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5.4 million hit in major healthcare data breach — names, emails, SSNs and more exposed
By Anthony Spadafora published
The medical billing company Episource has begun notifying millions of patients across the US about a data breach that took place earlier this year.

Google Gemini flaw exploited to turn AI-powered email summaries into the perfect phishing tool — everything you need to know
By Amber Bouman last updated
A flaw in Google Gemini for Workspace is being used to send emails with malicious messages.

Amazon Prime Day scams – how to avoid them
By George Phillips last updated
Amazon Prime Day is a goldmine for scammers. Here's how to stay safe on the final day of deals.

Shop safer online during Prime Day with these security tips
By Amber Bouman published
These tips can help you avoid scams and stay safe while shopping during this Prime Day season.

This new Android attack could trick you into compromising your own phone — everything you need to know
By Amber Bouman published
This new attack method puts an invisible overlay onto functions to trick users into clicking through to perform malicious actions.

This dangerous banking trojan now uses scheduled maintenance to hide its malicious activities — don’t fall for this
By Anthony Spadafora published
The Anatsa banking trojan was recently discovered hiding in a malicious app as part of a new campaign that uses the malware to drain bank accounts.

Nearly 2 million people hit by malicious Chrome installations that can track you — what to do now
By Amber Bouman published
About a dozen Chrome extensions in the Web Store have been found to be malicious and should be removed.

This Mac malware just got a major upgrade which makes it even harder to delete — how to stay safe
By Anthony Spadafora published
The hackers behind the infamous Atomic Stealer have added a new component to the malware that allows it to maintain persistence on infected Macs.
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