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Social engineering, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT), and NFC relay malware walk up to an ATM. It's no joke. Together, they can empty your bank account.

It's the biggest legal challenge yet to addictive social media design and its impact on children.

Update Zoom now to protect against critical vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker in the same meeting to run malicious code on your device.

Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday fixes 421 vulnerabilities, including three zero-days, 62 critical flaws, and dozens of Office remote code execution bugs.

A convincing fake CCleaner website delivers a multi-stage malware attack that installs a spyware extension inside Chrome.

The warning affects recent buyers of Steam hardware, including the hugely popular Steam Deck.

Researchers found that games and major US social media platforms were used to lure young people into jobs in Russia's drone industry.

The FBI is warning that criminals are breaking into social media to steal and distribute non-consensual intimate images and videos.

The same technology making our lives easier is also making it harder. How are young people navigating this new world?

TikTok Shop is huge, so it's no wonder that impersonation shops have popped up. Here's how to stay safe.

Fake branded download pages are tricking Windows users into installing legitimate remote-access software that's being abused by attackers.

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Chris Parr about his inventive and all-too-funny stress-test of surveillance pricing.

We discovered a kit that gave us an insight into how modern online scams are built, promoted, and potentially used to target everyday consumers.

Microsoft is retiring Manifest V2, the technology behind older Edge extensions. Some popular privacy tools will lose features or stop working.

A list of topics we covered in the week of August 3 to August 9 of 2026

Chat bots are sending friend requests in Riot immediately after ending your game. What are the scammers up to now?

A new court ruling not only fined Meta to the extent of $942 million but also ordered it to improve its age assurance tools.

Researchers have found three methods to bypass Apple's Private Relay which is supposed to shield users' IP addresses and location.

Criminals are impersonating OnlyFans creators using AI tools in order to scam followers.

Different logos, different color schemes, same scam.