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Your home address, phone number and relatives' names may be sitting on people search websites you've never visited. Anyone who finds those listings could learn more about you than you're comfortable sharing. A data broker opt-out can help reduce that exposure, especially during retirement, when protecting your finances, family and home becomes a priority.And a tragic case in Minnesota shows why publicly available personal information deserves a closer look. Here's […]

Ever find something you want to buy online, leave it sitting in a browser tab and then completely forget where you saw it? Maybe you spotted a great pair of headphones while searching Google. Later, you found a birthday gift at another retailer. Before long, you've got a dozen tabs open and no idea which store had the better deal.Google thinks it has a solution. On Oct. 15, the company […]

Have you ever found something you wanted to buy, only to wonder whether the price might drop next week? Maybe it's a new pair of headphones, a kitchen appliance or a gift you've had your eye on. You could keep checking the website every day, but who has time for that?Here's something you may not realize. Your phone can help watch prices for you. Apple's Safari browser has a feature […]

Your phone buzzes. Another political text. This time, it's an urgent fundraising appeal claiming a campaign desperately needs your help before midnight. You delete it, block the number and get on with your day. Then tomorrow, another one arrives from a completely different number. Sound familiar? I've been there, and frankly, I'm fed up with it.On "The CyberGuy Report" podcast, I sat down with George Weiner, founder of PACspam.org and […]

Ever notice that websites keep asking you to verify your identity when you're using a VPN? Whether you're checking your bank account, signing into email or shopping online, those repeated security checks can get frustrating. Your VPN may be part of the reason.A VPN changes the IP address websites see, which can sometimes trigger additional verification requests. Fortunately, a dedicated IP address may help reduce those interruptions while keeping your […]

Take a look inside your wallet. There is a good chance at least one piece of plastic in there does little more than display a barcode. Maybe it is your library card. Perhaps it is a gym membership, grocery rewards card or another card you pull out every once in a while. Until now, getting some of those cards onto an iPhone could depend on whether the organization offered its […]

Artificial intelligence can write your emails, research complicated questions and even handle tasks while you're away. But what happens when an AI system takes an action nobody intended? Philadelphia police recently got an unexpected answer.An AI model developed by Anthropic submitted a fabricated eyewitness tip about an unsolved murder through a Philadelphia police website. The submission happened during automated testing, and the model apparently believed it was generating an example […]

Your iPhone probably holds more personal information than your wallet. Think about the passwords you've saved, the photos you never intended to share and the private notes you keep handy. Now, security researchers have uncovered a more aggressive version of spyware designed to get its hands on that information.The threat is called P7 DarkSword, and researchers at mobile security company iVerify discovered it while investigating an infected iPhone. According to […]

The cyberattack targeting French supermarket freezers and causing millions of dollars in losses last week should be an ominous warning to American businesses, cybersecurity experts told Fox News Digital.Unknown hackers took over the refrigeration in hundreds of supermarkets across France, raising temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit overnight, causing massive spoilage. It could happen here, and it isn't just grocery stores that need to be on guard, John Walsh, senior vice […]