Use a prompt and not an inline password field if you're not completely sure and don't defer its execution (that is, it shouldn't live to a point where events have access to it but only in sync code).

Massive hack shows users still don’t know how to create safe passwords Cyber security researchers discovered a server with the login information for about 2 million Internet accounts, most of ...

This story originally appeared on LearnVest as "Steer Clear of These 25 Weak Passwords." Looks like identity thieves had a field day last year: The latest report from Javelin Strategy & Research ...

Hackers quietly broke into eBay two months ago and stole a database full of user information, the online auction site revealed Wednesday. Criminals now have possession of eBay (EBAY) customer ...

Hackers posted online what they say is login information for more than 450,000 Yahoo users. The hack, which of course was conducted anonymously, was meant to be a warning, according to the Web ...

Members of eBay are being made to change their passwords after a cyber-attack compromised a database containing user information.