This Chinese Propaganda App Is Designed to Spy on You By Paul Wagenseil An app developed by the Chinese Communist Party to 'educate' Chinese citizens can spy on its users.
Galaxy S10 Screen Protector Lets Anyone Unlock Samsung's Phone By Don Reisinger Samsung is investigating why a certain screen protector might let others unlock your phone.
iOS 13.2 Lets You Opt Out of Sharing Siri Data with Apple: Here’s How By Philip Michaels Here's how to stop sharing Siri data with Apple, a new feature coming with iOS 13.2.
HP Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Your PC: What to Do By Paul Wagenseil There's an issue with low-level diagnostic software on HP PCs that could let hackers take over the machine. Here's how to resolve it.
Twitter Used 2FA Phone Numbers to Sell Ads By Don Reisinger Twitter's Tailored Audiences and Partner Audiences advertising systems mistakenly used phone numbers provided for security purposes to sell ads instead.
WhatsApp Flaw Lets Hackers See Your Messages: What to Do Now By Paul Wagenseil A flaw in older versions of WhatsApp could let hackers see your messages by making you open a booby-trapped image.
Yahoo Might Owe You $100s: Find Out If You Qualify By Kate Kozuch Yahoo will compensate owners of the 3 billion accounts hit by data breaches between 2012 and 2016. See if you qualify for the class-action settlement.
DoorDash Data Breach Hits 4.9 Million: What to Do Now By Paul Wagenseil Customers, merchants and delivery personnel had their sensitive information compromised in a data breach.
WARP Promises Faster Speeds on Your Phone Without 5G, but Doesn't Quite Deliver Yet By Paul Wagenseil Cloudflare's WARP service promises safer mobile connections for free, and faster ones for a small monthly fee.
Android Apps Caught Obscenely Overcharging Users By Kate Kozuch Certain Google Play Store apps charge users up to $240 for failing to cancel free trial periods, security researchers from Sophos Labs found.
iPhone Security Alert: Apple Warns of iOS Keyboard Threat By Paul Wagenseil Apple said a security flaw involving third-party keyboard apps would soon be fixed.
Apple iOS 13 Users Report Credit Card Security Flaw By Don Reisinger Two people have complained about an issue in iOS 13. But it may not be Apple's fault.
Don't Sell Your Old Hard Drive Until You Do This By Paul Wagenseil Most people don't know how to properly wipe hard drives before selling them, a new study shows.
Google Tightens Voice Assistant Privacy Controls: What You Need to Know By Paul Wagenseil Humans may soon start listening to your Google Assistant voice commands again, but you'll have a bit more control over how the recorded clips are handled.
Watch Out for These Adware-Ridden Android Selfie Apps By Paul Wagenseil Two adware-filled selfie apps were kicked out of the Google Play store, but may already be on your phone.
What Is iOS 13's Sign In with Apple? How it Works and How to Use it By Paul Wagenseil, Henry T. Casey The new Sign In with Apple service lets you mask your identity using disposable email addresses. Here's how it works.
New Studies Reveal How Smart TVs Spy on You By Paul Wagenseil Smart TVs and streaming-video devices track you almost as much as websites, three different studies find.
700 Million Medical Records Exposed: What You Need to Know By Paul Wagenseil X-rays, MRI and CT scan images of 24 million patients worldwide can be viewed by anyone with internet access.
Critical LastPass Flaw Discovered: Update Now By Paul Wagenseil LastPass' latest build fixes a flaw that could let rogue websites steal your passwords for other sites.
This Hidden T-Mobile Feature Could Keep Your Number from Being Stolen By Paul Wagenseil A hidden T-Mobile account feature should make it harder for thieves to steal your phone number, but it's not clear how it works.
'Simjacker' Flaw Threatens 1 Billion Phones Worldwide By Paul Wagenseil Attackers have figured out how to use SIM cards to locate any device anywhere in the world.
Android Security Alert: Delete These Flashlight Apps Now By Paul Wagenseil Many Android flashlight apps take so many system permissions that they can do almost anything on your phone.
Firefox Launches Browser-Based VPN: How to Try It Now By Paul Wagenseil Firefox wants you to help beta-test its VPN-like service, which will encrypt your traffic and hide your IP address.
'Joker' Malware Infects 24 Android Apps: Delete Them Now By Paul Wagenseil Google booted 24 Android apps from its Play Store after they were found to be stealing contact info.
Your Private Instagram, Facebook Posts Aren't That Private By Henry T. Casey A new report shows that anyone can steal images from private Instagram accounts.
Facebook Tries to Avoid Location-Tracking Panic Ahead of iOS 13 By Don Reisinger Facebook has some things to say about when — and why — it's tracking you.
Facebook, Google Face Antitrust Probes: What You Need to Know By Paul Wagenseil Eight states are investigating Facebook, and a similar probe will soon be launched into Google. Here's what you need to know.
Huge Android Security Flaw Revealed: What to Do Now By Paul Wagenseil Google was told of a serious security flaw in Android six months ago, but hasn't fixed it yet.
Don't Be Like Jack — Make Sure Your Twitter Account Isn't Hijacked By Paul Wagenseil Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared to have his Twitter account hacked Friday — but it really may not have been hacked at all.
Massive iPhone Hack Uncovered by Google: What You Need to Know By Richard Priday The attacks likely affected thousands of people via previously unknown bugs in Safari and iOS.
