LinkedIn, like TikTok, copies data from iOS clipboard, but says it's a mistake By Nicholas Fearn LinkedIn admitted that, like TikTok, its iOS app was copying data from the clipboards of iPhone and iPad users.
The best identity theft protection services in 2020 By Paul Wagenseil We tested the five most popular identity theft protection services over a three-month process. Here are the best identity services that protect you most.
IdentityForce UltraSecure+Credit review By Brian Nadel IdentityForce offers the best overall service when credit monitoring is factored in, but LifeLock has the edge on pure identity protection.
IDShield identity theft protection review By Brian Nadel IDShield's frequent three-bureau credit reports and scores are great bargains, though IdentityForce and LifeLock monitor more personal data.
How to use Snapchat like a pro By Henry T. Casey From sending video notes and stickers to adding filters and swapping faces, here's a step-by-step guide for using Snapchat.
267 million Facebook profiles being sold online: What to do By Paul Wagenseil A set of 267 million Facebook profiles is being sold online, although it's not clear what you can do with it.
WhatsApp limits message forwarding to fight coronavirus misinformation By Paul Wagenseil WhatsApp is rate-limiting message forwarding again to stop the spread of false information around COVID-19.
New Android malware can steal your Facebook account: How to stop it By Paul Wagenseil Kaspersky researchers find 'Cookiethief' Android Trojan that steals session cookies to hijack Facebook accounts.
Whisper app data leak exposes 900 million secret confessions: What to do By Paul Wagenseil 900 million posts to Whisper, an online-confession app, were found unprotected in a database, which could lead to some posts being traced back to their posters.
MGM Resorts data breach hits millions of guests: What to do now By Paul Wagenseil 10.6 million MGM Resorts guest records were posted in a hacking forum, and the company confirmed it had a data breach last summer.
Using WhatsApp on PC or Mac? Update right now to avoid this nasty flaw By Paul Wagenseil Flaws in the WhatsApp desktop program for Windows and Mac could let a hacker hijack a Mac or PC, so update it now.
Google is making an all-in-one communications app to take on Slack and Microsoft By Richard Priday The new business-focussed app in development by Google combines some of its most used apps into one.
The 13 biggest tech fails of 2019 By Tom's Guide Staff Here are the biggest tech fails of 2019, from failed Apple and Google products to the infamous Equifax scandal.
iPhone, Android users should delete the ToTok chat app right now By Kate Kozuch Apple and Google have pulled chat platform ToTok from their app stores following reports that the service is a government spy tool used by the United Arab Emirates.
Security alert: Twitter flaw lets hackers hijack your account on Android By Paul Wagenseil Twitter said older versions of its Android app had a serious security flaw that could let miscreants read private messages or even post tweets from your account.
267 million Facebook user accounts exposed online: What to do By Paul Wagenseil Names and phone numbers of more than 267 million Facebook users were found unprotected online.
WhatsApp flaw could permanently crash app: What to do now [Update] By Paul Wagenseil A flaw in WhatsApp could send the app into an endless crash loop, but there's a fix available.
Best Black Friday password-manager deals 2019 By Paul Wagenseil Most password managers aren't having Black Friday sales, but we found a few that were.
Facebook Admits 100 App Developers Accessed User Data Without Permission By Don Reisinger Facebook said developers were able to retain user data. And now they need to delete it.
Discord 'Spidey Bot' Malware Is Stealing Usernames, Passwords By Paul Wagenseil The Spidey Bot Windows malware injects itself into Discord's code and steals your username, email address, IP address, phone number and Discord user token.
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.
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.
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.
How to Get What You Still Can from the Equifax Settlement By Paul Wagenseil Most people won't get much money from the Equifax data-breach settlement, but the free identity protection is worth quite a bit.
Privacy Guard Total Protection Review: Most Useful Tools By Brian Nadel PrivacyGuard has the most useful tools and most frequent credit-file information, but other services monitor more types of personal data.
Government Encryption Backdoors Still Impossible and Pointless, Experts Say By Paul Wagenseil The U.S. attorney general and FBI director want tech companies to provide encryption backdoors. But security experts don't think that's realistic.
Facebook Messenger Kids Security Flaw: What Parents Need to Know By Kate Kozuch Facebook found a technical error in the Messenger Kids app that lets strangers join group chats. Here's what parents need to know about the security flaw.
Instagram Expands Test to Hide 'Likes' and Views on Posts By Kate Kozuch Instagram announced tests that hide likes and views on posts today on Twitter. Though it sounds like bad news for influencers, researchers suggest it could be good for our youth.
Facebook Faces $5 Billion Fine Over Privacy Disaster By Caitlin McGarry The FTC voted to punish Facebook over its handling of user data in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
