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LastPass in a blog post revealed that since April 2023, all new users and existing users who took steps to reset their master password were required to follow the 12-character limit. However, this ...

Have we finally cracked the code on password security? A recent update to password best practices from the National Institute of Standards and Technology revealed that longer login credentials indeed ...

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Common password encryption formats used by programs such as Microsoft’s LAN Manager have, since the mid-1990s, been vulnerable to brute force attacks like the infamous l0phtcrack. A brute force attack ...

FAIRFAX, Va. (7News) — Hackers claim they’ve posted 10 billion unique passwords online. The latest list is a compilation and experts believe a lot of it is already out there. But it’s a good reminder ...