Three maxed-out credit cards. A $250,000 mortgage application. And a full set of dentures in Florida, ordered by a woman using Barry’s name. He did nothing wrong. It still took months to undo. Here is exactly what we did, in order.
Hackers stole 30 million password vaults in the worst breach the industry has ever seen. Almost none of them opened. The people who got robbed had one thing in common, and it wasn’t the password manager.
That unordered package on your porch isn’t a shipping error. It’s proof a scammer already has your name and address, and the new ones ship with a QR code the FBI says can plant malware. Keep the item, skip the code, then lock down your passwords.
There are three different products in the identity protection aisle, and the companies would rather you not learn the difference. One watches. One fixes. One pays. Most people buy the cheapest and assume they bought all three.
A verified X ad and a routine browser habit are being used to hijack Mac users and Microsoft 365 accounts alike. Here’s exactly how both attacks work and what stops them cold.
Banks watch how you type, swipe and hold your phone to catch fraud before it happens. Behavioral monitoring is invisible, it’s everywhere, and a thief can’t fake your rhythms.
Data brokers turn your private life into a product. Here’s what they know, who’s buying and how to yank yourself off the shelf.
If you keep “running into” the same person or your gut says you’re being followed, you might be carrying a $30 tracker without knowing it. Here’s how to find it, what your phone misses and what to do before you touch it.
A reader swears he’d catch identity theft himself because he checks his bank account. I had to break the bad news. The theft that ruins you never shows up there. Here’s what happens and how to catch it before the damage piles up.
Stalkerware hides in plain sight, feeding your texts, calls and location to a partner, ex or relative. Here are the warning signs and how to check without putting yourself at risk.
Capital letter, number, symbol, change every 90 days. One government engineer invented all of it, then admitted it made your passwords worse. Here’s what actually works.
One Medical, Kodak and Novo Nordisk all confirmed breaches within days of each other, putting millions of records at risk. A health care network, a household name and a major drugmaker, all hit by the same wave of attacks. Here’s what each breach exposed and what to do if you’re affected.
Criminals are running polished fake tutorial videos on social media promising free Spotify Premium, Microsoft Office and Windows activation. Following the steps installs a password-stealing malware called Vidar that quietly takes every saved login, bank credential and credit card number on your device. One video got 100,000 views. Here’s exactly what it grabs and what to do right now.
The VA issued an official warning June 10 about a wave of fraudulent postcards claiming veterans qualify for extra benefits through something called the “Veterans Savings Program.” No such program exists. The goal is to get you on the phone so scammers can steal your Social Security number and bank account information. Here’s what to do if one shows up in your mailbox.
A reader asked if he really needs a VPN at home when his network’s already locked. Short answer: Yes. Here’s the part your internet provider hopes you never find out.
A security researcher proved every GPS satellite doubles as a Cold War-style “numbers station,” beaming encrypted Pentagon code to every phone, car and smartwatch on Earth.
Mark in San Diego test-drove the BYD Seagull in China and would buy one tomorrow. Kim breaks down the national security reason he can’t and the $200 billion American factory boom answering the challenge.
A hacker group called ShinyHunters broke into DentaQuest, one of the biggest dental benefits administrators in the country, and leaked 234 gigabytes of data after the company refused to pay. If you’ve ever been on Medicaid or Medicare Advantage, your name, address, birthdate, government ID and health insurance details may now be public. Here’s what to do right now.
They take one real number, usually a child’s or a senior’s, glue on a fake name and birthday, then create a brand-new “person” who racks up credit and vanishes. You don’t find out until your file is wrecked. Here’s how to catch it.
Tapping may feel less secure than the old swipe, but it’s actually the safest way to pay in person. Here’s the hidden trick your card pulls off in under a second and the one payment method you should quit today.
