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Election season raises fears for nearly a third of people who worry their vote could be leaked

Malwarebytes

Drilling further into the data, 56% said they were “extremely concerned” or “very concerned” about the security of their personal information during this election season. Escaping this data collection regime has proven difficult for most people. The reasons could be obvious.

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Lumma/Amadey: fake CAPTCHAs want to know if you’re human

SecureList

They purchase advertising slots that redirect users to malicious resources, employing various tricks to achieve infections. Users in Brazil, Spain, Italy, and Russia were most frequently affected. Conclusion Cybercriminals often infiltrate ad networks that are open to all comers.

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16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. However, if your data has been compromised, you will see a screen (shown below) telling you which breaches have impacted you.  Neither ZDNET nor the author are compensated for these independent reviews.

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Heard about the 16 billion passwords leak? Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. However, if your data has been compromised, you will see a screen (shown below) telling you which breaches have impacted you.  Neither ZDNET nor the author are compensated for these independent reviews.

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Kaiser Permanente Discloses Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million People

SecureWorld News

Information collected by online trackers is often shared with an extensive network of marketers, advertisers, and data brokers. Once shared, advertisers have used this information to target ads at users for complimentary products (based on health data); this has happened multiple times in the past few years, including at GoodRx.

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I changed 3 settings on my PS5 for an instant performance boost

Zero Day

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Under  Privacy , scroll down to "Control how your data is collected and used" to access three options:  Data You Provide ,  Personalization , and  Voice Data Collection

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Comparing Antivirus Software 2025: Avast vs. AVG

eSecurity Planet

In 2020 , the company harvested users’ browsing data, particularly data collected from Avast and AVG’s free versions and browser extensions, to be monetized through company subsidiary Jumpshot. In February 2024 , the FTC ordered Avast to cease “selling browsing data for advertising purposes” and to pay out $16.5