Fraud & Security Alert

January 8, 2021

Bad News: The trick you use for stronger passwords doesn’t work

Passwords are your first line of defense against cybercriminals. Unfortunately, there is still a shocking number of people out there using incredibly weak ones like password123. We get it. It's difficult to come up with hard to crack passwords for every account. But we have good news. Researchers have developed a way to create strong passwords that are easy to remember.

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	Your car is watching: Here’s what your vehicle knows about you We all know our smart devices track and store data regularly, but what about your vehicle? Researchers recently looked into how much data your car tracks on you, and what they came up with is pretty shocking. Here's everything you need to know. Tap or click here to find out what data your car collects. →

Conspiracy theorists are putting their routers in Faraday cages – and complaining about bad Wi-Fi

There are plenty of conspiracy theories surrounding 5G, but following them hasn't exactly cost anyone money. But now, theorists are getting ripped off by a range of Wi-Fi blocking products designed for routers. Not only does using one of these make your internet worse, but they also don't "protect" anyone from 5G. Here's why you shouldn't worry about wireless signals.

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	Your phone has a hidden map tracking everywhere you’ve been Even without help from apps like Facebook, your smartphone does a good job of following your every move. Did you know your phone contains a map hidden deep within its settings that keeps track of every place you've been? Tap or click here to see the map for yourself and wipe it clean. →

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Top 20 images of Earth from 2020

We went through a lot in 2020. From the pandemic to the election, last year was full of twists and turns. Earth itself continues to spin, and we got some amazing images of the third rock from the sun from space that will blow your mind.

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