Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
A recent Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) article reports that companies that make wearable trackers, whether for fitness or health, “are behind the times when it comes to basic privacy practices and transparency” and urges those companies to “improve those practices.”
The article, Most Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Transparency Reports and Key Privacy …
It’s hard to believe that today’s post marks the publication of our 500th Privacy Tip. What a milestone!
We started publishing Tips because readers kept asking me about ways to protect themselves from scams, how to keep up with the latest threats, and how to stay informed about emerging technology. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive…
Threat actors are spoofing big brand logos in recruiting scams to dupe individuals into believing they are working with real companies and to divulge their Google credentials.
The scam was first identified by a Team Cymru researcher, who discovered that threat actors were impersonating recruiters from big brands to target marketing professionals. The fraudulent emails…
Threat group ShinyHunters continues its incessant campaign to torture companies trying to provide products and services to consumers, with no indication of letting up.
One of its latest victims, Medtronic, the manufacturer of medical devices, healthcare technologies, and therapies, confirmed that it was the victim of an April cyberattack where over nine million records from…
LastPass has confirmed that a security incident with a vendor, a third-party market intelligence platform “which integrates with our Salesforce and Gong systems” has compromised some customers information. As a result, the threat actor was able to use credentials to access LastPass customer data within its Salesforce environment.
The compromised information includes “business contact information…
June 15, 2026, was designated World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. One of the ways seniors are victimized is through financial scams. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), “in 2025, [elderly] people reported losing about $16 billion to scams, compared to $12.8 billion the previous year. And because not everyone who experiences a scam…
I apologize that this post is not light reading. It’s critically important to know what the threats are so you can avoid becoming a victim.
Although disconcerting, it is crucial to know what has happened in the first half of this year. TechCrunch recently issued a report outlining the worst breaches of 2026—so far:…
If you are a Signal user, be on the alert for a new phishing campaign that attempts to steal recovery keys used to access cloud backups.
If successful, the attackers could have access to entire message archives, conversations, photos and documents shared through the Signal platform. Signal is often used for highly sensitive communications, so…
As you can tell, I am obsessed with Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report. It is worthy of full immersion, and I am picking it apart with precision (here and here). I always spend a lot of time delving into it as it informs and confirms strategies to assist others with prevention and resilience.…
On May 19, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it will begin enforcing the Take It Down Act (TIDA) immediately. TIDA was made law in May 2025 and requires platforms to remove non-consensual intimate imagery within 48 hours of being notified. It provides criminal penalties for the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery and…
