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Telehealth services and apps are blowing up in popularity right now, making the availability of medical services better than ever. But just how safe is telemedicine, and what kind of risks does it carry?

Personal backups and home NAS are now in cybercriminals’ crosshairs. We break down exactly how hackers encrypt your data — and how you can stop them.

Researcher Niels Provos’ prototype IronCurtain architecture: a system designed to restrict the actions of AI agents through isolation and security policies.

In 2025, just as in the year prior, supply-chain attacks remained one of the most severe threats facing organizations. We’re breaking down last year’s most noteworthy incidents.

We break down how AI assistant hallucinations can turn lethal, and explain the fundamental principles you need to follow to avoid becoming an accidental casualty of progress.

We’re diving into why mental health apps have become a headache for their users, and how to minimize the risks of medical data leaks.

Tired of hallucinations in AI overviews, and have no clue as to why or how Copilot suddenly appeared on your PC? Here’s a guide to switching off those intrusive AI features in popular services.

Why do we have a love-hate relationship with dating apps, and what are they doing to our brains? Can an emoji start a war? Is marrying an AI actually a thing? We’re exploring how modern tech is redefining love and our very ideas of it.

Children’s AI toys have been caught discussing drugs and sex with kids. We break down the results of a study that reveals exactly how these smart (too smart!) toys are blowing up past boundaries.

Researchers have discovered that styling prompts as poetry can significantly undermine the effectiveness of language models’ safety guardrails.

Generative AI has taken sextortion techniques to a whole new level — now, any social media user can become a victim. How can you protect yourself and your loved ones?

Eight digital New Year’s resolutions you absolutely need to keep.

We break down a new scam that leverages Telegram Mini Apps, and explain how to avoid taking the bait.

The Whisper Leak attack allows its perpetrator to guess the topic of your conversation with an AI assistant — without decrypting the traffic. We explore how this is possible, and what you can do to protect your AI chats.

We’re going bargain hunting in a new way: armed with AI. In this post: examples of effective prompts.

Systematic measures and tools that organizations can use to defend against malicious browser extensions.

How malicious extensions can spoof AI sidebars in the Comet and Atlas browsers, intercept user queries, and manipulate model responses.

Pixnapping is an Android vulnerability discovered by researchers that allows apps to steal passwords, one-time codes, and other confidential information from the screen without any special permissions from the operating system. How does it work, and what can you do to protect yourself?

Researchers have discovered that 50% of data transmitted via satellites is unencrypted. This includes your mobile calls and texts, along with banking, military, government, and other sensitive information. How did this happen, and what can we do about it?

A step-by-step guide to deleting as much of your digital footprint as possible.

Can hackers really hijack your car in 2025?