IdentityTheft.gov turns a US theft report into a recovery plan
The Federal Trade Commission's site turns your answers into an official report and a recovery plan. Put a fraud alert on your credit report before you file.
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A researcher unlocked an encrypted laptop in about five minutes
A 2020 demonstration called Thunderspy unlocked encrypted Windows and Linux laptops in minutes. A separate flaw breaks the security chip in Macs.
The first known state hack began with a 75-cent error
In 1986 astronomer Cliff Stoll chased a 75-cent gap in a lab's computer bill and found German hackers who had sold their access to the KGB.
How a VPN works, and who still gets to watch you
A VPN encrypts your traffic and routes it through a company's server, so the question is which watcher you trust more, not whether one exists.
Certificate authorities check who owns a site before signing
Your browser trusts over 100 certificate authorities. CISA warns they vary in how strictly they check, and only a fingerprint check by phone is certain.
Encryption hides what you say, not who you said it to
End-to-end encryption stops a provider reading your words, but it still knows who messaged whom, when, and how the chat moved.
ZDNET picks Bitdefender as the best antivirus for 2026
ZDNET names Bitdefender its top antivirus pick for 2026, but Microsoft advises against running a second antivirus alongside Windows Defender.
Let's Encrypt made HTTPS certificates free and automatic
Let's Encrypt automated the forms, waiting and server setup as well, then issued its billionth HTTPS certificate in February 2020.
Apple v the FBI: the US fight that one iPhone started
In 2016 a US judge told Apple to help the FBI into a gunman's iPhone. Apple refused, calling it a backdoor, and the case ended when a hired firm broke in.