Atlas VPN, a smaller but well-liked VPN service, is set to close operations on April 24. All current paid subscribers will be transferred to its sister company, NordVPN. It’s just one in a long line…
Consumer-grade spyware apps that covertly and continually monitor your private messages, photos, phone calls and real-time location are a growing problem for Android users. This guide can help you identify and remove common surveillance apps…
The motherboard is one of the centerpieces of every PC — for better or worse. Motherboard problems can affect a variety of components and are not always easy to diagnose. One of the first signs…
Getty Images As many as 91,000 LG TVs face the risk of being commandeered unless they receive a just-released security update patching four critical vulnerabilities discovered late last year. The vulnerabilities are found in four…
When Apple released iOS 17.4.1 last week, it only provided the vaguest of descriptions, saying the update contains “important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.” Even the security update page,…
Here are the basics: Microsoft Defender is the virus protection integrated into Windows by default. If no other antivirus program is installed and activated, Defender protects you against viruses. You can check whether Defender is…
Passwords stored in Chrome are convenient, but they can also expose you to risk. Share your device with someone else, and they can log into any website with saved credentials. At least, they can if…
Users who have installed the recently released macOS Sonoma 14.4 update—which includes new emoji and several dozen security updates—are reporting that connected USB hubs and displays with USB hubs have stopped working. As reported by MacRumors, users…
In his quest to turn a simple and functioning Twitter app into X, the everything app that doesn’t do anything very well, Elon Musk launched audio and video calling on X last week — and…
Most people respect others’ privacy, but data brokers don’t—not even remotely. They vacuum up information about everyone from existing databases and public records alike, then put it up for sale. End result: Your personal details,…