Cyber safety experts have put together a definitive list of passwords to avoid, and advised as to how to keep your data safer ...

PHOENIX — Really, Internet folks? We still haven’t learned? According to a new list from SplashData, a security-application producer, the most common — and therefore the worst — password used is ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

With everything available at the click of a button nowadays, the convenience is undeniable. This ease of access, however, allows cybercriminals to easily prey on internet users, particularly those ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Given the news today that the latest mega breach of passwords has ...

Think about the password you use for your bank account. Now, think about the one for your email. Are they the same? If so, you might be leaving your digital front door wide open. It sounds like a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." The 200 most common passwords range from bad (qwerty) to worse (xxx). Consider changing your ...

The FBI has confirmed that 630 million stolen passwords were found on devices belonging to a single hacker. Here's how to check if yours is one of them.

The largest-ever data breach, which took place this past winter, resulted in the exposure of more than 3.2 billion unique email addresses and passwords. Yep, that’s billions with a ‘b.’ IBM reported ...

SplashData has announced the 2015 edition of its annual “Worst Passwords List” highlighting the insecure password habits of Internet users. “123456” and “password” once again reign supreme as the most ...

LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Los Gatos-based SplashData is out with its new list of the worst passwords and, yes, they're just as bad as you may think. The company analyzed the 3 million passwords leaked ...

It’s more likely that you’ve used a horrible, easily hackable password than you might hope. Nearly 10 percent of people have relied on at least one of the 25 most shamefully guessable passwords on ...