This clean, streamlined password manager focuses on polish and simplicity of use. But it’s also too complicated for a true hands-off experience.

An ATM in England has replaced its Welcome screen with the Windows 7 Professional login screen, asking for a username and password instead of your PIN. According to The Register, this particular ...

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Microsoft users can finally breathe a sigh of relief as Windows 11’s lock screen password madness comes to an end.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This surprise Instagram message could signal an attack attempt ...

UPDATE: Jan. 11, 2026, 2:04 p.m. EST We have updated this story, initially published on January 10, to include a statement from Instagram responding to concerns about password reset scams, saying that ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that was causing the password sign-in option to disappear from the lock screen options after installing Windows 11 updates released since August 2025.

Meta has moved to explain why Instagram users have reported receiving a deluge of password reset emails, amid fears they had their personal details leaked. Cyber experts originally reported that ...

A wave of password reset emails went out to Instagram users around the world over the weekend. Instagram claims there was no data breach, but rather an abuse of its reset system. Even Android ...

Near-identical password reuse bypasses security policies, enabling attackers to exploit predictable patterns using breached ...

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