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Image: Getty/MoMo Productions Your smartphone is the key to not just your online life, but increasingly, almost every aspect of your everyday life. Special Feature You use it for communicating with friends and family, taking photos, sharing posts on social media, browsing the web, accessing your bank account, online shopping, streaming and much more. That’s […] More
Image: Tile Tile has launched a new feature, called Anti-Theft Mode, for all of its Bluetooth-powered tracking devices. The feature is designed to let users track their devices while staying “under the radar,” so to speak — so a thief with your stolen item doesn’t find out you’re onto them. The new anti-theft mode is […] More
Michael Gariffo/ZDNET Earlier this week Apple pushed out critical updates for iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS that patch an exploit that’s being used right now to attack systems. The fact that this vulnerability is being used to attack systems means that these updates need to be installed as soon as possible. While Apple products are generally […] More
Want to try a top-notch password manager? 1Password is running a deal that might be right for those of you who have smaller teams of up to 10 people. ZDNET Recommends 1Password helps you store, manage and secure all your passwords in one place. It works by encrypting your passwords and storing them in a […] More
Image: Getty/BongkarnThanyakij Business Email Compromise (BEC) gangs are making their payment fraud scams even more effective by using translation tools and machine learning to convincingly distribute emails in multiple languages. BEC attacks are some of the most effective and financially damaging cyber attacks, with the FBI estimating that they have cost businesses a combined total […] More
Getty Images One year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the war continues — including an ever-evolving digital component that has implications for the future of cybersecurity around the world. Among other things, the war in Ukraine has upended the Eastern European cybercriminal ecosystem, according to cybersecurity experts from Google, shaking up the way ransomware attacks are […] More
Image: katleho Seisa/Getty Images Microsoft’s February Patch Tuesday brings fixes for 75 flaws, and among them are fixes for three vulnerabilities for which exploits already exist. The three zero days affect Microsoft Publisher, the Windows Common Log File System Driver, and the Windows Graphics Component. Also: Microsoft: We are tracking these 100 active ransomware gangs […] More
Image: Getty Images Kia and Hyundai are rolling out a free software update for vehicles that may be targets of the “Kia challenge” — a viral TikTok challenge that has inspired car thefts nationwide. The software update will be free for millions of Kia and Hyundai owners, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) […] More
