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💧 The weekend hackers came for the water

Hackers hit 30+ Minnesota water systems over two days. Here’s what could’ve happened, along with your 15-minute prep plan.

My husband’s credit score fell from 810 to 575 overnight. A week later, the dentures bill arrived.

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.

🚨 Don’t panic. Prep before disaster strikes.

Inside: From power banks to fire blankets, I rounded up 10 emergency essentials every home and car should have. Stock up before you need them.

Crooks are using your Social Security number to build a fake person. It’s the fastest-growing crime in America.

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.

Medical identity theft is the one type that doesn’t just wreck your finances. It can wreck your health.

Someone uses your insurance to get surgery. Now their blood type, their allergies, their diagnoses are in your medical file. Your doctor thinks that’s your history. It isn’t.

Is your smartwatch obsolete? My top picks for 2026

Kim Komando explains why older wearables fail to track vital health data. See her top picks for accurate monitoring and battery life.

Fly the unfriendly skies

Flying soon? Listen up. At 40 of the country’s busiest airports, flights coming and going will be reduced by 10% this week.  That means thousands of flights canceled, or in other words, 200,000 fewer seats and butts in the air per day. Blame it on a record‑long government shutdown. Major hubs will be the hardest hit: […]

Stop one-touch theft

Tap-to-pay is slick, fast and super convenient until it isn’t. Scammers have figured out how to use that same technology to steal your money without you even knowing. It’s called “ghost tapping,” and it’s spreading so fast, the BBB issued a major alert about it. 💳 How it works A scammer carries a hidden NFC […]

How to freeze your credit and protect your identity

“Hey, Kim, I just was notified that my personal data was part of the recent SimonMed data breach. My data’s already out there from another breach. Does it even matter anymore?” — Sara in Newport Beach, CA Hearing about breach after breach at banks, hospitals, insurance companies, even schools, it’s easy to feel like throwing […]

Meet your financial evil twin

A man named William Woods spent years trying to prove he was … himself. Why? Because another man, Matthew David Keirans, stole his Social Security number and birth certificate, built a whole new life with them and lived under Woods’ identity for decades.  The guy really committed to the bit. Keirans got caught only after […]

This hidden setting stops fraud in its tracks

Here’s something you probably don’t know. Your banking app is packed with credit card tools that can help you fight fraud, track every dollar and even shop safer online. Yep, your boring old banking app is secretly a money-smart ninja. You just haven’t poked around enough. Let’s activate some life-upgrade-level settings right now.   Figure out […]

Your bank wants your voice. Just say no.

When I told my bank I didn’t want them using my voice as a biometric security measure, they pushed back — hard. “It’s for your protection,” they insisted. But here’s the deal: I didn’t ask for it. I didn’t consent to it. And I definitely don’t want a recording of my voice floating in some […]

Most accurate weather apps depending on where you live

Stay ahead of bad weather with these top-rated apps and sites.

Sick of QuickBooks? There’s a better way!

Are you drowning in spreadsheets? We have the solution. NetSuite by Oracle is the perfect alternative to QuickBooks.

Massive data leak impacts 1 in 3 Americans

More than 100 million records belonging to Americans were left online, exposed. I’ll walk you through the steps to take next to protect your security and privacy.

Ready to hire? Find great candidates the way Kim does

Looking to hire someone new?LinkedIn Jobs can help you find the perfect candidate.