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Realizing your phone has been hacked is much more than an inconvenience. From storing pictures of your cat to accessing your bank account and making purchases, we rely on smartphones for almost everything.

The more you use your smartphone, the more important it is to know how to spot, fix, and prevent malware attacks. Most hacks on Android and iOS devices can be reversed, so once you suspect something, it's important to stay calm and take immediate action.

Detecting computer viruses early is crucial to your digital safety. They can compromise your personal information, financial data, or lead to costly computer repairs.

In 2023 alone, over 6 billion malware attacks were detected around the globe such as worms, viruses, trojan, and other types of malicious software. In this article you will discover what they are, how to avoid them, and how to fix them if you already have some.

A cybercriminal isn't always a loner writing code in his mom's basement. Often, malicious software is created by multimillion-dollar corporations with their own LinkedIn profiles and Wikipedia pages.

Such is the NSO Group, the developers of the notorious Pegasus spyware. This software can extract a wealth of data from the victim's smartphone - conversations, chats, photos, geo-location, without them even falling for a phishing attack.

The company positions itself as fighting terrorism but has been listed as a threat to the US, and, reportedly, Pegasus spyware was used against journalists and activists. The lines between proper and improper spyware are becoming blurry. What can we do to avoid it being used against us?

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When you’re deep into a match and your shots aren’t landing right, it might not be your aim. It could be your DNS. DNS stands for Domain Name System, and its main goal is to find the right IP address so you can successfully connect every time you enter a website name.

In online games, your connection speed matters a lot. During intense gaming sessions, you always want quick response times and lower latency.

Here, we’ll break down the best DNS servers for gaming, how they impact your gaming experience, how to test them, and how to set them up.

An international law enforcement team has successfully arrested hundreds of criminals and seized their illegal assets. All thanks to an allegedly encrypted messaging app with data collection backdoors for the FBI.

That's where the name FBI honeypot comes from. But while effective in catching criminals, honeypots raise important privacy and security concerns.

After such a precedent is set, how can anyone be sure he isn't falling for a honey trap even without any criminal intentions?

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Using a VPN might make you feel invisible online, but the government or the police can find traces of you if they employ the needed resources for it, since tracking IPs is not the only way to recognize your profile online..

Many people turn to a VPN provider hoping to make their online activities private. But the truth is, it’s a bit messier than that. You’re surely a lot safer with it than without it, but not entirely untouchable.