Hacking on a budget

April 20, 2024

Hacking on a budget: For $20, criminals buy ransomware tools on the dark web. Their target? Smaller companies and individuals — those least likely to have the resources to defend themselves. Unlike “ransomware-as-a-service,” which forces hackers to share profits, these tools have no strings attached. If you’re a small business owner, beef up your cybersecurity.

Tags: cybersecurity, hackers, ransomware, Target

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How to train your autocorrect to actually work

I bet you’re frustrated with how often autocorrect is auto-wrong. That’s why I wanted to walk you through a few steps to make yours work more accurately.

Even with some new AI features in the latest updates, autocorrect is still “ducking” annoying. Let’s fix that together.

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Best routers for 2024 [List]

A good router isn’t just about performance. It’s your first line of defense against network break-ins. If your router isn’t updating anymore, you’re experiencing random Wi-Fi freezes, frequent reboots, or runs hot, it’s time for a new one. Komando IT genius John replaces his every two years.

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20% of produce contains unsafe levels of pesticides

For produce in U.S. grocery stores. Takeaways from Consumer Reports’ analysis: Bell peppers, blueberries (even frozen) and potatoes must be organic to be safe. Celery, collard greens and strawberries must be U.S.-grown or organic to be safe. And green beans must be U.S.-grown and organic to be safe. tl;dr: Buy organic when you can.

0.6 point increase in grades

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$68 million in change thrown away by Americans each year

One waste-processing company that culls metal from trash has collected $10 million in usable coins in seven years. If I had a nickel for every coin I threw away. I’d have no nickels because throwing away money is dumb.

75% of American shoppers have an Amazon Prime membership

That was 180 million Americans last month, up 8% over last year. Let’s do some math. At $15 per month, that’s $2.7 billion in subscription revenue in a month! Incredible.

$10,000 per month on AI girlfriends

That’s how much a Miami man is spending to text with bots. According to one tech exec, the first company to be “the AI version of Match Group” (owner of Tinder, Match, OkCupid, Hinge, Plenty of Fish and OurTime) will eventually be worth over $1 billion.

40,000 dings

From a digital doorbell to alert ecologists fish are waiting to pass through a canal lock in the Netherlands. More than 1.2 million people have tuned in to the canal livestream to see whether any fish are waiting. If they are, altruistic streamers are invited to ring the doorbell for a fish who can’t (because, you know, no hands).