Spiderman is already a hacker favourite, used in a phishing attack framework that’s hired out to cybercriminals. However, it ...

Bitwarden is an excellent and safe example of a password manager, but I wanted something with a smaller footprint on my ...

If you can't sign into Microsoft account after Password Reset, use an Alternate Sign-in Method, submit the Account Recovery ...

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Your Apple Account is the key to everything you do on your iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. It keeps your purchases, subscriptions and personal data secure. If you think your ...

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“2.5 billion Gmail users should change passwords,” the headlines warn, saying Google has issued an emergency alert to all its users. Not so fast, however. While Google and Gmail are often targeted by ...

On the first day after your vacation, you sit down at your PC, type in the password — and fail. Windows says: “The password is incorrect. Please repeat the process” and expects you to click “OK.” ...

You're checking your inbox or scrolling through your phone when something catches your attention. It's a message about a password reset, but you never asked for one ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, May 25, 2025: This story, originally published May 23, ...