You are your own biggest weakness, but changing just a few of your behaviors can reduce the chances that your online accounts get breached.
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California Man Stole 620,000 iCloud Photos in Search of Nudes
Plus: The T-Mobile hacker, another big bad Microsoft bug, and more of the week’s top security news.
Can the Metaverse Thrive If It’s Fully Owned by Facebook?
This week, we step into the social network’s vision of the metaverse, where reality and the simulated world become one. Kinda.
Social Media Algorithms Are Controlling How I Grieve
What happens to a loved one’s account after they pass—and how does their digital afterlife affect the ones who survive them?
Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration exposes data from 38 million records
The leaked data included personal information for COVID-19 contact tracing and vaccination appointments, social security numbers for job applicants, employee IDs, names and email addresses.
Social Media Helped These Chefs Branch Out of the Kitchen
The restaurant industry was hit hard by the pandemic, but some pros went online to share skills, recipes, and just stay connected. Here’s how you can too.
38M Records Exposed Online—Including Contact-Tracing Info
Misconfigured Power Apps from Microsoft led to more than a thousand web apps accessible to anyone who found them.
How to Prepare for a Disaster, Emotionally and Mentally
To start, forgive yourself and help each other.
You Should Be Using TweetDeck
Even if you wouldn’t call yourself a power user, the Twitter client’s advanced search tools and customizable interface can massively upgrade your feed.
