New bitcoin ATM scam sweeping the nation
New bitcoin ATM scam sweeping the nation: In 2025, Americans lost over $333 million to bitcoin ATM scams—up from ~$250 million in 2024—according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Over [...]
What is GhostPoster and Why Should You Care?
A newly uncovered malware campaign known as GhostPoster has been found infecting the PNG logo files of 17 Mozilla Firefox browser extensions. The attackers embedded malicious JavaScript inside these images, enabling the malware to [...]
NORAD Tracks Santa 2025
Get ready — Santa tracking is back! Every Christmas Eve, NORAD helps kids all over the world follow Santa as he flies from the North Pole delivering presents. And this year, there are some [...]
Radio spot canceled due to internet issues! (OH, NO!)
It was a sad day in Wareham when we had to canceled David's radio spot on the South Shore's Morning News with Rob Hakala! Internet issues kept David from updating and even calling Rob! [...]
Petco Security Challenge
Petco recently confirmed a major data breach caused by a misconfigured setting in one of its software applications, which left sensitive files publicly accessible online. Here are the key details: What Happened [...]
First Wap Tracks Cell Phones World Wide
Recently, there has been a major investigative report about a little-known surveillance company called First Wap has built a global phone-tracking empire. What is First Wap? First Wap is a surveillance firm headquartered [...]
Who Should Decide If You’re Old Enough Online?
Imagine logging onto your phone and finding that Apple, Google, or Microsoft — not the websites you visit — are the ones deciding whether you’re old enough to see certain content. That’s [...]
The Battle for AI Autonomy Has Begun: Amazon vs. Perplexity AI
What happens when AI agents start shopping for us—and platforms fight back? Amazon has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, alleging its AI agent Comet accessed Amazon’s systems and customer accounts without [...]
AI Browsers Are Coming for Chrome — But at What Cost to Privacy?
New AI-powered web browsers like OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet are positioning themselves as the next gateway to the internet, aiming to replace Google Chrome as the default starting point for [...]
AI on the Airwaves – The Rise of Robot DJs
Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s shaking up the soundwaves: AI-generated radio. That’s right—robot DJs are here, and they’re spinning tracks, cracking jokes, and even reading the news. But is this [...]
The new 2025 NIST password guidelines
Though it’s taken 13 years for NIST, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology to catch up, here are the new guidelines. For consumers and business users, the new 2025 NIST [...]
Having All Your Technology Provider Eggs in One Basket
(Or, The Risk of a Networking Monoculture) We’ve all heard the saying “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” The same idea applies to technology. When too many companies rely on [...]
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