Email is one of the most useful ways to communicate online, but it is also one of the most common places where scams begin. A suspicious email may look like it came from a bank, online store, delivery company, social media platform, or even someone you know. It may contain an urgent message asking you … Read more
Changing to a new phone is usually an exciting process. You transfer your photos, install your favorite apps, sign in to your accounts, and start using the new device. However, changing phones is also an important security moment. Your old phone may still be signed in to email, social media, cloud storage, banking apps, messaging … Read more
Public Wi-Fi is convenient, but it is not always the safest way to connect your phone or computer to the internet. Airports, hotels, cafés, restaurants, libraries, shopping centres, and other public places often provide free wireless networks that anyone can use. The problem is that you usually do not know who manages the network, how … Read more
Important digital files are easy to accumulate and surprisingly easy to lose. Photos, videos, documents, receipts, work files, school assignments, scanned records, and other personal information may exist on a phone or computer for years without another copy being created. A broken device, accidental deletion, theft, malware infection, or storage failure can turn an ordinary … Read more
Realizing that someone may have accessed one of your online accounts can be stressful. You might notice a login you do not recognize, receive a password-reset message you did not request, discover a device you have never used, or find messages and profile changes that you did not make. Not every unusual event means that … Read more
Social media accounts contain much more personal information than many people realize. Photos, messages, contacts, email addresses, saved payment information, and details about your daily life can all be associated with a single account. A compromised social media account can also be used to impersonate you, contact your friends, spread scams, or gain access to … Read more
Finding an unfamiliar login, security alert, password change, or device on an online account can be worrying. Sometimes the activity has a simple explanation, such as a new phone, a different browser, travel, or an old session that you forgot about. However, unusual activity should not be ignored. Most major online services provide security pages … Read more
Fake login pages are designed to look like legitimate websites so that visitors will enter information such as passwords, verification codes, email addresses, or payment details. A fraudulent login page may copy the colors, logo, layout, and wording of a company you already know. It may even use HTTPS and display a secure connection in … Read more
Many people use their Google Account to sign in to websites and apps without creating a separate username and password for every service. This can be convenient, but over time you may give several apps and services permission to access parts of your Google Account. Some of those connections may remain even after you stop … Read more
Seeing an unfamiliar device connected to one of your online accounts can be alarming. You may notice a phone, computer, browser session, or another device that you do not remember using. An unfamiliar device does not automatically mean that someone has stolen your password. Online services can display old devices, multiple sessions from the same … Read more