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How much is your hacked account worth to the hacker?

Posted on May 11, 2023

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.

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Scam alert: Are you being spied on via your own webcam?

Posted on March 7, 2023

The ingenuity of hackers, thieves and other miscreants is unlimited it seems.

Every day they come up with new ways to scam, hack and break into computers in order to steal bank account and credit card numbers, photos, addresses, phone numbers and other pieces of sensitive information.

One of their most devious tricks is hacking into people’s computers and spying on them via their own webcams.  [Read more…]

Heads up: This latest LastPass hack is the worst one yet, by far

Posted on December 28, 2022

Regular readers of this blog and my Daily Tech Tips Newsletter know I’m always warning everyone about the grave dangers of using any type of password manager.

If you’re unfamiliar with the warnings I’ve issued in the past you’ll find them right here.

Well, LastPass just suffered yet another successful hack attack, and for the first time the hackers managed to steal tons of user data – including actual encrypted customer password vaults.  [Read more…]

Prevent hackers from spying on you via your PC’s microphone

Posted on July 30, 2022

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…]

How to keep hackers out of your Facebook account

Posted on July 20, 2022

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…]

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