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A while back I wrote a post explaining how hackers are using rogue apps and other forms of malware to spy on folks via their computers’ webcams.
That post also explains how to prevent it from happening.
As it turns out, some miscreants have been spying on us via our machines’ microphones as well. And in some ways that’s just as bad as having them spy on us via webcam. [Read more…]
A while back I wrote a post discussing several things you can do to protect your Facebook account from hackers.
That post explains how hackers will try to use phishing attempts and various social engineering techniques to trick you into handing over your Facebook password or the personal info they can use to guess it. [Read more…]
Could you use an extra 10 million bucks? Yeah, me too.
Well there’s a very easy way to earn up to that amount, and you can do it quickly, in a 100% legal manner.
In fact, it’ll be the U.S. Government that’s paying you.
So what is this magic ticket to quickly becoming a multi-millionaire? [Read more…]
Question from Cynthia: I was talking to a friend of mine about the big Yahoo hack from a while back.
He told me I should delete my Yahoo account since I switched from Yahoo Mail to Gmail after that happened.
I’ve searched all the settings and options in Yahoo and I can’t find a way to delete my account.
Can you tell me what I need to do delete my entire Yahoo account (not just the email part)? [Read more…]
As you surely know by now, hackers are constantly trying to steal the login credentials for your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Gmail and other online accounts.
If you’re wondering why they’re so interested in getting their hands on that info, there’s a simple reason: Money!
Stolen login credentials are in high demand on the dark web, and one large data breach could potentially net a successful hacker enough ill-gotten cash to literally retire in luxury.