Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 22, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.

Gmail users told they have 7 days to respond to password hack attacks. Update, May 3, 2025: This story, originally published May 1, has been updated with a new report regarding the use of passkeys in ...

The Danish Central Register of Persons (CPF) was breached through the account of an IT and data services business. The hacker ...

Gmail users have been warned that a notorious group of hackers is targeting account holders after gaining access to a huge database. The Google attack originated from a breach of Salesforce's cloud ...

A hacker reportedly compromised the personal records of roughly 8.8 million Danish people, covering virtually the entire ...

Number sequences starting with 1 dominate lists of the most common passwords – there were ten of them in last year's top 20.

A hacker claims an IT company’s ‘123456’ password allowed them to access personal information belonging to 8.8 million people ...

A hacker has pulled off one of the most alarming AI-powered cyberattacks ever documented. According to Anthropic, the company behind Claude, a hacker used its artificial intelligence chatbot to ...

Hack of the day: Millions of internet users log in to banking apps, social media accounts, and work platforms every day, yet weak passwords remain one of the biggest reasons accounts get hacked in ...