That “strong” password from ChatGPT might already follow a pattern hackers know how to exploit ...

Researchers found that AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are not good at producing secure passwords.

A wave of password reset emails went out to Instagram users around the world over the weekend. Instagram claims there was no data breach, but rather an abuse of its reset system. Even Android ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

Think you’re being clever, substituting that “a” with an “@” symbol? Or tacking your birth year onto your dog’s name? Here’s a truth nobody wants to hear: you’re awful at creating secure passwords.

Passwords play a huge role in how you stay safe online. They protect your accounts, devices and money. Still, many people pick logins that criminals can guess in seconds. The latest NordPass report ...

Passwords play a huge role in how you stay safe online. They protect your accounts, devices and money. Still, many people pick logins that criminals can guess in seconds. The latest NordPass report ...

A new study has revealed America’s most common passwords and the results make for concerning reading. It’s more important now than ever before for web users to protect personal information online with ...

Birch leaf and peanut kernel-based source could be a cheap, accessible tool for diagnostics and imaging. Jia Wang, of the Department of Physics at Umeå. Physicists at Umeå University, Sweden, in ...

If your data is compromised, weak passwords can have serious consequences like identity theft. Last year's number of reported data breaches set a new record-- not to mention the T-Mobile hack in 2021 ...

Welcome to the era of fakery. The widespread use of instant video generators like Sora will bring an end to visuals as proof. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology ...