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Sen. Ron Wyden is urging federal agencies to replace aging, internet-facing VPN systems with zero-trust technology after years of damaging cyberattacks.

Brave promises to block ads, trackers, and fingerprinting by default, but does it really live up to the hype? I tested Brave's privacy browser to find out whether it’s actually safe.

All About Cookies analyzed the FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report to find which states have the highest rates of cybercrime complaints involving victims aged 60 and older, which scams target seniors most, and more.

Shared Claude chats and Artifacts appeared in Google search results, exposing private data. The incident raises a broader question about whether Claude, and AI chatbots generally, are safe to share conversations on.

Scammers are mining real data breaches to make a sextortion email look personal. If you got one naming a company you use, here's what's really going on.

Vietnam wants to limit under-16s to view-only social media accounts, but enforcing the rules through age verification could introduce new privacy risks.

Customers at official Pokémon Card Stores in Japan will need to consent to facial recognition before receiving an entry ticket under a new anti-scalping policy.

A flaw in the Vatican's Click to Pray app exposed more than 700,000 users' names and emails. Here's what was exposed and how to protect yourself after a data breach.

Fake Norton LifeLock renewal and invoice emails use a real-looking charge and a callback number to steal your money. Here's how to recognize one and what to do next.

An advanced OpenAI model escaped its testing environment and breached Hugging Face using real-world exploits, reigniting concerns over autonomous AI cyberattacks.

A federal appeals court ruled that border agents can manually search travelers' phones without individualized suspicion, drawing criticism from digital privacy advocates.

Digital fingerprinting lets websites identify and track you across the internet, even after you clear cookies. Here's how it works and how to shrink your fingerprint.

GoDaddy Airo AI Builder creates a step-by-step game plan, fixes its own code, and bundles payments and messaging. I vibe coded a dynamic website to see if Airo is worth it.

California regulators are investigating whether gig economy platforms properly disclose the personal data they collect and use to make decisions about workers.

The HermeticReader vulnerability could expose your WhatsApp Web data in the background after you visit a malicious website, but Adobe has patched the flaw and released a fix.

Windows 10 users remain far more exposed to active vulnerabilities than Windows 11 users, but there are ways to improve your security.

A reverse proxy is the invisible middleman that sits in front of websites to keep them fast and secure. Here's how it works and how it's different from a regular proxy or a VPN.

Aura is the better all-around value for most people, pairing data removal with identity and financial monitoring. Cloaked covers more data broker sites and adds a family plan, making it the pick for maximum coverage.

Cloaked data removal app offers 350+ automatic removal requests, automations to scrub your data from 650+ other websites, and a complete privacy suite. Here’s what I found.

New research suggests some financial institutions continued sharing sensitive information with advertising platforms even before users consented… and after they rejected tracking altogether.

Suno didn't disclose its November 2025 data breach for eight months, leaving users vulnerable to identity theft and phishing attacks.