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77 per cent of the people in India think that the use of technology gets in the way of relationships today.

Most Indians share personal passwords with partners: Study

67 per cent of the people in a relationship have felt their partner was more interested in their internet connected...

5 Feb 2018 4:17 PM IST

Younger Americans less apt to use unique passwords: Study

Younger Americans less apt to use unique passwords: Study

Americans appear to be heeding expert advice for keeping their passwords and accounts safe.

26 April 2018 2:06 PM IST

By applying for password protection and using a dedicated security solution, including anti-theft protection, you can protect your personal information, photos and online accounts from both loss and malicious usage. (Photo: Pixabay)

52% smartphone users don't use passwords: Research

68 per cent of individuals says they regularly use the Internet on a smartphone (up from 60 per cent in 2016)

10 July 2018 1:41 PM IST

The NCSC analysed passwords belonging to accounts worldwide that had been breached. (Photo: ANI)

32 passwords you should never use unless you are begging to be hacked

An analysis of about 20 million passwords has revealed that a mere 4.9 million were unique.

31 Oct 2019 12:26 PM IST

Facebook dodged their questions on the issue, posed to Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg in a letter last month after the documents were unsealed.

German minister on Facebook glitch: Didn't expect such frightening...

The passwords, stored in readable format within Facebook's internal systems, were accessible to as many as 20,000...

24 March 2019 11:02 AM IST

Facebook aspires to be one such platform as it believes that the new development will help it overcome its shortcomings.

Facebook bug exposed your passwords in plaintext

Facebook claims the passwords were not accessible outside the company.

24 March 2019 10:35 AM IST

The NCSC analysed passwords belonging to accounts worldwide that had been breached. (Photo: ANI)

'123456' continues to be the worst password of all time

While a combination of numbers made up the top 10, 'qwerty', 'password' were also used by more than 3 million accounts.

24 April 2019 10:43 AM IST

Facebook said that it will instead offer the traditional ways of verifying accounts such as a code sent to their phone. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook exposed millions of Instagram passwords

Answers about the Facebook leak that should help you put your mind at ease.

22 April 2019 1:31 PM IST

Facebook said that it will instead offer the traditional ways of verifying accounts such as a code sent to their phone. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook will no longer ask for email passwords for account...

The social networking giant said it will end its practice of password verification for accounts.

4 April 2019 11:32 AM IST

Thousands of Google employees in recent months have urged the company to make corporate governance changes after it acknowledged mistakes in its handling of sexual misconduct allegations and other employee grievances. (Photo: AP)

Google kept some passwords stored in plain text for years

This happened due to an error Google made while implementing a certain password recovery mechanism.

23 May 2019 10:31 AM IST

World Password Day is observed on May 2 every year to raise awareness on the criticality of using strong passwords.

World Password Day: Some of the world's most vulnerable passwords

123456, 1234, admin, ubnt and 12345 are the five most attempted passwords used by cyber criminals to enter the Mumbai...

2 May 2019 3:10 PM IST

Companies that make password protection software periodically release lists of the most common passwords. (Photo: Pixabay)

McAfee provides tips for World Password Day 2019

World Password Day is the perfect opportunity to be diligent about revamping passwords.

2 May 2019 12:38 PM IST