Tag: hackers

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‘Why would I put ALL my passwords in one place?’ Marilyn, that’s the point. Here’s why.

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.

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Prime Day wraps tonight. I rounded up 15 great finds across kitchen, tech and under-$15 bargains. I cut the clutter, so you can shop fast.

Three companies just confirmed data breaches in one week. Here’s what to watch for.

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.

Sailed Carnival, Princess or Holland America? Hackers got your passport number

One employee got tricked. One click. And nearly 6 million cruisers had their passport numbers, birth dates and licenses stolen. Here’s the 3-minute fix.

Your Spectrum bill isn’t the only thing they took. Hackers claim 42 million customer records.

The group that hit Ticketmaster just targeted your internet provider. Here’s what was stolen, why Charter’s statement doesn’t add up and what to do before May 27.

The 30-second AI prompt that grades how exposed you are online

I asked AI to build a privacy report card on me. It scored my online exposure 8 out of 10. Here’s the prompt that runs in any chatbot, the fixes you can do tonight and why your number will probably be worse than mine.

Paste any sketchy text into ChatGPT. It tells you in 5 seconds if you should delete it.

The one-line prompt that turns your favorite chatbot into a smishing detector. Save it once. Use it forever.

Your router got hacked. You don’t know it yet.

Your home Wi-Fi is the front door to everything you own online. Hackers know this. They’ve been quietly breaking into routers for months, watching everything you do. Here’s how to tell if yours is compromised.

Your passwords are already for sale. Here’s the proof.

A family member didn’t believe stolen passwords were for sale online. So I showed him. What we found for $12 will make you change every login tonight.

The FBI confirmed Russian hackers are inside thousands of home routers 

It’s not theoretical. The DOJ went to court over it. Your router may be redirecting you to fake bank login pages. Here’s what to do.

He clicked “Accept.” It cost him everything.

David emailed me asking what he could do after losing $47,000 to a phone scammer. I called him and heard the whole story. I’m sharing it so you don’t make the same mistake.

That “free” hotel Wi-Fi is watching everything you do. Here’s what it’s collecting.

You connect to hotel Wi-Fi and think you’re just checking email. But hotels log every site you visit, every app you use, then sell that data to the highest bidder.

ADT got hacked again. Your address may be out there.

The company paid to protect your home just got burglarized. For the third time. And it’s not just an ADT problem.

Sam Altman’s eyeball project just showed up in your Zoom call, your Gap store and Tinder

World, the iris-scanning company behind the chrome Orb, has partnered with Visa, Zoom, Tinder, Gap and Docusign. Your retina is officially a product. Here’s what changed.

Microsoft warns: That ‘IT guy’ messaging you on Teams could be a hacker

Microsoft just sounded the alarm on a scam exploding across American workplaces. Hackers are sliding into Microsoft Teams posing as your help desk and talking employees into handing over their computers. Here’s the exact playbook, and the three moves that shut it down cold.

Protect your privacy: 10 tools that help guard your ID

Inside: encrypted drives, signal-blocking bags, spy cam detectors and more. Some are under $15.

A booby-trapped PDF can take over your computer. Adobe just fixed it. Update now.

Hackers have been exploiting a flaw in Adobe Acrobat Reader since December. Opening a single PDF is all it takes. Here’s the two-minute fix.

Your router has an expiration date, and you probably already missed it

Most Americans are running routers that stopped getting security updates years ago. The FCC just made it a national security issue. Here’s what to do.

Your email inbox is the skeleton key to your entire life

If someone gets into your email, they own every account you have. Here are the three moves that lock them out for good.