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Browser extensions are a useful way to add additional features to your internet experience that aren’t built into the program you use. However, it seems they can also be a gateway for bad actors to compromise your system and networks. ...

Data breaches are serious events in more ways than one. Of course, losing your passwords and having them out in the open is a huge security risk, since bad actors can use them to break into your accounts. However, there's...

In general, it's best practice to only download apps from official app stores. You might assume then that if you install a new program from something like the Amazon Appstore, you're safe. As it turns out, that's not always the...

Passwords have long been a security weak point. Too many of us reuse the same, simple passwords for many, most, or all of our accounts, which allows bad actors to break into our accounts all too easily. Big tech companies...

CISA, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, is currently alerting federal agencies about "ongoing attacks" targeting a high-severity Windows kernel vulnerability. That vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-35250, an untrusted pointer dereference weakness which enables hackers to gain system privileges. The...

Cyberattacks are always serious, but some affect user privacy more than others. So it is with this case in Rhode Island, which leaves the data of hundreds of thousands of residents exposed. On December 5, Deloitte noticed a breach of...

Scammers rely on a serious of tactics that, unfortunately for them, are no longer so subtle. Many of the classic signs of spam and scam are both well known and easy to spot, which is how so many messages end...

Bad actors have recently turned their sights on Artivion, a heart surgery medical device manufacturer. The company disclosed they were the subject of a ransomware attack that occurred on November 21, and the attack was severe enough to both affect...

Microsoft recently introduced "Bing Wallpaper" to the Microsoft Store. This free app offers up a new wallpaper each day, featuring an image taken from around the world. It seems like an easy download: Fresh, interesting, daily wallpapers, all free of...

Microsoft has found and fixed four security flaws that span across four of its various products. One of these flaws affects Copilot Studio, Microsoft's program for customizing its AI. In addition, one of these flaws has an active exploit in...