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The first episode, “Extreme and Online,” is a different proposition entirely. It’s also an unexpectedly newsworthy one, making its unavailability in the States even more tragic: In it, Theroux immerses himself in the world of the white nationalist internet troll Nick Fuentes, whose “America First Political Action Conference” was attended by Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor […]

Guardia Civil dismantles criminal group specialising in cyber fraud.Photo credit: Guardia Civil Criminal group specialising in cyber fraud dismantled by Guardia Civil The Guardia Civil Command of La Coruña has dismantled a criminal group that was specialising in cyber fraud. Using the ‘SIM swapping’ method, this gang carried out three scams in the La Coruña […]

He’s between a rock and a hard drive. The Delaware computer repair shop owner who alerted the FBI to Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop before ultimately taking it to Rudy Giuliani says he’s faced harassment from Big Tech, the IRS and other government agencies ever since, and now faces bankruptcy. “I was getting a lot of […]

Ukrainians fleeing the invasion of their country are being given care packages by the Government when they arrive in Ireland. Among the essentials are phone chargers and SIM cards, supplied with support from the private sector. The provision of IT and telecommunications equipment as part of Ireland’s humanitarian effort is a reminder of the massive […]

Social media post: China: U.S. has biological weapons labs in Ukraine. PolitiFact’s ruling: False Here’s why: China’s government is amplifying debunked claims about non-existent U.S. biological weapons labs in Ukraine, bringing the falsehoods back into the spotlight on social media. A March 9 post on Instagram describes remarks from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian, who said […]

Social media permeates the lives of many people – we use it to stay in touch, make new friends, shop, and have fun. But reports to the FTC show that social media is also increasingly where scammers go to con us. More than one in four people who reported losing money to fraud in 2021 […]

Tacoma Police Department announcement. The Tacoma Police Department would like to warn the public about predators targeting older adults walking to and from their vehicles in parking lots. These scam artists might claim to be a prince from a foreign country wanting to give away money or a car repairman who will “get rid of […]

Building a Covid memorial in New York could take many years and will raise a flurry of complex questions about what it should look like, where it should be built, and whose stories it will tell. With over eight million opinions to consider, the endeavor could be spirited and messy. There is good reason to […]

Good news-bad news for Samsung in one of the most-read stories on Biometric Update this week, with an ultrasonic under-display fingerprint sensor apparently working better than internal corporate cybersecurity controls. Cameroon’s ID cards are reaching citizens at a snail’s pace, even after they have enrolled their biometrics, Cognitec has been acquired, Thirdfort has raised funds, […]

Angela Lang/CNET Apple’s newest iPhone operating system is set to land on Monday, but iPhone users should still use the weekend to update their phones before it drops, in order to install a critical security patch. On Sept. 13, Apple released security updates for its iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and Mac computers that close a vulnerability reportedly […]