It's far too easy to find leaked passports and driver's licenses online
Passports and driver's licenses are easy to find online, thanks to a dizzying array of websites and apps that require a copy but aren't keeping the data safe.
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this week in security — november 9 2025 edition
SonicWall blames nation-state for theft of firewall backups, CBO hacked, Korea Telecom covered up hacks, North Korea's remote IT workers' scheme, and more.
Thousands of North Koreans have secretly infiltrated US and European companies as remote IT workers
North Korea's secret remote workers are a major threat facing U.S. and European businesses today, taking jobs in Fortune 100 and smaller companies alike. Here's how to recognize and combat the threat.
this week in security — november 2 2025 edition
Ex-Trenchant boss guilty of selling exploits, U.S. may ban TP-Link products, CIA hacked Venezeulan intelligence, EY data breach, Azure outage, and more.
this week in security — october 26 2025 edition
DOJ says Trenchant boss sold secrets to Russian buyer, U.S. 'slipping' on cyber, Microsoft patches exploited Windows bug, AI browser security, and more.
AI browsers are a hot mess of security risks
AI-enabled web browsers are putting their users' data, security, and privacy at risk from rudimentary prompt injection attacks.
Amazon's cloud outage takes much of the internet down with it
The internet is broken, and not just because Amazon's cloud service went down.
this week in security — october 19 2025 edition
Satellites leaking the world's data, F5 Networks breached since 2023, China had access to U.K. classified systems for years, Windows 10 support ends, and more.
Why ad blockers are a top security and privacy defense for everyone
Ad blockers can help defend against some of the top hacks, scams, and surveillance today. Here are some of the best ad blockers that you can use.
this week in security — october 12 2025 edition
Clop and ShinyHunters are extorting dozens of organizations, DHS reassigns CISA cyber staff to assist deportations, India exposed taxpayers' data, and more.
this week in security — october 5 2025 edition
ShinyHunters claim 1 billion stolen Salesforce records, Clop extorting tech execs with data stolen from Oracle apps, U.S. government shutdown, and much more.
