Hackers can crack weak passwords in seconds, while strong ones may take years. Learn about the time to crack your password and boost security.

Compared to 2024, the time it takes to crack passwords with graphics processing units (GPUs) for the consumer sector has decreased by almost 20 percent. An eight-character password consisting of ...

But that's exactly what password-cracking rigs do, thanks to the massive computing power provided by the latest graphics cards. Sign up to get the BEST of Tom's Guide direct to your inbox.

If you re-use a password on multiple sites, this will decrease the time it takes to crack your accounts on those sites down to0, if a hacker is able to obtain your password for just one. Password ...

An eight-character password mixing numbers with upper and lowercase letters and symbols requires seven years to be cracked, which is still less time than what is needed to crack a 16-character ...

C ybersecurity company, Hive Systems, has just put out its 2025 Password Table as a continuation of its yearly analysis of how difficult passwords are to crack. The results are in, and while it's ...

A simple eight-character password can be cracked in only 37 seconds using brute force but it takes over a century to crack a 16-character one.

In March, readers followed along as Nate Anderson, Ars Technica deputy editor and a self-admitted newbie to password cracking, downloaded a list of more than 16,000 cryptographically hashed ...

Netflix is one step closer to cracking down on password sharing in the US. On Monday, the streaming giant announced the launch of Profile Transfer , a feature that allows people to transfer their ...

Time to pay up: Netflix to crack down on password sharing for viewers living outside subscribers’ households Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook ...

Updating your password to be longer and contain a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols can increase the time it takes a hacker to crack it even as password encryption measures improve, according to ...