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09/22/2025

https://www.scamadviser.com/articles/an-a-z-guide-to-scams-you-need-to-know-this-year?cmid=1dd9757a-3fb9-4f7b-b26b-e66bed7072de

From AI deepfakes to Zelle fraud, here’s your ultimate A–Z guide to scams. Learn the tricks scammers use and how to stop them before they steal from you.

07/13/2023

While Linux has several advantages over Apple's Mac and Microsoft's Windows, it has never really gained any traction in PCs. After 30 years on the market, the open-source operating system has achieved 3% of desktop PC OS market share, reports Linuxiac citing StatCounter, marking an all-time high.

Linux achieves its highest market share ever.

03/29/2023

A Chrome Extension propelling quick access to fake ChatGPT functionality was found to be hijacking Facebook accounts and installing hidden account backdoors. Read on

03/29/2023

"FakeGPT”: New Variant of Fake-ChatGPT Chrome Extension Stealing Facebook Ad Accounts

A Chrome Extension propelling quick access to fake ChatGPT functionality was found to be hijacking Facebook accounts and installing hidden account backdoors. Read on

01/12/2023

Hackers stole copies of LastPass customers' vaults and might attempt to decrypt them. The incident has undoubtedly shaken an online community that has repeatedly been asked to trust password managers.

12/16/2022

The number of internet-facing cameras in the world is growing exponentially. Some of the most popular brands don't enforce a strong password policy, meaning anyone can peer into their owners' lives.
-Businesses and homeowners increasingly rely on internet protocol (IP) cameras for surveillance. All too often, this gives them a false sense of security: when in fact, threat actors can not only access and watch your camera feed but exploit the unsecured device to hack into your network. The overwhelming majority of internet-facing cameras are manufactured by Chinese companies.

The number of internet-facing cameras in the world is growing exponentially. Some of the most popular brands don't enforce a strong password policy, meaning anyone can peer into their owners' lives.

12/15/2022

It's beginning to look a lot like… scam season. With holidays up around the corner, it's busy days for cyber Grinches ready to empty your bank account.
-Victims would receive a fake message from Amazon that would typically claim a security issue and urge them to click on a link within the message.
-Upon clicking on the link, victims are redirected to a website that looks like Amazon – but is a front set up by scammers.

It's beginning to look a lot like… scam season. With holidays up around the corner, it's busy days for cyber Grinches ready to empty your bank account.

11/18/2022

Despite all the warnings, shockingly high numbers of people are still using easily guessable passwords such as swear words, celebrity names, cities, animals, or keyboard sequences, with half of those observed consisting of just one word.
- The fact that business and personal computer users are still opting for such simplistic combinations means that myriad weak-password warnings from the cybersecurity profession are still going unheeded by many.

Despite all the warnings, shockingly high numbers of people are still using easily guessable passwords such as swear words, celebrity names, cities, animals, or keyboard sequences, with half of those observed consisting of just one word.

11/03/2022

FREE REPORT to download!! From the Global Anti-Scam Alliance.

According to research conducted by The Global Anti Scam Alliance and ScamAdviser of 3,500+ internet users, 73% of respondents are either sure or think that they have been exposed to a scam last year. n spite of this, however, 48% of respondents still fell for a scam.

06/03/2022

Duck, duck… no: “anonymous” browser sharing user data with Microsoft, research confirms.

Researcher outs so-called privacy browser for failing to block the giant's ad trackers, but doesn't get quite the social media furore he hoped for.