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Consumer Reports: How to spot and avoid fake product recall scam texts
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (411+ words) Whether it's a child car seat, kitchen appliance or lawn tool, recall notices warn you of a potential safety risk. Now there's a new warning from Consumer Reports: scammers are trying to trick you with phony recall notices. So how…...
Iran-linked hackers take aim at US and other targets, raising risk of cyberattacks during war
1+ week, 3+ day ago (986+ words) WASHINGTON " Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war, raising the risk of American defense contractors, power stations and water plants being swept into a wave of digital…...
Consumer Reports: Exposing top social media scams
2+ week, 41+ min ago (355+ words) We're working for you to expose social media scams. Misleading ads for "easy money" or "rapid weight loss" may wind up costing you your hard-earned money. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been accused of earning billions…...
FBI investigating 'suspicious' cyber activity on system holding sensitive surveillance information
2+ week, 3+ day ago (199+ words) Eric Tucker And Alanna Durkin Richer WASHINGTON " The FBI said this week that it is investigating "suspicious activities" on an internal system that contains sensitive information related to surveillance operations and investigations. The bureau is working to determine the scope…...
Elon Musk is gone, but DOGE's actions are hard to reverse. The US Institute of Peace is a case study
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (1412+ words) WASHINGTON " The staff was already jittery. The raiders from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency had disposed of the U.S. Institute of Peace board, its acting president and its longtime outside counsel. But until 9:30 p.m. on Friday, March 28, there was hope the…...
Healthwatch | Can cold weather really make you sick?
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (268+ words) At some point or another, we've all heard this warning " don't go outside in the cold or you'll get sick. But is there any truth to that? "You can't get a cold from the cold weather itself, but you can…...
Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejects her bid for freedom
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (641+ words) DENVER " A federal magistrate judge on Monday rejected a bid by a former Colorado county clerk to be released from prison while she appeals her state conviction for orchestrating a data breach scheme driven by false claims about voting machine…...
Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (447+ words) WASHINGTON " Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have sharply increased their use of artificial intelligence to deceive people online and mount cyberattacks against the United States, according to new research from Microsoft. This July, the company identified more than 200 instances…...
Palo Alto Networks buying CyberArk in cash-and-stock deal valued at about $25 billion
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (306+ words) Cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks is buying CyberArk in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $25 billion. CyberArk, which is based in Petach-Tikva, Israel, develops software that detects attacks on privileged accounts. CyberArk shareholders will receive $45 in cash and 2.2005 shares of…...
WATCH: Cybersecurity Awareness Workshop hosted in Roanoke County
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (161+ words) 10 News has the latest local breaking news and headlines from Roanoke, Virginia. Get Roanoke, Va., local TV news, Lynchburg, Va., headlines, national news, videos and more from NBC's local affiliate in Roanoke, Va. WSLS 10 ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. " A timely class…...