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Dangerous Android banking trojan found lurking in malicious apps with 19 million installs — don’t fall for this
By Anthony Spadafora published
The Anatsa banking trojan and other malware strains were discovered in 77 malicious apps that have since been removed from the Google Play Store.

A new Facebook feature could secretly be scanning your phone's camera roll — here's how to turn it off
By Scott Younker published
Meta is testing a new Facebook feature that can scan your camera roll and all of your saved photos without you even knowing.

Macs under attack from dangerous new info-stealing malware — how to stay safe
By Amber Bouman published
Hackers are now using ClickFix attacks to infect vulnerable Macs with the new info-stealing Shamos malware.

Two-factor authentication provides an easy way to secure your accounts — here's how it works and how to enable it
By Amber Bouman published
What two-factor authentication is, how it works, and how you can enable it.

Over 16 million reportedly hit with PayPal data breach — what to do right now
By Alyse Stanley published
Nearly 16 million PayPal passwords, emails, and linked URLs appear to have leaked online. Here's what you can do to protect your data.

AI browsers can’t tell legitimate websites from malicious ones — here’s why that’s putting you at risk
By Amber Bouman published
Researchers have found that AI browsers can easily be fooled by fake websites, phishing emails and other online scams.

The best free VPN in 2025
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
Most free VPNs are useless – but there are a few that are worth considering. This is our tested and ranked guide to the only free VPN services we recommend.

Major flaw in top password managers lets hackers steal your login details, 2FA codes, credit card info and more
By Amber Bouman published
A vulnerability in several popular password managers allows hackers to steal login info, 2FA codes and more.
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