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KNP ransomware attack, UK ransomware case 2023

1 weak password, 700 jobs lost: How a ransomware attack destroyed 158-year-old UK firm

July 23, 2025 5:21 am

KNP, formerly known as Knights of Old, had insurance and believed it had met IT security standards. But that wasn’t enough.

The data breach also contained username and passwords for government, business as well as banking websites. (Image Source; Microsoft Designer/AI)

Over 184 million passwords from Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft leaked online, claims researcher

May 29, 2025 4:12 pm

The security researcher who stumbled across the data breach says more than 184 million usernames and passwords were stored in an unencrypted plain text file.

India's favourite password is '123456', according to NordPass.

This is the most commonly used password in India, and it can be cracked in less than a second

November 15, 2024 5:17 pm

The latest NordPass study suggests that almost 78 per cent of the world's most common passwords can be cracked in less than a second.

Can’t remember your Wi-Fi password? Here’s how to quickly recover it

November 11, 2024 8:10 am

Whether you’re on an Android, Windows, iOS, or macOS device, follow these steps to retrieve your Wi-Fi password in a few seconds.

Google now lets you share passwords within your family group

May 25, 2024 11:30 am

Google Password Manager, the free to use password manager on Chrome recently got a new feature that lets users share their passwords with members of their family group.

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IIIT Hyderabad researchers show how hackers can steal information from Android password managers

December 13, 2023 8:23 am

'AutoSpill' is a new attack that can steal usernames and passwords from popular Android password manager apps like 1Password, LastPass and others.

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‘Absurd, delightful’: chaotic coder makes password game that makes you want to quit with every step

July 03, 2023 5:06 pm

‘The Password Game’ by Neal Agarwal takes the annoying part of setting passwords and magnifies it times ten. How soon till you give up?

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Google rolls out Passkey support, lets users log in to their account without passwords

May 04, 2023 11:37 am

Wondering what Passkeys are and how to set one up for your Google account? Here's everything you need to know about Passkeys and how it is making password a thing of the past.

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‘Password’ India’s most popular password in 2022, 'bigbasket' at number four

November 16, 2022 1:54 pm

In a list of India's most common passwords, the top entries can be cracked by attackers in less than a second.

Looking for a password manager? From Bitwarden to Lastpass, here are the best options

May 24, 2022 2:15 pm

It can be really difficult to create, manage and remember strong passwords for the many services that you use every day. Here is a list of good password managers that can help you do exactly that.