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    How to get unlimited masked emails to keep your inbox secure and private

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    How to save big money by using a VPN: Risks and benefits

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    Careful! This Facebook phishing scam wants your login info

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    Framework Laptop hacked, customer names and emails stolen

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    Change your LastPass password before you get locked out
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    Comcast Xfinity hack steals personal data of 36 million customers
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    Comcast Xfinity hack steals personal data of 36 million customers

    While corporate data breaches have almost become commonplace, Comcast is in hot water for letting a critical security flaw go unpatched for weeks.
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    Avira is fixing a bug that locks up Windows PCs

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    By Mark Hachman 12 months ago
    FTC sounds alarm over dangerous QR codes used by scammers
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    FTC sounds alarm over dangerous QR codes used by scammers

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    How to protect yourself from email tracking
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    How to protect yourself from email tracking

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    Update Chrome right now or your computer will explode (again)
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    Update Chrome right now or your computer will explode (again)

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    How much antivirus protection is right for you? Here’s how to tell

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    Get the Surfshark VPN deal that won me over for less than $2 per month
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    40 countries pledge not to pay ransomware
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    40 countries pledge not to pay ransomware

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    Microsoft, Amazon, and India join forces to take down tech support scammers
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    Microsoft, Amazon, and India join forces to take down tech support scammers

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    Windows 11's original version reaches end of life
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    Windows 11's original version reaches end of life

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    Update now! Firefox plugs critical vulnerability that's already being attacked
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    Update now! Firefox plugs critical vulnerability that's already being attacked

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    Update now! Chrome, other software hit by 0-day exploit – and it's being attacked

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    Risk level 10: Critical security hole affects widespread software
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    Risk level 10: Critical security hole affects widespread software

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    Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical Windows bugs, Word exploit
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    Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical Windows bugs, Word exploit

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    Adobe PDFs under attack: Update Acrobat and Reader now
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    Adobe PDFs under attack: Update Acrobat and Reader now

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    Why you should avoid free VPN services
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    FBI erases infamous Qakbot botnet using its own servers
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    Chrome will warn you about malware-infested extensions
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    Chrome will warn you about malware-infested extensions

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    Intel 'Downfall': Severe flaw in billions of CPUs leaks passwords and much more
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    Intel 'Downfall': Severe flaw in billions of CPUs leaks passwords and much more

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    I finally ditched LastPass—and switching was a nightmare

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    Norton’s free AI-powered Genie tool helps you spot online scams
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    Researchers steal passwords using only keyboard sounds
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    By Michael Crider 1 year ago
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    Public companies now have a deadline to report cyberattacks
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    Public companies now have a deadline to report cyberattacks

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    By Alaina Yee 1 year ago
    133 Windows drivers with valid Microsoft signatures found crawling with malware
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    133 Windows drivers with valid Microsoft signatures found crawling with malware

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    By Michael Söldner 1 year ago
    US Navy researchers expose Microsoft Teams security flaws
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    US Navy researchers expose Microsoft Teams security flaws

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    By Michael Crider 1 year ago
    Hackers compete to take over a satellite... in space
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    Hackers compete to take over a satellite… in space

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    By Kristian Kask 1 year ago
    LastPass 2FA reset prompts are locking users out of accounts
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    LastPass 2FA reset prompts are locking users out of accounts

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    By Alaina Yee 1 year ago
    U.S. Army warns against unsolicited smartwatches sent to service members
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    U.S. Army warns against unsolicited smartwatches sent to service members

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    By Michael Crider 1 year ago
    Update your Asus Wi-Fi router right now
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    Update your Asus Wi-Fi router right now

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    By Michael Crider 1 year ago
    Outlook, OneDrive outages caused by DDoS attack, Microsoft says
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    Outlook, OneDrive outages caused by DDoS attack, Microsoft says

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    By Hans-Christian Dirscherl 1 year ago
    Windows 10 pirate downloads hide money-stealing malware
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    Windows 10 pirate downloads hide money-stealing malware

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    By Hans-Christian Dirscherl 1 year ago
    Chrome adds Windows biometric logins to its password powers
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    Chrome adds Windows biometric logins to its password powers

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    By Mark Hachman 2 years ago
    Dozens of popular Minecraft mods are infected with malware
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    Dozens of popular Minecraft mods are infected with malware

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    By Michael Crider 2 years ago
    Blackmailers are using AI to generate nudes from social media photos
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    Blackmailers are using AI to generate nudes from social media photos

    The FBI warns of new extortion methods enabled by deepfake software, used against both adults and children.
    By Michael Crider 2 years ago
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