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You get a call from your bank’s fraud department. There’s been fraud on your account – a criminal has gotten in and is currently in the process of stealing every penny you have. If you don’t act now, you’ll be left with nothing. But the person on the phone tells you there is a solution.…
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Scams and scammers are everywhere. Even if you haven’t personally been caught in a scam, you probably know someone who has. A recent report on fraud and identity theft found that 30% of Americans have been victims of a scam in the past twelve months. Which means that statistically, if you know more than two…
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We’re getting into the holiday shopping season, and that means that you’re probably buying at least some things online. Online shopping can be great for many reasons. It’s convenient if you’re not able or don’t have time to go to stores. It’s a great way to find things that aren’t easy to get in stores.…
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The holidays are rapidly approaching – which means it’s time to think about holiday shopping. If you have someone on your list who is concerned about their privacy, it could be hard to figure out what to get them. After all, you’ll want to get them something they’ll like – and that they won’t consider…
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Sometimes, getting the best use out of technology requires some workarounds. These workarounds can help you with things like switching your dating profile to a new location when you’re in a new state or looking up restaurants in the city you will be vacationing in next year. Sometimes, these simple requests can be really easy…
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Who should be liable if an individual is radicalized by what they encounter on the internet? If a user of X, TikTok, Truth Social, or a WordPress-hosted blog encounters extreme ideas on the platform and is inspired to violently attack a person or group of people, who is responsible? In criminal and civil law, it…
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What Does Pump and Dump Mean? Pump and dump schemes are a deceptive form of investment fraud that have found new life in the digital age. But what is a pump-and-dump scam, exactly? At its core, a pump-and-dump scheme involves artificially inflating the price of a stock (often a penny stock) through false or misleading…
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Crypto rug pulls cause billions of dollars of losses for unsuspecting investors. Unfortunately, they’re a common occurrence in the cryptocurrency space. They involve attracting investors to a crypto project, then stealing their funds or leaving them with worthless assets. It can be tough to know when a new crypto project is worth investing in or…
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Have you ever deleted data from your search history or trashed files from your computer and wondered if traces of this information still exist somewhere? Unfortunately, traces of data often go unnoticed, and someone with the right tools can recover your deleted files. However, the good news is that you can take steps to permanently…
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When your cell phone rings and it’s an unfamiliar number, do you pick up the call? According to the Pew Research Center, 80% of Americans don’t answer the phone if the number is unknown to them. There are plenty of reasons for this, including the fact that Americans receive 33 million robocalls a day, not…
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People are finding a lot of uses for Apple’s AirTags, including tracking pets, luggage, and camping gear. With assistance from an Apple AirTag, Aunny Grace shockingly discovered that her lost luggage wound up in a homeless encampment with all its contents missing. Her Apple AirTag led the way. As tech devices in our lives become…
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If you want to do something right, you need to have the right tools. That’s true for pretty much everything in life. After all, it’s pretty challenging to build a birdhouse with flour and a mixing spoon, or to bake a cake with a hammer and a screwdriver. Protecting yourself online also requires the right…
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If you’re reading this article, you use the internet at least a little bit. And if you use the internet, you use a web browser to do it. Whether you’re happy with the default Safari on your iPhone, you’re a die-hard Mozilla Firefox fan, or you’re still mourning the demise of Internet Explorer (or Netscape…
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As Artificial Intelligence technology continues to evolve, the multitude of ways in which it can help us appears endless. From building brand recognition to customer service support to image generation, when used correctly, AI can be an extremely helpful tool. Present and future legal regulations can help prevent AI from being used for nefarious reasons,…
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If you have ever been a student or a teacher, you know how big of a deal plagiarism can be. But school isn’t the only place where plagiarism matters. In creative, professional, and academic settings, plagiarism can have serious consequences for the perpetrator. Online plagiarism tools have become more and more common in these settings.…
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When ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in 2022, you could immediately see the ripples that went through just about every industry. Teachers had to figure out how to tell the difference between student work and AI-generated assignments. Companies across all industries started putting ChatGPT to work writing articles, blog posts, and handbooks. Attorneys asked various…
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October 3rd is World Romance Scam Prevention Day. Though the officially recognized day is new, the need is not. Romance scams and their losses have only been increasing over the past few years. In this article, we report on the romance scam statistics from the data we have right now – and some ways you…
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For many of us, our smartphones become an extra appendage — we need these devices by our sides to fully function. We can’t imagine living without their consistent benefits, and we keep them on us at all times. When a smartphone battery dies, or we leave our iPhones and Androids at home, we feel lost…
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Phone call-based scams are nothing new. But it seems like scammers are working overtime to find new ways to cheat and steal from their victims. The latest phone scams involve AI voice cloning to trick people into thinking that they are being contacted by a loved one. Protecting yourself from AI phone scams requires an…
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When you think of AI (Artificial Intelligence) models, you may automatically think of generative AI like OpenAI’s ChatGPT (a Generative Pre-training Transformer) and Dall-E-2 (the tech startup’s Ai image generator). However, AI models have been used in technology and other fields since the 1950s. In some capacity, you’ve probably unwittingly used a form of AI…
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With the releases of macOS Ventura and iOS 16 in 2022, Apple rolled out a new feature called lockdown mode. It’s an excellent additional layer of protection, however balancing security with usability is something Apple users are going to have to evaluate. Some people may find it works well while others are frustrated with the…
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Spyware may sound like something James Bond or another secret agent might use in the latest spy thriller movie. But it’s very real, and it’s way more common than most people think. Part of spyware’s method is to be hard to detect, so you may not even realize your device is infected – especially if…
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Email is a tool that most of us use every day – sometimes all day. And while most people use common features like forwarding, downloading attachments, and moving emails to folders regularly, there are a lot of other features that many email users don’t know about. If you use Google’s email services Gmail, Confidential Mode…
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SIM swapping is a growing crime you need to be aware of because if a thief takes over your phone number and has a way to gain access to your accounts, your finances could be severely damaged—not to mention your personal life and peace of mind.
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Even though there is a lot of talk about the rapid advancements in AI technology, most people have not yet tried out these Large Language Models (LLMs) for themselves. In 2023, after the public introduction of ChatGPT, there was a huge surge in the number of people who had used the site. Even so, the…
[Read More]Cybersecurity is everyone’s concern, not just big corporations or IT experts. Practicing good personal cybersecurity in your daily life isn’t difficult either. And it’s becoming more and more necessary. Read these articles on wide-ranging topics to improve your knowledge of cybersecurity.