List of banned BlackBerry 10 passwords revealed

08 Dec, 2012, 12:37 pm IST Aaron Almeida Smartphones

According to the Rapid Berry post, a list of 106 banned passwords has been stored in the upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS. The passwords that have been banned range from 123456 to batman to freedom to iloveyou... More

With the wave of a hand, Intel wants to do away with passwords

14 Sep, 2012, 10:36 am IST General

Passwords for online banking, social networks and email could be replaced with the wave of a hand if prototype technology developed by Intel makes it to tablets and laptops... More

Social site Formspring hacked, passwords leaked

12 Jul, 2012, 12:13 pm IST Web services

Social networking site Formspring said Tuesday that it was disabling nearly 30 million registered users' ... More

Google to get Chrome password generator

20 Feb, 2012, 12:58 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Software 1 Comments

Folks at Google are now toying with the idea of introducing a password generator, which would reduce the risk of ... More

Google asks Iran Gmail users to reset passwords

10 Sep, 2011, 6:04 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Software

Earlier last week, a cyber attack of major magnitude gripped Dutch Information Technology company DigiNotar's systems. More

Microsoft Hotmail to Block Simple Passwords

16 Jul, 2011, 1:09 pm IST Rossi Fernandes Software 3 Comments

If you thought 123456 was a strong unhackable password, think again. Microsoft is going to stop users from using simple passwords. More

1.3 Million User Details Leaked as Washington Post Suffers Hack

08 Jul, 2011, 3:09 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Software

In an official announcement on their website, it Is learned that the Online Jobs section on Washington Post's website was hacked last week. More

Groupon's SoSasta.com Suffers a Data Breach

28 Jun, 2011, 5:44 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Software

SoSasta.com, a fairly popular discount shopping website in India suffered a data breach, over the weekend. The users of the service were immediately notified by the site via email. More

So You Wanna Hack Someone's Facebook?

27 Jun, 2011, 4:40 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking 29 Comments

This theory's a little bit of a longshot but it can work with a little bit of luck and a little bit of the smart touch. More

WordPress Hacked; Users Urged to Reset Passwords

24 Jun, 2011, 6:34 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

According to a blog post on WordPress, it has been confirmed that there was indeed, an attempt to tamper with the data present on the site. More

InfraGard, FBI's Partner Hacked

06 Jun, 2011, 3:05 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

Lulzsec disrupts the security of FBI's partner organization, InfraGard. More

Chinese Hackers Make a Failed Attempt to Disrupt Gmail

02 Jun, 2011, 12:09 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

The hackers, from China attempted to hack several Gmail accounts, but failed. More

NASA Servers Prone to Attacks

29 Mar, 2011, 10:27 am IST Rossi Fernandes Science and Technology

Even NASA isn't safe from the internet More

iPhone: Password Reveal Hack, Nano Incoming?

11 Feb, 2011, 3:28 pm IST Sriram Gurunathan Science and Technology

Just try not to lose your iPhone. If you do though, the iPhone Nano could end up becoming your next purchase. More

Google to add 2-Step Verification for Google Accounts

11 Feb, 2011, 1:08 pm IST Sriram Gurunathan Windows

Will now ask for the password, as well as a verification code sent to your phone. More

Top Internet Passwords Can Easily be Hacked!

25 Jan, 2010, 4:23 pm IST PTI Windows

Internet users around the world still tend to use easy to remember passwords that can be easily hacked, an expert said. More