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June 14, 2020

New ways to quickly call 911 on your phone along with the best safety apps

In these troubled times, when we’re dealing with a pandemic and protests compounded with the usual risks of accidents and crime, your smartphone can be your emergency notifier. Sure, you know about AAA for your car. Tap or click here for a free app you can use to replace AAA.

June 13, 2020

5 steps to make sure hackers cannot access your home network and files

Cybercrimes are on the rise with hackers and scammers chomping at the bit for a shot at your system. There’s one tool that should be on all computers.

May 29, 2020

FBI reveals how alleged scammer stole personal identities

Jonathan Nguyen, 23, of Windham, N.H., was charged this week in federal court for carrying out a scheme to steal personal information and turn it into profits, the FBI said.

May 18, 2020

ADT worker accused of using app to spy on hundreds of people, including children, over 7 years

Two Texas women are suing ADT Security Services in a pair of federal lawsuits over a breach that allowed an employee for the security giant to allegedly view footage from indoor security cameras installed in hundreds of homes over several years.  

May 15, 2020

Coronavirus crisis: Online church services attacked by hackers using child pornography

On Sunday, April 26th Pastor Kris Cervantes of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Waco, Texas was part-way through her Zoom Church service when the unthinkable happened. The screen featuring the main speaker was suddenly overtaken with a GIF of child pornography, an act that has been dubbed “zoombombing.”

May 15, 2020

Microsoft warns on COVID-19 cyber-scams

Microsoft is warning about new phishing scams that use COVID-19 as a lure to steal personal information.

May 6, 2020

Three US Marines subdue disruptive passenger on Japan-to-Texas flight: report

Three fast-responding U.S. Marines are being credited with subduing a disruptive passenger Monday during a flight from Tokyo to Dallas.

April 25, 2020

10 COVID-19 scams spreading right now that people are falling for

The numbers are staggering. The Federal Trade Commission says coronavirus-related scams have cost Americans $13.4 million so far this year. Google blocks more than 100 million phishing emails every day as criminals try to steal money and personal information. About 18 million of them are coronavirus-related.

April 24, 2020

Free tools to check if your Mac or Windows computer is infected with a virus

If you’re out of work, the worst thing you can do is Google search “make money at home.” You’ll be hit with a ton of scams. Tap or click here for a list of 40 legitimate companies hiring right now.

April 11, 2020

China's telecom 'trustworthiness' under question, FCC commissioner tells Shannon Bream

China's trustworthiness, as it applies to international telecommunications involving the U.S., is under question, a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission said Friday night.