Passwords

How To View Your Saved Chrome Passwords

Google Chrome comes with a decent password manager that remembers all of your online login details, if you want it to—you can call them up any time from the Settings tab in the browser. This same database of username and passwords also lives on the web, letting you to bring up a password you’ve forgotten…

Gadgets David Nield Dec 29

You’ll Never Guess Which Wifi Password the RNC Chose For Tonight’s Debate

At tonight’s GOP debate in Wisconsin, the RNC seems to be hoping to draw attention away from what’s happening on stage with a bit of levity, reportedly choosing StopHillary as the wifi password for press. CNN’s Betsy Klein was one of the first to notice the password on a confirmation email earlier this week, while…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Nov 10

1Password’s Changing Its Data Format Following Metadata Criticism

1Password has announced that it’s switching the format it uses to store its users’ data, so that less of the metadata it holds is left unencrypted. Over the weekend, Microsoft software engineer Dale Myers wrote a blog post highlighting the fact that 1Password’s AgileKeychain data format left some important metadata unencrypted. As 1Password points out,…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe Oct 20

Reminder: You Don’t Have to Tell Police Your Phone Passcode

By all means, try to avoid getting arrested. But if you do end up in trouble with the law, remember that you don’t have to give police your phone passcode ever. Forcing people to self-incriminate is unconstitutional, which is why a Pennsylvania court just ruled that forcing people to reveal phone passwords violates the Fifth…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Sep 25

Turns Out Ashley Madison’s Uncrackable Passwords Are Actually Very Crackable

It was little solace to victims of the Ashley Madison hack that the company had kept their passwords extra secure. Some even said the hashing algorithm was bulletproof. But—oops!—it turns out Ashley Madison made a programming error. And now, hobbyists have already deciphered over 11 million passwords from the leaked accounts. A team calling themselves…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Sep 10

People Suck at Coming Up With Good Android Lock Patterns

We’re pretty terrible at coming up with good passwords, but if you thought we were better when it comes to Android lock patterns, you’d be wrong. New research shows that the tic-tac-toe style patterns people devise to unlock their phones often follow dismally predictable rules. ALPs can contain a minimum of four nodes and a…

Privacy & Security Maddie Stone Aug 22

“Sound Proof” Could Kill Annoying Two-Step Authentication Codes

Whether your employer requires it or you’re just a paranoid stonewall of personal security, two-step authentication simply does a better job at protecting your online life. But it adds a bit of hassle, too. Now, researchers are testing how to use ambient noises in your environment to confirm your identity, instead of codes texted to…

Privacy & Security Bryan Lufkin Aug 17

Am I An Idiot for Still Using a Password Manager?

Hackers broke into popular password manager LastPass this week, which raises some obvious questions: If the service you use to protect your passwords from getting compromised gets compromised, should you still use it? Is it really wise to store all our passwords in the cloud? You’re not an idiot First off, no, you aren’t an…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs Jun 16

MLB Teams Are Hacking Each Other’s Dumb Passwords Now, Apparently

The FBI’s Houston office is conducting an investigation into an alleged cyberattack against the Houston Astros by the St. Louis Cardinals, according to a New York Times report today. It’s the first time a pro sports team has hacked a rival (or the first time they’ve gotten caught), and involves—surprise!—a terrible, awful, embarrassing password mistake.…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jun 16

It’s Time to Enable Two-Step Authentication on Everything. Here’s How.

If you don’t already have two-step authentication enabled on your all your accounts, you really need to turn it on for anything sensitive. Here’s how. If you’re not worried about the security of your accounts, you’re ignoring a serious threat that’s confirmed by a neverending deluge of security breaches. Two-step authentication is one of the…

Privacy & Security Mario Aguilar Jun 16

LastPass, Defender of Our Passwords, Just Got Hacked

Is nothing sacred? LastPass, the service charged with keeping track of all our disparate online security measures with just one master password, was hacked last Friday—as detailed by the company’s own blog post published today. That is not good news. But it could be worse. It’s not exactly that a bunch of thieves are in…

Tech News Darren Orf Jun 15

Start Memorizing Your Six-Digit iPhone Passcode

If you have an Apple device new enough to have TouchID, you’ll need to start thinking of new passcodes for iOS 9. Apple is getting rid of the four-digit passcode* in its upcoming software upgrade. *Correction: I didn’t look through the options closely enough before hitting publish. While the new default is six-digits, you can…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Jun 9

New Google Platform Will Save Your Passwords on Third-Party Apps

Straight up too much time is spent punching a wide array of passwords for various apps onto the tiny text fields of our phones. Google’s trying to fix that with the Identity Platform, new tools for developers to help keep users signed into their apps in a secure, hassle-free way. Google already has a password…

Tech News Alissa Walker May 28

Brainprint: Your Mind’s Reaction to Certain Words Could Be Your Password

We’ve heard a lot about how our bodies—our faces, our irises, even our heartbeats—will replace passwords. Now, a group of neuroscientists are adding another body part to that list: the brain. Or more specifically, the brain’s response to certain words. Brainprint is the name of a study from Neurocomputing featured on New Scientist and Engadget…

Privacy & Security Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan May 20

How I Forgot My Email Password In A Dream

If you think dreams can’t actually hurt you, then this might make you reconsider. Last night, I dreamed that I forgot my password. When I woke up, I had actually forgotten my password. Top image: Little Nemo in Slumberland The dream wasn’t anything spectacular. I was at my computer, about to check my email, and…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 27

Edward Snowden Tells John Oliver How to Generate the Best Passphrases

On Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, a long conversation with Edward Snowden wound up turning into advice on coming up with good passwords. The upshot? Passwords of 8 characters or less are basically crackable in seconds. And the best (memorable) password that Snowden could come up with was margaretthatcheris110%SEXY. Contact the author at [email protected].…

Tech News Annalee Newitz Apr 9

Create an Ultra-Secure, Easy-to-Remember Passphrase Using Dice

So you replaced the letter “e” with “3” and capitalized a random letter, and now you think your password is secure? Nope. Hackers (and the NSA) know those tricks, too. That’s why you should use this crazy dice technique to create a practically unbreakable passphrase. A passphrase is inherently more secure than a password. Since…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Mar 27

Man, It’s Still So Easy to Fool Facial Recognition Software

Passwords suck, so why not replace them with facial recognition? Because facial recognition software still kind of sucks, too, as Dan Moren discovered in Popular Science after a little craft project easily fooled his bank app. Facial recognition software isn’t totally dumb anymore. You can’t just hold up a photo of someone’s face, like you…

Privacy & Security Sarah Zhang Mar 18

The Most Common Numbers in 10 Million Passwords

The primary purpose of a password is to serve as an unique verification identifier for a given user. Ideally, the password for a given website or service should be both random and unique; if the letters and/or numbers in the password follow any patterns, then they might be easier to guess by an intruder. For…

Privacy & Security Max Woolf Feb 24

Windows 10 Will Help Kill the Password for Good

A consortium of tech companies adopted a new standard in December intended to usher in a more secure future without the hassle of passwords. On Friday, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 will incorporate those specifications, enabling new biometric identification features like fingerprints and eye-scans. Good job, Microsoft. This means the folks designing useful things like…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Feb 16

How To View Your Saved Chrome Passwords

You’ll Never Guess Which Wifi Password the RNC Chose For Tonight’s Debate

1Password’s Changing Its Data Format Following Metadata Criticism

Reminder: You Don’t Have to Tell Police Your Phone Passcode

Turns Out Ashley Madison’s Uncrackable Passwords Are Actually Very Crackable

People Suck at Coming Up With Good Android Lock Patterns

“Sound Proof” Could Kill Annoying Two-Step Authentication Codes

Am I An Idiot for Still Using a Password Manager?

MLB Teams Are Hacking Each Other’s Dumb Passwords Now, Apparently

It’s Time to Enable Two-Step Authentication on Everything. Here’s How.

LastPass, Defender of Our Passwords, Just Got Hacked

Start Memorizing Your Six-Digit iPhone Passcode

New Google Platform Will Save Your Passwords on Third-Party Apps

Brainprint: Your Mind’s Reaction to Certain Words Could Be Your Password

How I Forgot My Email Password In A Dream

Edward Snowden Tells John Oliver How to Generate the Best Passphrases

Create an Ultra-Secure, Easy-to-Remember Passphrase Using Dice

Man, It’s Still So Easy to Fool Facial Recognition Software

The Most Common Numbers in 10 Million Passwords

Windows 10 Will Help Kill the Password for Good

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