"CAPTCHA" is one of those terms that most of us have heard of or have seen while surfing the World Wide Web. While it may be known for providing a sense of safety where cyber security is concerned, it ...

Seeing as the CAPTCHA tests aim to tell computers apart from humans, the name basically means “automatic bot detector”. That ...

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...

A fake CAPTCHA test on the landing page for iClicker.com appeared as a set of computer commands that secretly installed malware on a person's computer. When he's not battling bugs and robots in ...

It’s a pretty common occurrence on the internet: You go to make a purchase, but before you do, you have to prove you’re a human by selecting how many pictures in a three-by-three grid contain bikes.

What looks like a simple "Are you human?" check is now one of the most dangerous tricks on the internet. Fake captchas have evolved into full-blown malware launchpads, thanks to a sneaky new method ...

Have you ever been left confused by the mutated text that often appears when trying to make an online purchase, asking you to prove you're not a robot? Or gotten a headache from squinting at your ...

According to a new report from Vice, hCaptcha, a version of the widely-used gatekeeping integrations designed to keep unwanted bots out of digital spaces, is suddenly starting to keep humans out of ...

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Education site iClicker.com was hijacked last month ...