Hackers are hijacking Chrome extensions in an attempt to steal your data
While you were wrapping presents or spending time with friends and family on Christmas Eve, hackers were busy looking for ways to steal your data. …
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5 encrypted apps you should use while US telcos are under attack
US telecom companies, including AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen, have been the target of massive and seemingly sophisticated spying attacks for several months now. China is …
Your Apple ID was not suspended – watch out for this convincing new scam
With over 2 billion Apple devices in use worldwide, it’s likely that hundreds of millions of people receive scary emails telling them they need to …
Millions of people replaced passwords with passkeys, so why haven’t you?
I don’t want to imagine what life would be like without a password manager by my side. I actually use several of them, including 1Password, …
Law enforcement has a tool that can break into iPhones running iOS 18
Graykey is a phone unlocking and forensic tool used by law enforcement that can retrieve data from even modern iPhones running iOS 18. Made by …
Thieves found a crazy new way to steal your AT&T iPhone 16
Having my iPhone stolen is a nightmare scenario, but I’m prepared for it already. I’m not as worried about the device going missing as I …
Brilliant AI bot imitates a granny to keep phone scammers on the line for hours
Of all the AI chatbot ideas we have seen since ChatGPT went viral nearly two years ago, O2’s Daisy (stylized as “dAIsy”) is easily among …
Make sure you aren’t using any of the most common passwords of 2024
For the sixth year in a row, NordPass has shared its list of the 200 most common passwords in the world. These are easy-to-guess passwords …
Google AI will protect your Pixel from spam calls and rogue apps
When ChatGPT went viral a couple of years ago, some law enforcement agencies warned that AI would make it even easier for hackers to develop …
iPhones quietly got a new security feature that’s frustrating the FBI and investigators
In case you missed it, Apple released iOS 18.1 late last month. The update introduced a new security feature that will make it tougher for …
FBI reportedly thinks China targeted iPhones of presidential campaign officials
A catastrophic hack involving a backdoor into the AT&T, Lumen, and Verizon networks came to light in early October. It made me point out that …
Terrifying Android malware redirects your calls to hackers
Imagine making a phone call to your bank but ending up speaking to a hacker on the other end of the line. That is precisely …
Chatbot hack shows why you shouldn’t trust AI with your personal data
I told you from the early days of ChatGPT that you should avoid giving the chatbot data that’s too personal. First, companies like OpenAI might …
Scary new Gmail hack uses super realistic AI posing as Google to dupe you
As exciting as genAI software might be, it also has side effects that we all need to be aware of. Since AI programs also offer …
How to delete your 23andMe DNA data now that the company is in trouble
Earlier this month, all of 23andMe’s independent directors resigned from the company’s board. Their resignations came about a month after the well-known DNA testing company …
Catastrophic hack of AT&T and Verizon is proof Apple is right about iPhone encryption
For years, Apple has implemented strong encryption in the iPhone and most of its other products, resisting requests from Western governments to build backdoors into …
Your complicated password might be doing more harm than good
We all struggle to keep track of our seemingly endless and growing list of passwords. Trying to follow the so-called rules makes an overwhelming task …
Over a million Android TV streaming boxes infected by Vo1d malware
Even if you are an iPhone user, there’s a solid chance you have an Android device somewhere in your house. If the device happens to …
300,000 users of a top car rental company had their data stolen
In the latest of a neverending string of data breaches, the car rental company Avis has revealed that the data of nearly 300,000 users was …
Quantum computing will break existing encryption algorithms, so the US government developed stronger ones
Whenever we talk about end-to-end encrypted data, we’re usually talking about messaging apps like iMessage, Signal, WhatsApp, and Google’s RCS. But plenty of other data …
An 18-year-old Safari loophole exploited by hackers is finally being fixed by Apple
There’s a pesky loophole lurking in every major browser, including Apple’s Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, that hackers have been exploiting for the past …
3 billion records leaked online in one of the biggest breaches ever
The year of record-breaking data breaches continues unabated as public records data provider National Public Data has reportedly been hacked. According to HackRead.com, a hacker …
Massive global Windows PC failure is crippling thousands of businesses
Update: CrowdStrike announced a workaround to take Windows machines from the recovery boot loop. The steps are at the end of the story. The Blue …
Now you have another good reason to update your iPhone immediately
Leaked documents show which iPhone devices Cellebrite can unlock. This well-known mobile forensics company has a tool that can unlock modern iPhones and extract files …
2.2 million Rite Aid customers were hacked in June data breach
Last week, the drugstore chain Rite Aid confirmed it suffered a “cybersecurity incident” in June, which resulted in a data breach. This week, Rite Aid …
AT&T customers had 6 months of call and text records stolen in a major hack
If you’re an AT&T customer, you should know hackers were able to breach the carrier’s server and steal six months’ worth of personal data for …
Online PDF converters leaked thousands of user-uploaded documents
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to turn a file into a PDF, there are countless sites on the internet that can …