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Twitter Circles, a feature designed to facilitate secure and controlled sharing among trusted friends, has experienced a major privacy breach. Users have reported their private content, including […]
We have compiled a list of what you can do to protect your privacy and secure your online accounts. You must remember that the single point of […]
As the world took an exerted leap into the digital realm during the pandemic, hackers leaped right in after them. Naturally, their favorite marketplace, the dark web, […]
The digital age has made blackmail and extortion even easier. Hackers can use various techniques to acquire blackmail material. Scammers will even lie about having material to […]
Hackers attacking you can be a profoundly damaging event. Like any traumatic life event, hacking can have far-reach and long-lasting psychological effects. Victims often don’t realize the […]
Online harassment can be a serious hazard to your personal safety and wellbeing. Anyone who puts themselves onto social media is putting themself at risk. Online hate […]
Location tracking can be a constant source of anxiety for many in the modern world. Most apps and mobile devices feature some form of location tracking. Sometimes […]
One of our clients, whom we will name “Clara” for this article, was hacked a couple of weeks ago. The hacker got access to her private email […]
Social media companies collect a lot of personal information in a typical year. If you want to start the new year with a clean slate, you should […]
If you have a device that was made in the last five years, you no doubt get constant pings about ‘the cloud.’ Tech companies are eager to […]
When you post to social media, your post doesn’t need to be around forever. If you want to hide a post so that it still exists, but […]
Your online privacy settings are often ignored and forgotten, but they can be important to hide certain personal information you don’t want everyone to see. Companies are […]
Blackmail scams are becoming a norm for cybercriminals. Depending on how long you’ve had your current email address, you may receive multiple scam emails like these every […]
Facebook is littered with frauds, bots, and hackers looking to exploit unsuspecting users. You might wonder what someone would even want with your Facebook account. There are […]
After dealing with a significant variety of cases from our clients over the past six months, we have acquired extensive knowledge of how easy it is to recover […]
Social media services aid global connectivity. But, they also come with risks. We trust social media providers with our data, and they must do their best to […]
Browsers on both mobile and desktop usually offer a ‘private mode’. While these modes do not prevent websites from gathering your information such as location and IP, […]
Online shopping is hugely convenient in the modern age. Without the need to leave your home, you have access to a broader variety of products than any […]
Experiencing identity theft is a distressing ordeal that can leave you feeling vulnerable and, in some cases, result in financial loss. It can occur when someone gains […]
When you take a picture or create an image on your phone or computer, personal information is saved in the image as metadata. Information such as your […]
There are over a billion pages on the internet, not all of them savory. Sometimes, these sites can host abusive communities or even indecent images and personal […]
4.7 billion people are active internet users connected through various sites and services. As great as those connections can be, they also leave you open to abuse […]
It can be very difficult discovering that your personal information is available via Google. If someone decides to put your information on their website, Google will probably […]
Snapchat’s photo-sharing service enables users to share private photos with each other that only exist for a brief period of time. After the recipient opens your photo […]
As I run a news site on CCN.com, we see our content frequently copied across the web. This is a big issue for us as these sites […]