Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the original owner MIA ...

This week's stories show how fast attackers change their tricks, how small mistakes turn into big risks, and how the same old ...

A trader lost $5,000 after using hotel WiFi and approving a “benign” wallet request. The case shows how public networks and ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. The internet has become a vital tool for human ...

Passwords are necessary for almost everything these days – bank accounts, health portals, social media and streaming services. Keeping track of password after password can be as hard as creating new, ...

Start by looking closely at the notice to understand exactly what kind of data was exposed. If the affected account uses a password, change it right away, even if the company says passwords weren’t ...

WiFi Password Cracker is a Python script that retrieves saved WiFi profiles and their passwords on a Windows machine. It uses the netsh command to access and display this information. The script uses ...

When it comes to cybersecurity, are we our own worst enemies? This past week showed us that you can patch software—but you can't patch human nature. I've been writing and editing stories for almost ...

As phishing lures go, asking a potential victim of a password hacking attack if they are dead would seem, at least on the surface, to be rather more ridiculous than most. However, the devil is always ...

I've been writing and editing stories for almost two decades that help people use technology and productivity techniques to work better, live better, and protect their privacy and personal data. As ...

Why break a door down and set the house alarm off when you have a key and a code to walk in silently? This is the rationale behind a trend in cybersecurity where adversaries are increasingly looking ...

Google has warned Gmail users that a notorious group of hackers is targeting account holders after gaining access to a massive database. The attacks stem from a breach of Salesforce’s cloud platform ...