Marriott’s Starwood breach: What should you do? That depends on who, and why It’s easy to focus on the big number associated with the Starwood breach announced by Marriott International on Friday —… Read More
All along eclipse ‘zone of totality,’ small towns make big bets to cash in on total darkness (I’ve just spent a month driving back and forth across America, with Rusty, as I do every summer, visiting small… Read More
How to avoid falling for the trivial trick used to hack John Podesta’s Clinton campaign emails A simple, decade-old hacker trick likely led to the hacking of critical Hillary Clinton staff members. If John Podesta can fall for… Read More
Russians attacking U.S. election systems? Here’s the real risk, from a man who fought Soviet electronic attacks in the Cold War With U.S. officials openly blaming Russia for hacker attacks on state election computer systems, and the myriad possibilities for election… Read More
Sports Authority is selling 25M customer emails. Here’s what consumers need to know to protect their data Another day, another reminder that companies don’t really have to abide by promises to not share your personal information. They have a… Read More
LinkedIn’s huge password leak even bigger than originally thought QUICK: What was your LinkedIn password in 2012? OK, now think of every password you have set on every service you use… Read More
Merchants face hefty fines over credit card chip switch, allege bank industry conspiracy Get ready for the next billion-dollar fight in the credit card industry. Two small merchants in Florida say the industry’s… Read More
The ‘BillFixers’: When they were done, Comcast owed HIM money Is there a way to beat gotcha artists at their own game? To make money off those who make money… Read More
Cord cutting is the new mortgage burning: 1 in 5 young adults have broken up with cable or satellite If you make money charging people for TV access, here’s the latest set of scary numbers. A new Pew Research… Read More
Teens fake parental consent to enter contracts across the web — but their legal status is flimsy Hey parents: You won’t believe the contracts your kids have been roped into. Like a fine print virus spreading quickly… Read More
‘Big Parenting’: How data and technology are changing our families WASHINGTON, D.C. — If power corrupts, does technological power corrupt absolutely? At an intimate workshop in Georgetown this week, just a quick Uber… Read More
90% of Americans want privacy, less than 10% believe they can get it The disparity is as dramatic as any you’re likely to see in a public opinion survey. Nine out of 10… Read More
Scammer takes revenge on apartment hunter by plastering her number all over Trulia listings Anyone who’s tried using the Internet to rent an apartment knows it’s a cesspool of scams and fake listings. But… Read More
Lessons from Anthem hack: Welcome to the post-Sony world — it’s going to get ugly View image | gettyimages.com Another day, another massive computer hack that sets millions of people in a tizzy about something… Read More
How smartphone separation anxiety could be affecting your health Losing your iPhone isn’t as bad as losing a limb, but it can feel that way, suggests new research from… Read More
