Google Fast Pair offers the convenience of one-click accessory pairing, but its improper implementation has created a new security risk.

Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the original owner MIA ...

This week's stories show how fast attackers change their tricks, how small mistakes turn into big risks, and how the same old ...

AI models are getting so good at finding vulnerabilities that some experts say the tech industry might need to rethink how ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. The internet has become a vital tool for human ...

Unfortunately, when it was created, there was essentially no "web" per-se, as Berners-Lee had only come up with the http/etc stuff a few years earlier, and it was hard to foresee then how it would be ...

Passwords are necessary for almost everything these days – bank accounts, health portals, social media and streaming services. Keeping track of password after password can be as hard as creating new, ...

Start by looking closely at the notice to understand exactly what kind of data was exposed. If the affected account uses a password, change it right away, even if the company says passwords weren’t ...

WiFi Password Cracker is a Python script that retrieves saved WiFi profiles and their passwords on a Windows machine. It uses the netsh command to access and display this information. The script uses ...

When it comes to cybersecurity, are we our own worst enemies? This past week showed us that you can patch software—but you can't patch human nature. I've been writing and editing stories for almost ...

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 ...