Picture this: You receive an audio message from your sister. She says she’s lost her wallet and asks if you can send some cash so she can pay a bill on time….
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FCC threatens to block spammy VOIP services
I can’t go a week without someone illegally calling me about a small business loan or car insurance, and despite coming from a local phone number, I’m fairly certain they aren’t from…
It’s your last chance to scoop up Cyber Week savings on this ad-blocking VPN
TL;DR: Check out now to save 66% on this Windscribe VPN plan that protects your browsing and anonymity for three years. Are you still not browsing, streaming, or working online with a…
Protect your privacy with a 15-month subscription to Norton 360, only $9.99
TL;DR: Protect your privacy with a VPN, firewall, password manager, and more when you get a 15-month subscription to Norton 360 for $9.99 (reg. $29). Cyber threats are always evolving, so it…
Trend Micro Fights Back Against Online Scams
Online scams are an increasingly common problem that many of us encounter. In fact, a recent report found that 78% of people experienced at least one scam in 2023, with 25% actually…
‘Hacker’ breaks into gym to get hired, gets arrested instead
“I hacked your company,” says a message on the CEO’s monitor. “You should hire me to protect you.” It seems like something out of a 90s Hollywood movie (or a self-aware 2010s…
Gmail might start offering ‘dummy’ email addresses soon
10minutemail.com, a service that offers free temporary burner email addresses that you can use when signing up for spammy services, is one of my favorite online tools. But after years of sterling…
How to crack your forgotten passwords
Passwords must be complex and as long as possible so that hackers have no chance of cracking them in a short span of time. However, complicated passwords are easy to forget. Anyone…
A new ‘super-realistic’ AI scam could get your Gmail account hacked
The advent of generative AI has opened up all kinds of opportunities, but it has also ramped up various risks and dangers. We’ve previously seen hackers who can use AI-generated codes, phishing…
Watch out for fake Disney+ scam sites in Google’s search results
If you’re trying to scam someone, you want to reach as many people as you can — that’s why you’ve almost certainly received one of the literally billions of scam phone calls…