According to the FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report, the number of reported cybercrimes exceeded 1 million last year, with trends showing a year-on-year increase. A common vector of online crime is the…
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Prime Day scammers are counting on one thing: You rushing
July is still around the corner, but Prime Day has already arrived. This year, Amazon’s big summer sale runs June 23 through June 26—and lurking among the deals are scams, waiting to…
Proton Mail now lets you send and receive Gmail, with one big catch
Proton recently launched a new feature that allows users to access and send emails from their Gmail account directly within Proton Mail. This new feature imports the user’s latest Gmail messages and…
Scammers are sending phishing emails from a real Microsoft address
For the last several months, scammers have co-opted an internal Microsoft email address—a legitimate email that’s used for alerts and notifications—to send spam emails to random people. First reported by TechCrunch and…
Stop changing weak passwords. Start replacing them with passkeys
As I’ve said before, passwords suck. So do made-up holidays, but World Password Day (which rolls around yearly on May 1) offers as good excuse as any to kick your passwords to…
I’m a PC expert. These are the 8 Windows mistakes I still make
I have a confession to make: I don’t always do as I say. I’ve been a tech journalist for 20 years. Over those years, I’ve written countless how-to guides and advice columns,…
Google Drive now detects ransomware and auto-restores your files
If you use Google Drive, your cloud-stored files will now be protected against ransomware. That’s peace of mind against extortion. Google began beta testing a new Google Drive feature that scans for…
Reddit might tackle its bot problem with identity verification
Reddit may introduce some form of identity verification to tackle its growing bot problem, reports Engadget. According to CEO Steve Huffman, the company is evaluating several different solutions. One option is biometric…
4 ways to surf anonymously on your work PC
Google Chrome and other browsers offer advanced synchronization capabilities. If you log into the browser on two different computers, you can access your bookmarks (favorites), history, and passwords on each device. You…
The ‘See who viewed your profile’ Facebook scam is back. Don’t click it!
One of the things many Facebook users have long wanted is a feature that shows who has visited and viewed their profiles. Now, a Facebook post is promising exactly that—but it’s a…