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Passwords in the Age of AI
Which everyday habits matter most for keeping accounts safe now that AI makes familiar scams cheaper to run?
A four-page, printable guide for friends and family on keeping accounts safe now that AI makes familiar scams easier: the five ways accounts get opened, password managers and passkeys, a security-key setup, recovery, and a worksheet for the accounts everything else depends on.
Published August 17, 2026
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- 2026-06-15
Passwords in the Age of AI · Milestone · Federal Trade Commission
FTC Data Show People Reported Losing $3.5 Billion to Imposter Scams in 2025
The FTC reported that people lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, the most reported fraud category, with reported losses nearly three times those of 2020.
- 2026-04
Passwords in the Age of AI · Release · FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center
2025 IC3 Annual Report
The FBI's annual report counts 1,008,597 complaints and $20.877 billion in losses for 2025, and adds a first section on AI: more than 22,000 complaints with AI-related information and adjusted losses above $893 million.
- 2025-08
Passwords in the Age of AI · Milestone · NIST
NIST Special Publication 800-63B
NIST's authentication guideline says verifiers shall not impose password composition rules or require periodic password changes unless there is evidence of compromise, and that applications at assurance level 2 must offer a phishing-resistant option.
- 2025-05-15
Passwords in the Age of AI · Milestone · FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center
Senior US Officials Impersonated in Malicious Messaging Campaign
The FBI described a text and AI-generated voice messaging campaign, running since April 2025, that impersonates senior US officials, and said not to assume a message claiming to be from one is authentic.
- 2024-12-03
Passwords in the Age of AI · Milestone · FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center
Criminals Use Generative Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate Financial Fraud
The FBI warned that criminals use generative AI to commit fraud on a larger scale and with more believable schemes, reducing the time and effort needed to deceive targets.