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Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 22, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …
MakeUseOf: “Chrome is fast, capable, and one of the best browser options when convenience matters. However, it’s not the most privacy-focused browser, and relying on Chrome alone isn’t enough for online privacy. So, I started using some extensions as part of my Chrome privacy setup. Each one addresses a different privacy concern, ensuring I stay …
MakeUseOf – This Cloudflare outage has forced half the internet offline Bloomberg [no paywall] – Why Today’s Internet Is So Fragile – For much of the world, there is no longer any such thing as being offline. The internet underpins the global financial and consumer ecosystem, enabling instant communication and transactions. While the system is …
PCWorld: “Earlier this month, security guru Troy Hunt added a staggering two billion unique email addresses and 1.3 billion unique passwords to his Have I Been Pwned and Pwned Passwords databases. Aggregated by Synthient, the data comes from multiple credential stuffing sources shared by threat actors, as well as data stolen directly from individuals through …
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 15, 202 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 8, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and …
Wired [No Paywall] “Removing your phone number and address from the internet can be exceedingly difficult. A multibillion-dollar lawsuit led by an unlikely privacy crusader could soon catalyze change for everyone…”
TechDirt: “Last year almost a dozen major U.S. ISPs were the victim of a massive, historic intrusion by Chinese hackers who managed to spy on public U.S. officials for more than a year. The “Salt Typhoon” hack was so severe, the intruders spent much of the last year rooting around the ISP networks even after discovery. AT&T and …
PC World – “How to see if you’re affected. Have I Been Pwned just acquired a huge collection of unique email addresses and passwords that have been leaked and/or stolen. Security expert Troy Hunt, who operates Have I Been Pwned, recently received 2 billion unique email addresses that were found across multiple malicious lists and …
Personal Security Checklist: Your guide to securing your digital life and protecting your privacy…Includes 255 items to check, with detailed instructions.
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Proton VPN: “Discord is a wildly popular text, voice, and video chat platform used by over 153 million people each month. But is it safe? This is a question that may particularly concern parents(new window), thanks to it being the social media platform of choice for gamers, a demographic that tends to skew younger, and …
