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Police take down major pop-up scams
An international police operation seized the servers behind the fake 'update your browser' pop-up. A rare win, and what it actually changes for you.
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iPhone to Android texting finally encrypted.
A text between an iPhone and an Android phone can now be locked end to end for the first time. The tell is a small padlock, and it doesn't cover everything.
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Three breaches in one week, and your medical records are the target
Three companies disclosed breaches in one week, and medical data was the target. Why thieves want it, and the free steps that limit the damage.
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The fake CAPTCHA scam you run yourself
A new version of the "verify you're human" box tells you to press a few keys, and you install the malware yourself. Here is the one rule that spots it.
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Your Wi-Fi Router Can Track Movement in Your Home
Your Wi-Fi router can detect people moving through your home, no camera needed. What ships today, what is still in the lab, and the one setting to check.
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Your car has been grading your driving and selling the report card
Your car may be logging how you drive and selling it to insurers, sometimes for pennies. What it costs you, how to opt out, and what Oregon just changed.
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How the UK Plans to Keep Teens Off Social Media (and What It Means for Adults)
The UK wants to keep teens off social media. Enforcing that means everyone else proves their age first, and the only way to check a stranger's age ends with your face or your ID on a server. How it works, and what it costs the rest of us.
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Stolen iPhones are becoming worthless to thieves.
London's phone thefts dropped after Apple made stolen iPhones worthless to resell.
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Ransomware has been franchised
The second most active ransomware crew on earth runs like a franchise: 90% commission for the contractors, and a boss who lists "head of B2B marketing" as his day job.
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The cheaper Microsoft 365 plan Microsoft hides behind the cancel button
Microsoft raised the price of its home Office plans for Copilot. There's a cheaper version without it, at the old price. Here's how to find it.
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Microsoft stopped patching Windows 10. Now what?
Your Windows 10 PC didn't break. Microsoft just stopped sending it free security updates. Six plain-English ways to handle it, with real costs and steps.
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The World Cup Fraud Economy
Thousands of fake FIFA sites are already live before the June 11 kickoff. Here's how the World Cup scam machine works, and the simple habits that keep you out of it.