal’s dream.” According to a new report by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler ...
Hackers now have a record-breaking database of nearly 10 billion leaked passwords at their disposal. Credit: Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images Cybersecurity researchers are calling it the ...
Samsung Customer Data Stolen Using Password Traced to 2021 Hack A hacker breaches Samsung customer support by exploiting an internal password that hadn't been changed in four years, despite it ...
Google’s databases got hacked, and now 2.5 billion Gmail users are at risk. Hackers from a group called ShinyHunters managed to get access to Google’s Salesforce database systems. 2.5 billion Gmail ...
Password manager LastPass, reportedly used by more than 33 million users, recently announced that it was hacked, and although it reports that no passwords of users were compromised in the incident, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Looking back at 2025, it isn’t hard to pick out the biggest ...
Anonymous may have launched massive Megaupload revenge DDoS attacks against DOJ, FBI, MPAA and RIAA websites, but sadly even stating a “deep-seated moral opposition” and denouncing SOPA doesn’t keep a ...
A new password encryption method from RSA would decrease the chances of security break-ins by hosting password data in multiple locations while ensuring that it couldn't be easily combined into ...
Attackers managed to get information on 2.5 billion Gmail users from Google. Luckily, passwords have not been compromised, but other information did. This is causing an increase in phishing attack ...