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Major flaw in top password managers lets hackers steal your login details, 2FA codes, credit card info and more
By Amber Bouman published
A vulnerability in several popular password managers allows hackers to steal login info, 2FA codes and more.

How does a VPN work?
By River Hart last updated
VPN VPNs can do some pretty cool things, but how do they work in practice? From protocols to streaming, here I'll cover it all

The best Mac VPN in 2025
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
We've hand-tested dozens of VPN on Mac. Here, we've outlined our testing and ranked the 5 best Mac VPNs, including NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Surfshark and more.

Hundreds of thousands of Grok chatbot conversations are showing up in Google Search — here’s what happened
By Amanda Caswell published
Over 300,000 Grok AI chats have been indexed by Google, exposing personal conversations. Here’s what went wrong and how xAI can fix it.

Meta AI chatbots gave false medical advice and flirted with minors — now the company is restructuring its AI division again
By Amanda Caswell published
Meta’s AI tools are embedded in the daily experiences of billions of users, but missteps are causing yet another restructuring of the company's AI division.

Popular Chrome VPN extension caught secretly spying on users — uninstall it right now
By Amber Bouman published
A VPN extension for Chrome has secretly been spying on its users and taking covert screenshots.

What is a VPN?
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
VPN 'What is a VPN' is a question plenty of people are asking. Here we'll answer all your questions, and more.

Over 2 billion Gmail users at risk following database hack — how to stay safe
By Amber Bouman published
Following a database hack of Google's Salesforce systems, scammers are jumping at the opportunity to target Gmail users in their attacks.
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