Facebook, feed me: Prioritize who you see first in your news feed. It’s easiest on your computer. Start by clicking your profile picture in the top right. Select Settings & privacy > Feed. Next, tap Favorites to select people and pages you want to prioritize.
It just keeps getting worse: Think of one person you’d call friend or foe. Now, know it’s either them or you who just got their medical ID and health care details stolen. Yup, 50% of Americans were hit. Cybercriminals were in Change Healthcare’s system for nine days (paywall link) before launching their Feb. 21 ransomware attack. You really need to watch out for medical theft. Steps are on my site.
🥩 Check your fridge: The FDA says a bunch of ground beef might be contaminated with E. coli. Impacted products have a packaging date of “032824” and a use-by or freeze-by date of April 22, 2024. They’re also marked with “EST. 960A” inside the USDA inspection stamp. Toss ’em or return ’em.
Latest Instagram craze: “Grid Zero” is the term for Gen Zers deliberately hiding their entire photo grid. The reason makes sense to me: They’re frustrated with everything in life being documented. Instead, they’re opting for temporary Stories and DMs.
Gone phishing: An Army veteran turned romance scammer was sentenced to three years in prison — not for stealing hearts, but for stealing money from lonely folks. His total take was $350,000. One recent divorcée gave him $100,000. Jerkface.
Dead man walking: On the dark web, Incognito Market sold illegal drugs, firearms and more. Its owner said everything was anonymous. Nope. He closed it down and is threatening to hand over all buyers’ and sellers’ names to law enforcement — unless they pay him a ransom. His biggest customers? Drug cartels.
Hackers are smarter than ever: And they know exactly what to do to get even the savviest among us to click their malicious links. Don’t leave it up to chance. Protect all your devices with one subscription to my recommended award-winning antivirus software.
An $80,000 paperweight: That’s what one Cybertruck owner thought he had after taking his new toy through a car wash. The truck’s console screen went black as he rolled into the garage. After a hard reset (and five hours!), it powered on again. The damage caused by failing to put the Cybertruck in Car Wash mode voids its warranty. Yikes.
🥳 Treat yo’-self: Amazon will give you a $100 gift card when you buy the latest Samsung Tab S6 Lite tablet. Grab the 64GB version for $330 or the 128GB version for $400. Specs include a 10.4-inch display, Dolby Atmos surround sound, up to 14 hours of battery life and S Pen compatibility.
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