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 Although not yet peer-reviewed, the results of a new study ...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 ...

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 ...

As shown in court documents, this is the 1stCAPTCHA site where Microsoft says the defendants sold CAPTCHA-solving tokens obtained by a fleet of bots. This is one of the domains seized by the company ...