New Pass-ta-key attack reveals all the things we didn’t know about passkeys

The attack is called Pass-ta-key—a blending of the word passkey with the phrase “pass the key” and a nod to a plate of pasta.

WhatsApp Scam Bypasses Passwords Using 6 Digit Code To Access Accounts

Security experts have warned that an ongoing WhatsApp attack campaign doesn’t require your password to access your account.
Forbes

New Mac Attack Triggers 83-Hour Password Entry Loop

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Hot on the heels of reports that password-stealing malware known as CrashStealer was ...
TechRepublic

ClickLock Mac Malware Traps Users in a Three-Day Password Loop

A Mac login screen prompts the user to enter a password or restart the computer to access password reset options. Source: Apple ClickLock can shut down Mac apps for more than three days while ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Modular macOS Stealer Uses Kill Loops to Force Password Entry

A new macOS stealer has been observed pairing the paste-a-command social engineering of a ClickFix lure with a coercion routine that rendered the machine unusable until the victim surrendered their ...
MacRumors

Apple Passwords Can Now Automatically Fix Weak and Compromised Passwords With Agentic AI

Apple today announced that the Passwords app can now automatically update weak and compromised passwords using Apple Intelligence and Safari to take action on a user's behalf. The feature builds on ...
9to5Mac

iOS 27’s Passwords app can change your passwords for you, automatically

Today Apple unveiled major AI upgrades coming in iOS 27 and its other forthcoming software updates. One such AI feature involves the Apple Passwords app. Passwords launched two years ago as a ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft Self-Service Password Reset abused in Azure data theft attacks

A threat actor targeting Microsoft 365 and Azure production environments is stealing data in attacks that abuse legitimate applications and administration features. Microsoft tracks the actor as Storm ...
TechSpot

Man who lost Bitcoin wallet password while high recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after 11-year lockout

WTF?! It's quite rare that we hear positive stories about AI, but at least one person is thankful for the proliferation of LLMs. A Bitcoin owner who forgot their wallet password 11 years ago just used ...
PC Magazine

While You Manage 120 Passwords, AI Is Deleting Databases and Governments Are Blocking the Web

This week in cybersecurity news, the internet's three-way problem—password fatigue, unreliable AI tools, and expanding censorship—shows no signs of slowing down. I've been writing and editing stories ...
Mashable

Microsoft Edge is storing passwords as plain text? Here's what Microsoft says.

UPDATE: May. 6, 2026, 9:40 a.m. EDT This piece was updated to include a statement from Microsoft. Password managers are supposed to make life easier for users by remembering their passwords and ...