February 10 Microsoft 'Important Mail' email is a scam: How to spot it Scammers are impersonating Microsoft with urgent deadline threats and fake legal language to rush victims into clicking dangerous links.
February 7 How to protect a loved one's identity after death Protect your deceased loved one's identity from scammers with essential steps. Learn how to secure credit files and close gaps criminals exploit.
February 6 AI deepfake romance scam steals woman's home and life savings An AI video scam targeting a woman used deepfake technology to impersonate actor Steve Burton, leading the victim to lose $81,000 and forced her to sell her home.
February 6 LA woman scammed out of $81K and condo by fake celebrity impersonator, daughter says Vivian Ruvalcaba described how her mother was targeted by scammers using artificial intelligence, in an interview on Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson's "Beyond Connected" podcast.
February 5 Microsoft crosses privacy line few expected BitLocker encryption keys provided to law enforcement by Microsoft raise concerns about digital privacy as encrypted data becomes accessible to authorities with valid warrants.
February 3 149 million passwords exposed in massive credential leak Massive password breach exposes 149 million stolen credentials online, including 48 million Gmail accounts. Learn what happened and protect yourself.
February 3 Your phone shares data at night: Here's how to stop it Your phone secretly transmits tracking data while you sleep at night. Learn key privacy settings to stop overnight data sharing and protect yourself.
February 2 Super Bowl scams surge in February and target your data Super Bowl scams target fans through data brokers who sell personal information to fraudsters. Scammers use fake alerts and betting freezes to steal credentials.
February 2 TikTok after the US sale: What changed and how to use it safely Is TikTok safer to use now that its U.S. operation is moving under an American ownership group? Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains what has and has not changed.
January 31 Major US shipping platform left customer data wide open to hackers Hackers are targeting global shipping technology to steal cargo worth millions. New cybersecurity threats expose supply chain vulnerabilities worldwide.