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"The biggest online scams to watch for in 2025."

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TODAY'S FEATURED STORY This Crowdfunded Project Was a Scam Linked to North Koreans The 'Kratos' project on Indiegogo appears to have links to a company known for hosting fake IT workers from North Korea. Read More THE LATEST SECURITY NEWS The Biggest Online Scams to Watch for in 2025—And How to Avoid Them Be on the lookout for these scams this year, and follow our advice to stop criminals in their tracks. Read More FCC: Beware Fake Mortgage Lenders Who Call and Demand Cash The FCC says the 'Green Mirage' scammer group has impersonated over 400 mortgage institutions through spoofed phone calls. Read More FBI Uses Court Order to Delete Wormable Malware From PCs The FBI worked with French law enforcement to squash a variant of the PlugX malware that spreads through USB drives. Read More Wrong Numbers, Fake Invoices, and Catfishing: How to Avoid the Top Internet Scams If you're online, you're at risk. We spoke to three security experts about what you can do to protect yourself. Read More Hackers Target Google Ad Accounts—With Google Ad Phishing Scams Cybercriminals are trying to steal accounts by tricking victims into entering their login credentials. Read More SECURITY HOW TOS Worried About Data Breaches? Take These Steps to Protect Yourself Now A little preventative action and a lot of common sense can keep your privacy intact if your information gets leaked in a data breach. Read More OTHER TECH NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW Nintendo Reveals Switch 2: It's Bigger and Features Backward Compatibility Read More Rate Your Phone and Mobile Providers to Win Read More Blue Origin’s Giant New Glenn Rocket Reaches Orbit on Its First Try Read More Google Adds Gemini AI to Workspace Apps, But There's a Catch Read More PCMAG PICKS The Best Security Suites for 2025 Read More The Best Mac Antivirus Software for 2025 Read More

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"Chinese hackers targeted Japan by exploiting VPN flaws."

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TODAY'S FEATURED STORY Chinese Hackers Targeted Japan by Exploiting VPN Flaws Japanese authorities say MirrorFace hackers have conducted over 200 attacks since 2019. China denies the allegations, and blames the US and its allies for spreading 'disinformation.' Read More THE LATEST SECURITY NEWS Texas Sues Allstate for Using People's Driving Data for Insurance Rate Hikes Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims Allstate collected the data through mobile apps and by purchasing it from car manufacturers. Read More Even the Experts Have Trouble Getting Data Brokers to Stop Tracking Them Yael Grauer wrote the book on how to opt out of data broker listings, but thinks it's time for Congress to (finally) step in. 'We need a policy solution,' she says at ShmooCon. Read More Hacker Accesses Admin Account for Popular RPG Path of Exile 2 A hacker took advantage of an old, unused Steam account attached to a customer service admin account to reset passwords for player accounts and steal their valuable items. Read More Pastor Indicted for Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting His Congregation The pastor claimed his cryptocurrency investment 'Solano Fi' came to him in a dream and was a risk-free investment for his followers. Read More Alert: Hackers Are Tricking iMessage Users Into Enabling Phishing Links Apple's security protection is forcing text scammers to get creative in getting you to click links. Read More THE LATEST ON TIKTOK Everything You Need to Know About the TikTok Ban: Your Questions Answered We're days away from a TikTok ban in the US unless the Supreme Court rules that it violates the First Amendment. Here's why it's happening and how to listen to Friday's oral arguments. Read More OTHER TECH NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW Adobe Brings Live Co-Editing to Photoshop Read More Thermaltake's 2025 CES PC Cases: I Spied Wild Colors and...Full Liquid Immersion? Read More At CES, I Saw MSI's Project Zero X. Could This Be the Future Look of Desktop PCs? Read More Tesla Supercharger Access for Kia EVs Pushed From Jan. 15 to Spring 2025 Read More PCMAG PICKS The Best VPNs for TikTok in 2025 Read More The Best VPN Services for 2025 Read More

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