Hackers use fake CAPTCHA schemes to put info-stealing viruses on your devices; here’s how to stay safe

Because the “captcha” scheme requires you to willingly download the file, the computer may not register that it is being ...

Payouts King ransomware uses QEMU VMs to bypass endpoint security

The Payouts King ransomware is using the QEMU emulator as a reverse SSH backdoor to run hidden virtual machines on ...
Android Police

Please stop using Google Password Manager to save your credentials

Each one of our favorite Android phones comes with Google's password manager built in. It offers a convenient and safe way to store your credentials and is much better than relying on your memory to ...
PC Magazine

You Can Do Better Than the Louvre's Hilariously Bad Password. Here's How to Actually Secure Your Accounts

The most famous museum in the world used an incredibly insecure password to protect its video surveillance system. Here's how to learn from the Louvre’s mistakes and improve your own security. I ...
Wired

How to Use a Password Manager to Share Your Logins After You Die

It’s not fun to talk about, but there’s only one thing certain in life. You need to have a plan for your digital legacy, just like you make a plan for your physical assets; otherwise, your accounts, ...
Nanowerk

Nano-selenium boosts rice yields while cutting fertilizer use and emissions

Scientists show that nanoscale selenium can reduce fertilizer use by 30%, improve rice nutrition, and lower greenhouse gases. (Nanowerk News) The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 ...
Android Authority

Google's new Passwords app just made it easier for me to ditch Chrome

I’ve been on a mission to de-Google my life as much as possible in an attempt to control how much information a single company has about me. While there are some essential Google services I will never ...
PC Magazine

This Password Manager Caught Some of Its Own Employees Not Using Its Product

This Password Manager Caught Some of Its Own Employees Not Using Its Product Dashlane documents this in-house exercise to make more people (as in, potential corporate customers) aware of it. 'In ...