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Ring’s new TAKE encryption shortens how long the company keeps video keys while preserving cloud features. Here is what that protects, what it leaves unchanged, and which setting suits your home.
Meta has agreed to time limits, overnight blocks, and quieter school hours for teen accounts. The useful protections come with an age-assurance system that families should inspect just as carefully.
Ubiquiti has fixed a large group of serious UniFi flaws affecting network consoles, cameras, phones, and other systems. Here is the calm version check that homes and small businesses should make now.
Researchers revived some expired Visa contactless cards by changing the date a checkout terminal read. The practical lesson is simple: report missing cards and destroy the chip in old ones.
Researchers found malware delivered through the updater on some DoFun-based Android car screens. Here is what owners should check, without treating every dashboard as a driving emergency.
US agencies say attackers are using AI-written scripts against exposed industrial controllers. Here is what the warning means for the water coming from your tap, and what residents can reasonably ask their utility.
A newly documented campaign reached more than 14,000 Dahua cameras through old passwords, old software flaws, and remote-access features. Here is the calm check that camera owners and small businesses should make now.
CISA has linked an older Windows flaw to ransomware campaigns. The useful response is a current update, a calm exposure check, and a better understanding of what happens after the first break-in.
A patched Mac screen-sharing flaw is being used against computers reachable from the internet. Here is how to update your Mac, close the unnecessary door, and decide whether anything else needs checking.
Criminal groups are buying expired web addresses because the names still carry visitors, links, and an old reputation. Here is what that changes for ordinary browsing, and how site owners can retire a domain without leaving a side door open.
The CEVA Logistics breach exposed delivery details for Steam hardware buyers and customers of several European retailers. Here is why a convincing parcel message can still be a scam, and how to check it without panic.
Signal's new Automatic Key Verification checks whether an encrypted conversation received the expected public key. Here is what the green check proves, where its limits sit, and when you should still compare safety numbers.