Ostensibly a blogging platform, WordPress has quietly become one of the foundational pillars of the modern web, used as the basic format for millions of websites run by single users to massive […]
Your bank is one of the last places left where you can call up the company and expect to get a human being on the other end, even if you have to […]
Massive data leaks and breaches are continually piling faster upon each other—just in the last few months, we learned about a few billion records lost through National Public Data, another few million […]
Covertly intercepting video signals is a very old-fashioned way to go about electronic spying, but a new method discovered by researchers puts a frightening spin on it. A research team out of […]
Over the past week, many users around the world have received extortion emails sent via the Microsoft 365 Message Center. These emails are demanding users to pay $2,000 worth of cryptocurrency to […]
You probably know that you shouldn’t trust everything you see on Facebook, perhaps doubly so now that the platform seems to be about 80 percent AI-generated slop. But remember that this advice […]
VPN services have many uses and benefits, like making sure you aren’t being overcharged based on your location, protecting your privacy while using the internet, and streaming media that’s located outside your […]
Earlier this week, security firm Trend Micro posted a security advisory (spotted by BleepingComputer) about a big vulnerability in 7-Zip, a popular file archiving utility app that’s used by millions around the […]
Security cameras are a great way to observe your home while you’re away, whether you’re monitoring your pets, watching for intruders, or just making sure your packages arrive safely at your doorstep—and […]
Protecting an account with just a username and password is not very smart. Both can be stolen, guessed, or cracked too easily. This is why two-factor authentication (2FA) is recommended for all […]
