Security News This Week: Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness

Plus: The cybersecurity community grapples with Epstein files revelations, the US State Department plans an online ...
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The majestic Hindu sanctuary of ancient Java Prambanan temple

Prambanan Temple is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia, located in Yogyakarta on the island of Java. Built in the 9th century, this extraordinary sanctuary is dedicated to the Trimurti ...
Ars Technica

Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours

Security firm Mandiant has released a database that allows any administrative password protected by Microsoft’s NTLM.v1 hash algorithm to be hacked in an attempt to nudge users who continue using the ...
CNET

Definitely Use a Password Manager, but Know It Can't Protect You From These 5 Things

A password manager is an essential tool for your online security, but it shouldn't be where your cybersecurity awareness ends. Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal ...
Inc

Gen-Z Can’t Stop Using the Slang Term ‘Skibidi’ in Passwords

Passwords are the first line of defense in protecting access to the finances, credit information, and identities of our businesses and personal lives. But collectively, most Americans do a pretty ...
InfoWorld

Java Stream API tutorial: How to create and use Java streams

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...
Digital Trends

Windows 11 finally lets you use Passkeys through your own password manager

This is important because: Passkeys are part of the FIDO standard, a newer authentication method that replaces passwords with secure, device-bound cryptographic keys. Unlike passwords, passkeys can’t ...
TechSpot

It's nearly 2026 and most people still use '123456' as a password

Facepalm: It's almost 2026 and the world's population has never been so tech-savvy. When it comes to passwords, however, a lot of people are stuck in the 1990s. Another study examining the most common ...
BGR

The Worst Password Of 2025 Is '123456' - Make Sure You Don't Use These

CompariTech on Thursday released a report detailing the most-used passwords of 2025, which reveals that "123456" is the worst password of the year. More than 7.61 million accounts out of 2 billion ...
TechSpot

Louvre heist exposes museum's history of security failings: used 'LOUVRE' as a password, still ran Windows 2000

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Facepalm: One would imagine that the Louvre, home of a collection of works worth an estimated $30-50 ...
Odessa American

IT’S GEEK TO ME: You don’t have to use generated passwords

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I read your “It’s Geek to Me” about lazily using passwords. (Geek Note: I.G.T.M. #951, Oct 12, 2025 and ...
Wired

Your Browser’s Password Manager Is Better Than Ever. You Still Shouldn’t Use It

Your browser wants to manage your passwords. Maybe it's to make your browsing experience more seamless in the hotly competitive browser wars, or maybe it's a response ...