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2.7 million hit in workplace benefits data breach with full names, dates of birth, SSNs and more exposed — what to do now
By Anthony Spadafora published
The U.S. benefits administrator Navia has revealed that it suffered a data breach after hackers had access to its systems for almost a month.

Identity protection company Aura suffers massive 900,000 person data breach: customer information exposed
By Scott Younker published
Aura, an identity protection company, confirms a data breach that may affect up to 900,000 customers.

More than 220 million iPhones under attack from new DarkSword exploit — how to stay safe
By Scott Younker published
Newly discovered "DarkSword" iPhone exploit impacts anyone still running iOS 18, putting their data and their devices at risk.

Online age verification in the USA – a complete timeline
By Olivia Powell last updated
A full timeline of all the age verification laws in the United States, and what they mean for their citizens

Age verification on X – how does it work and do you need to do it?
By George Phillips last updated
X is one of the sites implementing age verification checks. Some users have been unable to comply, while others look to bypass them – here's how it all works.

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1 billion personal records exposed in massive new data leak — full names, addresses, phone numbers and more
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
Security researchers have discovered a database online with troves of personal data from the US, Canada, Australia and dozens of countries around the world.

IPVanish review
By Kristin Hassel last updated
Updated Our VPN experts put IPVanish to the test in this latest review, comparing speed, unblocking, value for money, security, and features. See how IPVanish compares.

Conduent data breach gets bigger; more than 25 million people across the US are now affected
By Scott Younker published
The Conduent data breach continues to expand as more people have been confirmed to be impacted.

This dangerous iPhone spyware can completely disable Apple's privacy indicators and spy on you in secret
By Anthony Spadafora published
The Predator spyware has been updated with new capabilities that make it harder to know when your iPhone’s camera and microphone have been hijacked.
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