The latest phase of FIFA's ticket lottery process for the 2026 World Cup didn't go as smoothly as some soccer fans hoped.

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 ...

CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He now manages CNET San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D printers ...

While puzzling captchas—from dogs in hats to sliding jockstraps—still exist, most bot-deterring challenges have vanished into ...

Bots account for nearly half of global internet traffic, increasing the need for online security. Whether browsing on an ...

Facebook is running tests of a new CAPTCHA system that requires users to upload a clear photo of their face to prove the account is not fake and belongs to a new person. The new tests were spotted ...

It’s not as if it hasn’t been done before, but researchers at Stanford quantified ways to crack the CAPTCHA test many web sites use to make users prove they’re human, and recommended ways to make sure ...

Preventing bots from filling out forms automatically is a hard task. Researchers at Google have been thinking about more effective ways of achieving this goal. You have no doubt seen those jumbled up ...