Cybersecurity Experts Warn About 'Gmail' Phishing Scam
December 16, 2025
Cybersecurity experts are warning Gmail users about a phishing scam that bypasses traditional email filters and appears more convincing than usual.
Think Twice Before You Click ‘Unsubscribe’
September 16, 2025
In a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, cybersecurity experts caution that clicking “unsubscribe” links embedded in unsolicited or spam emails can expose email users to unexpected risks.
The Crypto Investment Scam That’s All Over Social Media
February 18, 2025
A new scam powered by deepfakes is all over social media.
Ten Privacy-Friendly Big Tech Alternatives
February 18, 2025
When you use a service that appears to be free, the company providing it is making money by collecting your data and selling access to you as a customer to advertisers.
144 Million Medical Records Hacked
May 21, 2024
Over 144 million Americans' medical information was stolen or exposed last year.
What Is Smishing?
November 21, 2023
The term “smishing” is a combination of “SMS” — or “short message service,” the technology behind text messages — and “phishing.”
How Cyberstalkers Could Access Your iPhone Using the Windows Phone Link App
September 19, 2023
Windows Phone Link is a free Microsoft app that lets people view and access phone calls, text messages, and notifications from their smartphones directly on their Windows 10 or 11 PC.
See a Random Thumb Drive? Be Wary!
August 15, 2023
Slimy hackers are using a trick that always comes back because it works: scattering infected thumb drives in public spaces, like parking lots or offices, to carry out their malicious activities.
Warning: Check Fraud Is Rising
May 16, 2023
If you use paper checks and send them through the mail, it may be time to stop.
How to Scrub Yourself from the Internet
August 16, 2022
Unfortunately, you can’t fully scrub yourself from the internet. A bit of you will always linger, whether it’s in data-broker databases, on old social media you forgot about, or in the back of someone else’s vacation photos on Flickr.
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