Security

Your old accounts never died. Here’s the 15-minute zombie hunt that finds them and buries them for good.

That Pandora login from 2012 is still out there with your name, email and old password. Here’s how to find every forgotten account in 15 minutes and shut it down before hackers dig it up.

Data brake check

“Hello, Kim Komando, What is the deal with unlimited cell phone plans? Are they really unlimited? I am an over-the-road truck driver but on Wi-Fi at the stops, Buc-ee’s rocks! And like you, I go Komando! Haha!” — Pete Hey, Pete, thanks for writing in. And yes, I go Komando, too. (Somebody has to.) Buc-ee’s […]

Your email is the master key to your money. Build a secret vault inbox in 5 minutes

Every bank password reset lands in one inbox, which most of us use for coupons and newsletters. Here’s the free fix that cuts crooks off at the door.

‘Kim, can people see what I do on public Wi-Fi?’ Here’s what a stranger at the coffee shop can see.

That padlock you’ve trusted for years? Nearly every scam site has one, friend, and Google quietly dropped it from Chrome. Here’s how public Wi-Fi snooping works, from fake hotspots to trap sign-in pages, and what closes the gaps when you bank or check email away from home.

You and your neighbor buy the same cereal at the same store. Do you pay the same price? Here’s how to tell if a store is pricing you personally, and the receipt check that saves you money.

Digital shelf tags are spreading fast, and at least 30 states have looked at personalized pricing bills this year, friend. Here’s what stores can and can’t do with your data, plus how to check whether you’re getting the real price.

You turned off location, but AI can still figure out where your photo was taken. Here’s how to test your own pictures and hide your home in 5 seconds.

Chatbots can study the trees, rooflines and curbs in an ordinary photo and pin down where you live. Test one of your own pictures, then use this checklist before you post another one.

Your Social Security number sells for $1 on the dark web. Here’s the full price list for your identity and how to make it worthless to crooks.

A new dark web price index shows crooks buy your Social Security number for less than a cup of coffee. Your medical record costs more. Here’s the menu and how to get off it.

📲 What can someone do with your phone number? Too much

A scammer gets your phone number. What happens next? They can dig up your personal details and even take over your accounts. Here’s how to fight back.

AI deepfake attack ads are flooding the midterms: How to tell what’s real before you vote

Campaigns have spent $80 million on AI-generated ads that put words in mouths and stage scenes that never happened. Most carry no AI label. Here’s how to spot a fake in seconds.

Amazon keeps a secret list of guesses about you. Here’s how to read yours in 60 seconds.

One Amazon shopper bought a pair of butt-scrunch leggings. Amazon’s takeaway: She “has flat buttocks.” She found that little gem in a hidden corner of her account and posted it on Threads. More than 1 million people saw it in less than a day. (I laughed. Then I went straight to my own account.) Here’s […]

153 million driver’s license scans hit the dark web. Your ID may be in the pile, and you never chose the company that had it.

You handed your license to a rental desk or a package counter. A middleman you never heard of kept a copy. Now crooks are selling it. Here’s why watching your SSN alone isn’t enough anymore.

AI facial recognition got a Florida dad wrongfully arrested for a crime 300 miles from home

The suspect was clean-shaven. Robert Dillon had a full beard. Police arrested him anyway. Here’s his story and how to protect yourself.

Incognito mode won’t hide your browsing from your internet provider

Incognito mode keeps your history off the computer, but your internet company still sees every site you visit. Here’s what they collect and how to shut it down.

The scam email opens with a photo of your front door, then asks for $1,950. Here’s how they got your house and how to make it disappear.

Scammers grab your address from a people-search site, pull your house from Google Street View and mail you a threat with your own driveway on it. Nobody hacked your webcam, friend. Here’s what to do and how to cut off their supply.

You tapped an ad for Disney+ and landed in a casino. Over 400 brands are being used as bait.

That Delta ad in your feed may not be Delta, friend. NordVPN’s team found crooks using 400-plus real brands to push people into unlicensed casinos. Here’s the tell.

Google caught malware that uses AI to rewrite itself every hour. Here’s why your free antivirus may never see it coming, and the 10-minute fix.

Google caught malware that asks AI to rewrite its own code every hour, friend. Your free antivirus is checking mugshots against a face that keeps changing. Ten minutes today puts a real watcher on duty.

The defense secretary’s driver’s license was for sale on the dark web. A listener asks: Why bother protecting yours?

Cameron in Houston figures identity protection is a lost cause when even Pete Hegseth’s driver’s license hit the dark web. Kim’s answer: Leaked data is only step one. Here’s where you still win.

‘Kim, what if my password manager gets hacked?’ It’s happened. Here’s who lost, who won and which one you’d be.

Crooks stole a password manager’s vaults in 2022. Here’s what happened next, friend: The strong master passwords held. The weak ones funded a $150 million heist. These safeguards decide which side you land on.

Delete these apps right now: The 2026 list of malicious Android and iPhone apps

Google and Apple pulled a list of more than 75 apps for stealing money, bank logins and more. Removal doesn’t reach your phone. Here’s the list and the 5-minute check.

Check this list of apps caught stealing, spying and billing you. They’re gone from the stores. They’re not gone from your phone.

Twenty-eight of them sold the same scam under one name. Five of them quietly installed a bank account thief. Fifty of them planted a rootkit that survives a factory reset. Google and Apple pulled every one of these apps this year, but removal doesn’t reach the copy on your phone. Here’s the list, the one rule that catches most of them and the five-minute check.