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

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Close Home Tech Security 16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself Wondering if your information is posted online from a data breach? Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next.   Show more Screenshot by Charlie Osborne/ZDNET 5.

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2025 Cybersecurity Predictions: Not Getting Easier; But There is Hope

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Critical infrastructure is at risk, moreso thanks to AI. and its allies must keep up; GenAI; mobile threats; RaaS makes it easier for the bad actors; non-human identity management; OT, IoT, and IIoT security and threats; cyber resiliency; SOC models; and improving cybersecurity education and programming.

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

Zero Day

Here are the facts and how to protect yourself Wondering if your information is posted online from a data breach? Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next. Whether or not financial information is involved, if enough personal data is available online, ID theft and fraud are still risks

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‘Car crash victim’ calls mother for help and $15K bail money. But it’s an AI voice scam

Malwarebytes

Whether you’ve fallen for the scam or not, report the incident to local authorities, the FTC, or relevant consumer protection bodies. We don’t just report on phone security—we provide it Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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How the Senate's ban on state AI regulation imperils internet access

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  Earlier this month, the New York State Senate  passed the RAISE Act , a first-of-its-kind bill that would require larger AI companies to publish safety, security, and risk evaluations, disclose breaches and other incidents, and allow the state's attorney general to bring civil penalties against companies when they don't comply. 

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Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data

Krebs on Security

A California company that helps telemarketing firms avoid getting sued for violating a federal law that seeks to curb robocalls has leaked the phone numbers, email addresses and passwords of all its customers, as well as the mobile phone numbers and other data on people who have hired lawyers to go after telemarketers.

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FCC Enacts Rules Against SIM Swapping to Protect Mobile Phone Users

SecureWorld News

These fraudulent activities not only compromise wireless account access but also pose significant risks to financial accounts, social media profiles, and other online services utilizing phone numbers for multi-factor authentication (MFA). Commissioner Anna M.

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