I thought free internet was a gift. Turns out, it's bait

When someone tells you nothing is actually free because there's usually some hidden cost or catch, they aren't wrong. The ...

How to start your Mac computer in 'Safe Mode,' to diagnose problems and track down troublesome programs

Holding down the shift key while turning a Mac on will boot it into Safe Mode. Here's how to start a Mac in Safe Mode and use it to diagnose issues.
CNET

Discord Security Breach Exposed Government ID Photos of 70,000 Users

A third-party service provider was compromised, and information from people who had communicated with Discord's customer support and trust and safety teams was exposed. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer ...

The Top 3 Browser Sandbox Threats That Slip Past Modern Security Tools

Attackers exploit web browsers' built-in behaviors to steal credentials, abuse extensions, and move laterall, slipping past ...
PC Gamer

Discord says 70,000 age-verification ID photos may have been leaked in recent security breach that also includes names, usernames, emails, credit cards, and IP addresses

In a development that will come as no surprise to critics of age-verification legislation, Discord has just put a figure on its recent security breach in terms of the number of government photo IDs ...
Bleeping Computer

SonicWall: Firewall configs stolen for all cloud backup customers

SonicWall has confirmed that all customers that used the company's cloud backup service are affected by the security breach last month. Previously, the vendor stated that the incident "exposed ...

5 steps to fixing your business's top security risk

Weak or compromised passwords pose the greatest security risk to companies, according to a new report from password manager 1Password.
Reuters

Breach at US-based cybersecurity provider F5 blamed on China, sources say

Oct 16 (Reuters) - A breach at U.S.-based cybersecurity company F5 (FFIV.O), opens new tab has been blamed on state-backed hackers from China, two people briefed on the investigation said on Thursday.
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Issues Emergency Order After Breach of F5 Security Tools

The top U.S. cyber agency ordered government departments to patch products from security company F5, saying nation-state hackers had compromised the software. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ...
Hosted on MSN

F5 Breach Raises New Chinese Security Concerns

Jaya Baloo, co-founder, COO, and Chief Information Security Officer at AISLE, explains why the F5 breach by state-backed Chinese hackers is a "terrifying" situation that could have an impact on ...

Private Internet Access VPN review: Both more and less than a budget VPN

I came into this review thinking of Private Internet Access (PIA) as one of the better VPNs. It's in the Kape Technologies ...
The Verge

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

Discord claims that the attackers are circulating inaccurate information about the breach of a customer service provider as part of an extortion attempt. Discord claims that the attackers are ...