We've all been there before: You're trying to log into your favorite website, but you just can't seem to remember the password. Or even worse, you end up using the ...

Saving your passwords in your browser—like Chrome or Firefox—provides an easy way to access logins when you need them on ...

Extended spellcheck features in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge web browsers transmit form data, including personally identifiable information (PII) and in some cases, passwords, to Google and ...

Cybercriminals aren't just going after big targets anymore. They're going after everyone, and they're doing it with infostealer malware. These small, sneaky programs are quietly stealing passwords, ...

There's no denying that saving your password on your web browser is as easy as it is convenient. When your browser politely asks if you'd like it to "save your password for next time," it feels like a ...

Threat intelligence firm Synthient uncovers one of the largest password exposures ever, prompting immediate security ...

Password management service LastPass was hacked in August 2022, and the attacker stole users’ encrypted passwords, according to a Dec. 23 statement from the company. This means that the attacker may ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, May 1, 2025: This story, originally published April 29 ...

A password manager is one of the indispensable tools that everyone should have on their computer. After all, the masses of passwords that a normal user needs to access bank accounts, online shops, web ...

A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has uploaded to the Chrome Web Store a proof-of-concept extension that can steal plaintext passwords from a website's source code. An ...