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Ticketmaster is a household name for buying tickets to concerts and live performances. But lately, it’s been making headlines, and not for good reasons. First, it was the Taylor Swift controversy last year, when their systems were overwhelmed by millions of fans trying to purchase tickets, leading to website crashes, long wait times and widespread frustration among fans, and then …

Some of us are more paranoid than others about what our phones are listening to and what they do with that information. We’re giving away a $799 iPhone 15.Enter to win now! Advertisers and data brokers know so much about you … They don’t need to listen to discover your secrets. Still, you better believe it’s happening. Worry not. I’m …

In the digital age, where searching online has become second nature, even the simplest inquiries can expose you to risks. Advanced artificial intelligence scams are lurking behind innocuous search engine queries, leveraging what’s known as “search engine optimization” to deceive users, according to expert advice from GuidePoint Security, highlighting how cybercriminals manipulate these systems. A woman searching online. (Kurt "CyberGuy" …

In today’s digital age, the significance of virtual private networks (VPNs) cannot be overstated. These powerful tools are essential for safeguarding your online activities and maintaining privacy against ever-evolving cyberthreats. Despite widespread recognition of their benefits, many users, like Beth, who recently contacted us, encounter challenges in effectively leveraging VPNs. “Hi. I recently had some jerk hack my Amazon account …

Have you ever been waiting for an important email only to find out it went into your spam folder? This can be frustrating if you’re waiting on correspondence from someone, but it can also be frustrating — and awkward — for the sender, who is all the while waiting for your response. While you still want your spam folder to …

We’ve all experienced that frustrating moment when we’re staring at a login screen, desperately trying to recall a complex password with multiple cases, numbers and symbols. Forgetting passwords is not only maddening, it can also pose security risks if we resort to easily guessable ones. Thankfully, Apple has a brilliant solution built right into your iPhone that can save you …

Unfortunately, phishing scams seem to be the new normal. Most recently, an elderly woman in the tri-state area almost got scammed for $25,000. According to Patch.com, what began as an average phishing scam turned even more sinister when the scammer turned up at this elderly victim’s house to retrieve money physically. GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS — SIGN UP FOR …

A termination letter involving a former top official at the now-defunct agency that ran West Virginia’s foster care and substance use support services is public information, a state appeals court ruled this week, siding with the television station that was denied the letter. The public interest in the firing of former Department of Health and Human Resources Deputy Secretary Jeremiah …

We’ve all heard before that our cellphones are listening to us and monitoring our every move. While this has been debunked (or, at least, explained), the fact of the matter is that data tracking is standard practice by the most popular mobile carriers these days. And still in 2024, even with complaints from users, new tracking methods are continually emerging, …

Have you ever had that sinking feeling that something’s not quite right with your computer? Maybe it’s running slower than usual or there are new icons on your desktop that you don’t recognize. Well, you might not be just imagining things; you could have been hacked. While the first reaction may be to panic, the best possible first step if …