The Federal Trade Commission issued a consumer alert in June 2026 warning that a new breed of fake CAPTCHA pop-ups is ...

Anyone who has clicked a checkbox to confirm they are not a robot may now be one keystroke sequence away from handing over ...

Security experts reveal how easy it is to get fooled by this scam and what to do if you think you've been targeted.

Clicking a captcha "I am not a robot" box and identifying images to prove it is second nature for many internet users. Now, cybercriminals are exploiting people's comfort with the routine to scam them ...

CAPTCHA replacement protocol PACT was announced June 22 by Cloudflare, Chrome, Firefox, and Edge — using cryptographic blind ...

You’re trying to book concert tickets before they sell out. You click the link and before you can make the payment, you’re asked to identify traffic lights, bicycles or blurry crosswalks in a grid of ...

The goal of the Turing test is for a human to work out whether they're communicating with another person or a machine. Computers have gotten better at imitating people but they've also improved at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 28, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.