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 […]

Consumer Alerts, News
October 28, 2025
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Google disputes false claims of massive Gmail data breach

Bleeping Computer reports: Google was once again forced to announce that it had not suffered a data breach after numerous news outlets published sensational stories about a fake breach that purportedly exposed 183 million accounts. This claim began over the weekend and into today, with news stories claiming that millions of Gmail accounts were breached, with some […]

Consumer Alerts
September 22, 2025
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Cybercriminals Have a Weird New Way to Target You With Scam Texts

WIRED reports: Cybercriminals have a new way of sending millions of scam text messages to people. Typically when fraudsters send waves of phishing messages to phones—such as toll or delivery scams—they may use a huge list of phone numbers and automate the sending of messages. But as phone companies and telecom services have rolled out more tools to detect scams in texts, criminals […]

Consumer Alerts, Data Breach News, News
August 31, 2025
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Google issues warning for all Gmail users

Updated September 1, 2025: Google issued a warning to all Gmail users, but then responded to headlines suggesting that there was any urgent problem or major security concern. Read Geekspin’s coverage, below, and then Google’s statement from September 1. Cyber threat looms for Gmail users following Salesforce data breach Google has issued a stark warning […]

Consumer Alerts, Vulnerabilities
August 09, 2025
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Akira ransomware abuses CPU tuning tool to disable Microsoft Defender

“Hey, no fair!” reports Mashable: Windows users should think about reinforcing their antivirus software. And while Microsoft Defender should provide a line of defense against ransomware, a new report claims that hackers have found a way to get around the ransomware tool to infect PCs with ransomware. A GuidePoint Security report (via BleepingComputer) found that hackers are using Akira […]

Consumer Alerts
August 07, 2025
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Researchers hacked Google Gemini to take control of a smart home

engadget reports: Wired reported on new cybersecurity research that demonstrated a hack of the Google Gemini artificial intelligence assistant. The researchers were able to control connected smart home devices through the use of indirect prompt injections in Google Calendar invites. When a user requested a summary of their calendar and thanked Gemini for the results, the […]