Consumer Alerts, Cyberattack, Vulnerabilities
March 04, 2026
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Consumers: Check Your iOS version now

From the Google Threat Intelligence Group: Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a new and powerful exploit kit targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS version 13.0 (released in September 2019) up to version 17.2.1 (released in December 2023). The exploit kit, named “Coruna” by its developers, contained five full iOS exploit chains and a total of […]

Consumer Alerts, Data Breach News
March 04, 2026
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Free Resource for OPM Data Breach Victims

Former federal prosecutor Tom O’Malley writes: Attention OPM Data Breach Victims (21.5 Million)Thanks to DOGE (https://fedscoop.com/doge-could-end-opm-breach-identity-protections-mark-warner/), the free identity protection monitoring for OPM data breach victims will end this year (https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/10/opm-bringing-protections-for-data-breach-victims-to-an-end/). If you want FREE credit protection FOR LIFE, go to FrozenPii.com. As a retired federal Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) prosecutor, Identity Theft […]

Consumer Alerts, News
February 10, 2026
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Even Small-Time Crypto Investors Are At Risk of Violent Attacks

It’s not just those with millions of dollars in cryptocurrency who are at risk of violent kidnappings these days. Bloomberg News recently reported on a terrifying case: The pecking at the sliding glass door awoke Julia Goodwin shortly before midnight. She and her husband, Glenn, retirees in their 60s, first thought the noise might be […]

Consumer Alerts
January 22, 2026
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Charlotte man loses more than $1 million in cryptocurrency phone scam

Action 5 News reports a real-life example of a consumer who was scammed into revealing his cryptocurrency wallet seed phrase — with all-too-sad and predictable results: A Charlotte man lost more than $1 million in cryptocurrency after falling victim to a phone scam that began with a caller claiming to be from a legitimate crypto […]

Consumer Alerts
January 22, 2026
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Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS

Ars Technica reports: Websites that authenticate users through links and codes sent in text messages are imperiling the privacy of millions of people, leaving them vulnerable to scams, identity theft, and other crimes, recently published research has found. The links are sent to people seeking a range of services, including those offering insurance quotes, job […]

Consumer Alerts
January 13, 2026
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Google ends dark web personal data leak alerts from January 15

The International News reports: Google is discontinuing the use of the Dark Web Report service, which notified users when their own information was available online or on the dark web. This will come to an end as the service stops searching for new results from January 15, and the data will all be deleted by […]