Neowin News Feed for: Password

Microsoft reveals job interview scam being used to hack macOS users

Usama Jawad — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:00:01 +0000

A fake job interview, a harmless-looking update, and a hidden trap reveal how hackers quietly infiltrated macOS systems. Read more...

Password Safe 3.71.0

Razvan Serea — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:08:01 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...

KeePassXC 2.7.12

Razvan Serea — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:18:01 +0000

Community fork of KeePassX, the cross-platform port of KeePass for Windows. KeePassXC can store your passwords safely and auto-type them into your everyday websites and applications. Read more...

KeePassXC 2.7.11

Razvan Serea — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 05:10:01 +0000

Community fork of KeePassX, the cross-platform port of KeePass for Windows. KeePassXC can store your passwords safely and auto-type them into your everyday websites and applications. Read more...

Password Safe 3.70.1

Razvan Serea — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:58:01 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...

Password Safe 3.70.0

Razvan Serea — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 21:24:01 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...

Password Manager XP 4.0.826

Razvan Serea — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:36:01 +0000

Password Manager XP: A powerful password and confidential Information management program (Compatible with Windows 10 and 11). Read more...

Password Safe 3.69.0

Razvan Serea — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 04:13:06 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...

Password Safe 3.68.0

Razvan Serea — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:48:01 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...

KeePassXC 2.7.10 Stable

Razvan Serea — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:40:01 +0000

Community fork of KeePassX, the cross-platform port of KeePass for Windows. KeePassXC can store your passwords safely and auto-type them into your everyday websites and applications. Read more...

Microsoft Edge is getting scareware blocker and secure password deployment option

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:31:01 +0000

Microsoft announced new security and management features for Edge at Ignite 2024, including a new scareware blocker and a secure password deployment feature. Read more...

World's most common passwords remain alarmingly insecure, report finds

Omer Dursun — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:38:01 +0000

Despite years of security awareness campaigns, the world's most commonly used passwords remain weak and insecure, according to a new report from NordPass. Read more...

Password Safe 3.67.0

Razvan Serea — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:30:01 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...

EU fines Meta €91 million for storing millions of passwords in plain text

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:00:01 +0000

The Irish Data Protection Commission fined Meta €91 million for storing passwords in plain text that were accessible to thousands of Meta employees. Read more...

KeePassXC 2.7.9

Razvan Serea — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 06:56:01 +0000

Community fork of KeePassX, the cross-platform port of KeePass for Windows. KeePassXC can store your passwords safely and auto-type them into your everyday websites and applications. Read more...

Password Safe 3.66.1

Razvan Serea — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:16:10 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...

Password Safe 3.66.0

Razvan Serea — Mon, 27 May 2024 19:32:12 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...

KeePassXC 2.7.8

Razvan Serea — Mon, 06 May 2024 18:22:01 +0000

Community fork of KeePassX, the cross-platform port of KeePass for Windows. KeePassXC can store your passwords safely and auto-type them into your everyday websites and applications. Read more...

KeePassXC 2.7.7

Razvan Serea — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 08:04:02 +0000

Community fork of KeePassX, the cross-platform port of KeePass for Windows. KeePassXC can store your passwords safely and auto-type them into your everyday websites and applications. Read more...

AuthPass 1.9.10

Razvan Serea — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:06:01 +0000

Cross-platform Password Manager, Keepass 2.x (kdbx 3.x) compatible, with secure master password storage using biometric authentication (Fingerprint, Face Unlock, etc.). Read more...

Password Manager XP 4.0.825

Razvan Serea — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 18:36:01 +0000

Password Manager XP: A powerful password and confidential Information management program (Compatible with Windows 10 and 11). Read more...

Password Safe 3.65.0

Razvan Serea — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 09:36:01 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...

Password Safe 3.64.1

Razvan Serea — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 10:16:02 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...

Password Tech 3.5.2

Razvan Serea — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:46:01 +0000

Professional password generator and password manager with full Unicode support, formerly known as PWGen for Windows. 100% free and open source. Read more...

AuthPass 1.9.9

Razvan Serea — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 12:30:03 +0000

Cross-platform Password Manager, Keepass 2.x (kdbx 3.x) compatible, with secure master password storage using biometric authentication (Fingerprint, Face Unlock, etc.). Read more...

KeePassXC 2.7.6

Razvan Serea — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:14:01 +0000

Community fork of KeePassX, the cross-platform port of KeePass for Windows. KeePassXC can store your passwords safely and auto-type them into your everyday websites and applications. Read more...

Password Tech 3.5.1

Razvan Serea — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 07:16:01 +0000

Professional password generator and password manager with full Unicode support, formerly known as PWGen for Windows. 100% free and open source. Read more...

Proton launches its password manager Proton Pass, now available for download

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:02:01 +0000

The makers of Proton Mail have launched their new password manager called Proton Pass. Its free and paid versions are available as browser extensions and downloadable on Android, iPhone, and iPad. Read more...

Password Manager XP 4.0.824

Razvan Serea — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 17:46:01 +0000

Password Manager XP: A powerful password and confidential Information management program (Compatible with Windows 10 and 11). Read more...

Password Manager XP 4.0.823

Razvan Serea — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:22:02 +0000

Password Manager XP: A powerful password and confidential Information management program (Compatible with Windows 10 and 11). Read more...

Netflix's crackdown on password sharing appears to be working

Steve Bennett — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:22:02 +0000

Since Netflix started clamping down on users sharing passwords between households, many said they would cancel their subscriptions. But Netflix may be seeing a sharp increase in new user sign-ups. Read more...

Password Safe 3.63.0

Razvan Serea — Mon, 22 May 2023 22:14:01 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...

KeePassXC 2.7.5

Razvan Serea — Mon, 15 May 2023 03:32:01 +0000

Community fork of KeePassX, the cross-platform port of KeePass for Windows. KeePassXC can store your passwords safely and auto-type them into your everyday websites and applications. Read more...

There's a connection between Star Wars Day and World Password Day besides the date

John Callaham — Thu, 04 May 2023 12:32:01 +0000

The use of "starwars" as a password is one of the 200 most used in 2022, according to NordPass, and it can be cracked in less than one second, along with most of the passwords on the list. Read more...

Free Password Manager 1.1.21

Razvan Serea — Thu, 04 May 2023 02:00:02 +0000

Free Password Manager secures personal data like passwords, credit card numbers, access codes, etc. in an AES-encrypted database. Customizable, user-friendly, and free. Read more...

Google starts rolling out passkeys for its accounts to help replace the password

John Callaham — Wed, 03 May 2023 12:24:01 +0000

Google says passkeys will now be an option for people to use to sign in Google Accounts. They allow users to access the account with a PIN number, a fingerprint, or scanning their face. Read more...

Study: Over 721 million passwords were leaked in 2022

Justin Luna — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:46:01 +0000

A new research paper discovered 721.5 million credentials exposed online. According to the study, 50% of the data came from botnets that deployed information-stealing malware to victims' devices. Read more...

1Password does away with passwords, shifts to passkeys

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:42:01 +0000

The popular password manager is going to be rolling out its new, passwordless login option soon, in the form of a combination of biometrics and passkey protection to unlock the application. Read more...

Netflix announces crackdown on password sharing in four countries

Steve Bennett — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 20:32:01 +0000

For a long time Netflix has reluctantly lived with subscribers who share their password with others. However this is about to change as it cracks down on password sharing in four more countries. Read more...

Password Safe 3.62.0

Razvan Serea — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:06:02 +0000

Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe Combination unlocks them all. Read more...