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That sketchy letter from your hospital might be real
Rochester patients got a real breach notice with the wrong hospital name on it. Many threw it away.
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Breaches, patches, passwords and the practical steps that keep your accounts and devices out of trouble.
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The Meta AI panic is over, but turn off this lingering setting.
Meta pulled the feature that let anyone make AI images from your public Instagram photos. The setting that fed it is still on by default. Here is how to turn it off.
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Start using a password manager
One password used everywhere is one key to every lock. A password manager fixes that, and starting is easier than you think.
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Check your email's recovery info before you get locked out
Password resets for everything else land in your inbox, which makes your email account the master key. The recovery phone and backup email on that account are how you get back in, and most of us set them years ago.
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Freeze your credit before someone else uses it
Breach notices arrive constantly, and most people answer with credit monitoring. A freeze is the free step that stops new accounts in your name before they open, and almost nobody sets it up.
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Google is changing how Android apps get installed.
A countdown clock says your Android phone is about to be locked down. Here is what Google's new app verification actually changes, and what it does not.
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Microsoft pulls Edge extensions due to malware
Microsoft pulled 119 Edge add-ons that worked for years, then turned on their users. Time to clean out the extensions you forgot you had.
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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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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.