Discovering that your Facebook account has been hacked can be a devastating experience. Luckily, though, it's usually easy to recover your account and keep it safe in future by taking a few simple ...

You're checking your inbox or scrolling through your phone when something catches your attention. It's a message about a password reset, but you never asked for one ...

If you forget your Apple ID password, you're locked out of more than just your email – your entire Apple ecosystem, including iCloud, the App Store, and your devices, is suddenly out of reach. But don ...

When you're ready to move into your new home or rental, you may find a surprise: Past owners may leave security systems and other smart home tech behind, especially if it's screw-mounted or wired in.

Liz Helms still remembers the way her doctor looked at her 30 years ago, when she described the severe pain she was experiencing in the area around her jaw. She told him she had limited facial ...

Border phone searches are in the news a lot lately. Last month, a French scientist was allegedly blocked from coming to a conference in Houston after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) found ...

Have you been infected by spyware? Occasional wonkiness on your phone is to be expected, but these glitches can be a sign someone is listening. Here's what to look out for. Our team tests, rates, and ...

Scams on the Internet are big business. Consumers reportedly lose more than $10 billion annually to them, and every year there is a new wave of scams to bilk people out of their hard-earned money. You ...

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Phones today are more secure than ever, making it harder, but not impossible, for hackers to take control. iPhones have strong protections built in, and while Android devices have improved, they still ...

The trend of swatting, or calling 911 to report a fake crime so that police are called out to an address, has nabbed more and more headlines in recent years. The highly illegal prank that started in ...

Discovering that your Instagram account has been hacked is never going to be fun. But the good news is that it's usually fairly straightforward to get access back — and to keep yourself a bit safer in ...