The Most Hacked Apps To Get To Your Details

We share a lot these days. Some might even say we spout personal details like a water from a fire hydrant, especially when it comes to social media. For hackers, that means they have us all right where they want us. Researchers at TechShielder put in some work and found that there are a number of apps available to us that actually have been repeatedly compromised and share our personal information with plenty of others that we may not want to have our information. READ FULL STORY

Typosquatting And Fake Pop-ups Detailed

Cyber criminals continue to update how they target and attack people and organizations.  In this video you will learn about ransomware, a favorite of cyber criminals and a common way systems become infected.  In addition, you will learn about new cyber extortion techniques that will become far more popular in the near future. With a little research and a cautious approach to links and attachments, chances are you can avoid being a victim of cybercrime. READ FULL STORY

Keeping Your Information More Private and Out of the Hands of Attackers

It’s no secret, especially after the recent revelation of the NPD breach, that our information is everywhere online. This is true whether we intentionally allowed it or not. There are numerous websites that collect information about us and post it online. Many are “people search” sites. If you’ve ever looked up an unfamiliar phone number, some of these likely showed up. Well-known lookup sites have all kinds of information on all of us. The challenge is to keep this information from making you a victim of a phishing attack or identity theft. READ FULL STORY

Are Your Old Accounts Leaving the Door Open for Hackers?

We all have them, those online accounts you signed up for once and never thought about again. Maybe it was a recipe site you tried years ago, a store where you bought a gift and never revisited, or a social media profile you forgot you even made. What most people don’t realize is that these abandoned or unused accounts are like a treasure chest for cybercriminals, just waiting to be looted. Once bad actors get into one of these old accounts, they can use the information they find there. READ FULL STORY

Benefits Company Breach Provides Unwelcome Benefits

Millions of Americans are facing a quiet but dangerous fallout after a major breach at Navia Benefit Solutions exposed highly sensitive personal data, including Social Security numbers. The twist? Many victims may not even recognize the company’s name. As a behind-the-scenes benefits administrator, Navia’s reach stretches across thousands of employers, making this incident a stark reminder that your data can be compromised by companies you’ve never directly interacted with. READ FULL STORY

Walmart Impersonation Robocall Scams On The Rise

Scammers posing as Walmart employees are behind a frightening new robocall campaign that has duped thousands across the country. According to investigators at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and sanctioned Industry Traceback Group, the campaign — traced to just one network provider over a few-month span — delivered nearly eight million illegal robocalls between January 21 and April 11, 2025. And it's likely you received a few of those calls. READ FULL STORY

MFA Push Bombing Can Wear You Down

Cybercriminals are getting smarter about bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA), and one of their favorite tricks is something called push bombing. It’s a simple tactic, but extremely effective when victims are caught off guard or overwhelmed. It's designed to wear us down. And most of us have probably been overwhelmed by notifications at some point, which is why this type of attack has proven successful time and again for attackers. READ FULL STORY

Autofill Ambush — When Your Browser Gives Away More Than You Typed

That handy autofill feature in your browser is supposed to save you time. Just start typing and your email, address, or even credit card details magically appear. Convenient, right? Unfortunately, that same shortcut could also be handing over more information than you realize. Security researchers have found that hidden fields on web pages can quietly collect extra data from your browser without you ever seeing it happen. It’s a subtle trick that turns a helpful feature into a potential data leak, and knowing how it works could keep your personal information out of the wrong hands. READ FULL STORY

The Truth About Temu Shopping App Gives Reasons To Delete It

Temu, the insanely popular Chinese-owned discount marketplace app is creating a stir in the U.S. With help from 50 million+ Americans now onboard, Temu snuck into first place bypassing Amazon, Walmart, and Shein with its global number of app users. And like any app you consider downloading, Temu deserves a closer look first. Not long after Temu’s U.S. launch during last year’s Superbowl, the app came under scrutiny from disillusioned customers and cybersecurity professionals, but for very different reasons. READ FULL STORY

Watch Out for Passport Renewal Scams Before Your International Getaway

While summer travel season is in full swing, any time is a good time to travel internationally. That’s unless your passport has expired or is expiring soon. Many Americans are discovering their passports are indeed in that predicament. Unfortunately, scammers know travelers are often in a hurry and use that urgency to their advantage. Fake passport renewal websites, fraudulent expedited processing services, phishing emails, and identity theft schemes are all targeting people trying to prepare for international trips. Before entering personal information or paying renewal fees online, travelers should understand the warning signs of passport fraud and the steps they can take to protect their money, personal data, and travel plans. READ FULL STORY

Digital Wallet Security — Learn Before You Leap

It wasn’t long before the success of digital wallets led to the same idea for storing your sensitive information. But there’s a big difference between storing credit cards versus storing your driver’s license, passport, and other sensitive, personal info. After all, it’s uber-convenient keeping this information in one “identity” wallet. The reality is, the risks can outweigh the rewards and any cybercriminal can tell you that — or would they? READ FULL STORY

Phishing Scam Falsely Claims Google Subpoena Access To Your Email

Google has been in the news a lot lately…and we mean A LOT. We’ve seen browser extension warnings, password recovery warnings, a slick scam that claims to be from Google Technical Support, and several others. Now, a new phishing scam is making the rounds, targeting users with alarming messages that claim Google has received a subpoena to access their email account. It’s getting difficult to keep up with all of these. This scam uses Google’s own tools to make it even more realistic and to allow the emails to bypass authentication checks and still land in your in box, rather than your spam box. READ FULL STORY