2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (890+ words) Discord has decided to delay the rollout of its recently announced age verification process until late in the year after users complained about its new teen-by-default policy. Discord cofounder Stanislav Vishnevskiy now says that most users will never actually need…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago  (462+ words) Did you watch this year's Super Bowl? If you did, maybe you're one of those who were sat at your sofa fuming about Ring camera's TV ad. The ad focuses on Ring's new "Search Party" feature - an AI-driven feature that…...

1+ day, 55+ min ago  (417+ words) " Spanish authorities arrested four core members of hacktivist group Anonymous F'nix. " The group launched DDoS attacks against ministries, political parties and public institutions. " Activity escalated after the 2024 Valencia DANA floods, which the group used to justify attacks. " Law enforcement seized…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (903+ words) Instagram phishing via fake login pages steals passwords and 2FA codes, leading to account takeovers and identity abuse. Instagram scams are a full ecosystem, but fake login pages deserve their own spotlight because they're a single-click disaster that could lead to…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (933+ words) A new 2025 report from Pew Research Center, based on a survey of 1,458 U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 conducted between September 25 and October 9, 2025, shows that while social media is still central to teen life, something else is quickly rising alongside it: AI chatbots....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (215+ words) Police in the US are once again sounding the alarm about brushing scams. This exact scenario is being used in a new scam designed to steal personal and financial information. At first, there's nothing threatening about it. But once you…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (331+ words) Russia moves to block WhatsApp and throttle Telegram, steering users to a government-backed messenger amid tightening internet controls. Russian authorities have stepped up efforts to curb access to foreign messaging platforms, with WhatsApp emerging as the latest target. The company…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (583+ words) While promotional emails still accounted for most Valentine's traffic, many crossed the line from marketing into scam alley. Here's what Bitdefender telemetry gathered by our one and only online spam hunter, Viorel Zavoiu, shows for 2026. The United States was the…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (689+ words) Discord has announced a new teen-by-default stance, meaning that every user will be treated as a teenager " with the corresponding limitations " until they complete an age-verification process that could include facial scanning or presentation of ID. The security-oriented measure is set…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (420+ words) The European Commission has officially accused TikTok of building its algorithm with the purpose of keeping users hooked. In fact, the Commission says that the app's main features actually push people into compulsive use and threaten their mental wellbeing, making…...