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WhatsApp Has a Years-Old Security Problem. Here's How to Solve It.

Phone numbers are a finite resource. So when one goes out of a service, there’s a good chance telecom companies will reuse it for a new phone plan. That can be a big problem on WhatsApp. In some cases, if you get your hands on a phone number that was tied to an existing WhatsApp account, you can hijack it and assume… Read more…

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Cocaine, Cash, and Coders: Cops Arrest Dozens Who Allegedly Built App for Doing Crimes

Police shut down a shadowy encrypted messaging app Monday that was allegedly used by organized crime figures to facilitate the transfer of drugs, illicit cash, and firearms throughout Europe. Then they nabbed the people who allegedly coded it. Read more…

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Yikes! Hackers Had Access to LastPass Users' Password Vaults

Yikes! Hackers Had Access to LastPass Users’ Password Vaults

A major hack affecting password manager giant LastPass appears much worse than first thought. In an update announcement two days before Christmas, LastPass CEO Karim Toubba admitted the attackers were able to successfully copy a backup of customer vault data. With that data in hand, the attackers can potentially… Read more…

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WhatsApp Revamps Group Chats with New Communities Feature

WhatsApp Revamps Group Chats with New Communities Feature

WhatsApp revamped its group chat functionality today with the rollout of a new featured called “Communities.” Communities lets users bring together multiple different group chats in a single hub, and includes a number of upgrades, including polls and 32-person video chats. Read more…

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Microsoft Has a New Trick for Keeping Your Password Safe

Microsoft Has a New Trick for Keeping Your Password Safe

Your PC’s password is not something to be shared lightly. It’s the keys to your kingdom: From work, to social media, to banking, your whole world is likely accessible from your Windows machine. Consequently, Microsoft is begging us to not be idiots who will hand our passwords over to anyone who asks. But they know… Read more…

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How to See Your Wifi Passwords on Mac and PC

How to See Your Wifi Passwords on Mac and PC

The wifi password is a power both desired and feared: Everyone wants to know it, but forget it, and you’re toast. Why Microsoft and Apple make it difficult to find wifi passwords on Windows and Mac isn’t clear (this is valuable information, after all). But, rest assured, those passwords are available to you if you’re… Read more…

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While many have heard of cryptocurrency, it’s still shrouded in much mystery and misunderstanding. In simple words, cryptocurrency is a decentralized virtual currency that is based on cryptographic software.