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In the words of the infamous Dwight Schrute from The Office, “Identity theft is not a joke, millions of families suffer every year!” Unlike other times that Dwight got it so wrong, he wasn’t lying about the severity of identity theft. Cybercrimes are on the rise. According to the Identity Theft Research Center, the number of …

What’s happening McAfee researchers spotted five Chrome extensions that were tracking user browser activity without their knowledge. They were downloaded a combined 1.4 million times before Google removed them from its store. Why it matters Keeping malicious extensions completely out is a close-to-impossible task, so consumers need to be cautious when installing any kind of browser extension. Google removed a …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Whether it’s family Zoom calls or entire offices going remote, more of our lives than ever are taking place in the online world. While that offers plenty of benefits, it brings its share of risks as well. Even if you use a secure browser and …

Editor’s note: In recognition of World Password Day, CNET is republishing a selection of our stories on improving and replacing passwords. If you’re one of the countless people who unwisely use easy-to-guess passwords or reuse a password for several accounts, cybersecurity experts have a message for you: It isn’t your fault. Memorizing a unique, complex password for each account is …

This story is part of 2019 Holiday Survival Guide, featuring tips on the best ways to manage the holiday season. Got a new Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) PC or laptop, and want to make sure you get the setup right? Don’t worry, we’re here to help. While new PCs rarely come out of the box fully optimized, the process …

After tweeting a photoshoot of his time in jail this week, John McAfee is offering a little more detail on what went down. Saying he’s now in London, McAfee is laying the blame on the CIA and an “extremely corrupt Bahamian official.” The latest chapter in his continuing saga began this week. Operating McAfee’s Twitter account, McAfee 2020 campaign manager …

John McAfee has tweeted photos of his time in jail this week after being released Wednesday after apparently going missing. “My second arrest in one week – a record I think,” he tweeted alongside one photo of himself sitting under a bed in his cell. Operating his Twitter account Tuesday, his campaign manager Rob Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Loggia-Ramirez had said McAfee had been detained …

John McAfee has apparently gone missing and is believed to have been detained by authorities, according to a series of tweets Tuesday from the Twitter account of the 2020 presidential candidate and maker of an “unhackable” cryptocurrency wallet. Operating McAfee’s Twitter account, his campaign manager Rob Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Loggia-Ramirez said data hidden across the world by McAfee will be …

Robinhood warned its customers in an email Wednesday that their passwords may have been stored in plaintext. The stock trading service said it discovered the issue on Monday night, when it found “some user credentials” stored in readable formats on its internal systems. “Your Robinhood password may have been included,” Robinhood said in the email. “We resolved this issue, and …

Google banned cryptocurrency mining Android apps from the Android Play Store, following in Apple’s footsteps. The company continues to allow mining as long as the processing takes place in the cloud, but on-device mining on Android hardware is no longer allowed, CNET sister site ZDNet reports. “We don’t allow apps that mine cryptocurrency on devices. We permit apps that remotely …