Have you ever thought about what you’d do if you ever forgot or lost your Windows password? (That is, besides cursing fate.) In the old days, you could usually get back into the PC through other ...

Have you played around with the new iOS 26 yet? Here's how to download it on your iPhone if you haven't yet — once you do, you'll notice several new changes, including a clear design called Liquid ...

If you use Facebook, you’ve probably heard about the big class-action privacy settlement. It stems from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, when millions of users’ personal data was shared without their ...

Some AT&T customers could get thousands of dollars as part of a payout as part of a $177 million class-action settlement stemming from two separate data breaches, but the deadline to file a claim is ...

Using ChatGPT is a lot simpler than you think, and there are many ways to make it work best for you. Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest ...

The window to file a claim for the two AT&T data breaches that happened in 2024 is quickly closing. Last year, AT&T announced that the company experienced two data breaches. In the first one, account ...

Are your boobs keeping secrets? Today is “World Dense Breast Day,” raising awareness for a trait that increases cancer risk and makes tumors harder to detect using traditional screening methods — and ...

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Refund checks of up to $400 are being mailed automatically, with no need to apply or sign up. Deliveries will continue throughout October and November, with eligibility based on 2023 state tax returns ...

We’ve known for a long time that passwords have their flaws. Whether it’s phishing, brute force, or dictionary attacks, password-based authentication remains one of the weakest links in cybersecurity.