Why it matters: The usefulness of Captcha tests depends on their ability to deter bots without significantly inconveniencing human users. Although not yet peer-reviewed, the results of a new study ...

Spammers are using a bot to sidestep barriers that Microsoft Corp. has erected to keep scammers from creating massive numbers of accounts on its Live Mail service, a security researcher said today.

Why is CAPTCHA still a thing? Some websites require a response to verify human users and block automated bots. Completing these challenges often feels like a waste of time and money. Can’t current ...

Seeing as the CAPTCHA tests aim to tell computers apart from humans, the name basically means “automatic bot detector”. That makes sense for the image and distorted text tests most of us associate ...

How do you let people create user accounts or post comments on your Web site without letting spam bots in? Simple — make your users prove they’re human. Many Web sites use CAPTCHA (Completely ...

Spammers have cracked Microsoft Corp. ‘s latest defense against abuse of its Live Hotmail e-mail service using a sophisticated network of hacked computers that receive encrypted instructions from a ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has reportedly demonstrated its superiority over humans when it comes to solving online CAPTCHA tests designed to differentiate between human users and automated bots. Can ...

A new report hinted at bots’ increasing prowess at solving modern and advanced CAPTCHAs prompting Elon Musk to give a shout-out to Twitter, now rebranded as X’s paid subscription service. What ...

One of the latest tricks employed by cybercriminals is the fake CAPTCHA scam. These prompts look familiar, even harmless, but are designed to slip past your defences. Here’s how they work, and how to ...