AI Tax Scams Are Exploding: Spot IRS Scams and Protect Your Refund
Listen to this article as a podcast You’re sitting on the couch, half-paying attention to the TV, when your phone lights up. IRS ALERT: Your refund has been flagged…
Is it a Car or a Computer on Wheels? How Hackers are Targeting Drivers
Modern cars are basically internet-connected computers on wheels. Listen to this article as a podcast Whether you’re using GPS, streaming music, starting your vehicle from your phone, or getting…
There’s a Peeping Tom in your Pocket and on Others’ Faces
You’re enjoying the company of a friend at a local coffee shop, working out at the gym, chatting with your hairdresser, or minding your own business on the subway. You…
How Criminals Can Case Your Home Online
For the past several weeks, the entire country has been transfixed with the Nancy Guthrie case. She was taken from her Tucson home and has been missing for nearly three…
This Viral Trend Gives Scammers a Perfect Script
Your social feed this week probably looks like a cartoon convention with big smiling heads, exaggerated features, and a “work desk” full of perfectly chosen props. You’re not imagining things.…
Protect Your Privacy: Stop ICE and the Government from Tracking You
Government surveillance doesn’t always need a warrant. They can just buy the data. Instead of asking a judge for permission to track someone, government agencies are increasingly buying data meant…
How “Helpful” Browser Add-Ons Secretly Spied on Millions
Most people don’t think they are a target for hackers. They don’t work in technology and they’re not hiding secrets. They’re just checking email, shopping online, or watching videos. Everything…
Look Closely at that Link! What is the Bidi Swap?
If you’ve ever thought, “I can’t keep up with all these new computer threats,” you’re in good company. Hackers and scammers are always finding new ways to trick users into…
“$2,000 Tariff Dividend?” How Scammers are Cashing In
You may have heard the news that President Donald Trump is promising Americans a “tariff dividend” of billions of dollars, amounting to $2,000 per person, or more. That sounds great,…