Paul Wagenseil is a senior editor at Tom's Guide focused on security and privacy. He has also been a dishwasher, fry cook, long-haul driver, code monkey and video editor. He's been rooting around in the information-security space for more than 15 years at FoxNews.com, SecurityNewsDaily, TechNewsDaily and Tom's Guide, has presented talks at the ShmooCon, DerbyCon and BSides Las Vegas hacker conferences, shown up in random TV news spots and even moderated a panel discussion at the CEDIA home-technology conference. You can follow his rants on Twitter at @snd_wagenseil.
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Twitter's new privacy policy makes it easier for private citizens to have photos or video clips removed, but there are caveats for public figures and public gatherings.

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About 300,000 Android users have installed apps that slowly mutate into money-stealing banking Trojans, warns a security firm.

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LastPass is having a Black Friday sale, offering 25% discounts on new individual and family subscriptions.

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A proof-of-concept security exploit that works on all Windows 10 and Windows 11 system is already being tested by hackers, and there's only so much you can do to protect yourself.

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Netgear pushed out firmware updates for more than 40 routers and Wi-Fi range extenders to fix a very serious security flaw, but nearly 40 more devices may not get updates.

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Cybercriminals and advertisers are eagerly waiting for you to head to shopping malls and retails websites on Black Friday. Here's how to avoid their traps.

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An FBI account sign-up page was practically set up to let an attacker send spam email to thousands of recipients, the attacker claims.

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Millions of home Wi-Fi routers, including some from Linksys, D-Link and Netgear, are being targeted by a new strain of malware.

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Microsoft fixed a 'zero-day' flaw for Office that was already being exploited by hackers — but only on Windows, leaving Mac users vulnerable to attack.

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The stock-trading app Robinhood said about 7 million customers had personal details exposed in a data breach, but downplayed the impact of the stolen information.

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Some Google users are being told they have to start using two-factor authentication by Nov. 9, and millions of others will follow by the end of the year. Here's what that means for you.

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A phishing scam tries to steal your Steam login credentials by promising you a free month of Discord Nitro. Don't fall for it.

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Facebook unexpectedly said it would kill off its Face Recognition feature, which automatically identifies Facebook users in uploaded photos and videos.

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Google has kicked 151 scam Android apps out of the Play Store, but the 10 million people who installed the apps will have to remove them manually. Here's how.

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A new Android malware campaign roots phones using five known security flaws, luring in victims with well designed apps that seem to work just fine.

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Google update Chrome on the desktop to fix eight serious security flaws, including two that are already being exploited by hackers.

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Apple pushed out security updates for iPhones, Mac, iPads, Apple Watch and Apple TV to fix dozens of serious security flaws, including at least one already attack by hackers.

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An Israeli researcher was able to 'crack' the Wi-Fi passwords for 70% of home and business networks using cheap tools. Here's how to make sure you're part of the other 30%.

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Two security firms are warning of a flood of Squid Game-related scams and malware, including poisoned downloads and bogus Halloween costumes.

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Apple devices are worse off than Android, Windows

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Russian cybercriminals are using fake marketing proposals to sucker YouTube content creators into downloading malicious software that steals their accounts, Google said.

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The Pixel 6 brings significant improvements to Android privacy and security, even if many of them involve playing catch-up with Apple.

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The Brave browser has made its own privacy-focused search engine the default, displacing Google and promising users no tracking or profiling.
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