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Tech

Arrested SIM Swappers Include a Member of the Infamous ‘Chuckling Squad’

02.16.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Instagram Unmasks High Profile ‘OG’ Account Stealers, Threatens to Sue

02.04.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hackers Plan to Use Stolen Cryptocurrency Exchange Data for SIM Swapping

06.02.20

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hackers Are Breaking Directly Into Telecom Companies to Take Over Customer Phone Numbers

01.10.20

By Joseph Cox
Tech

SIM-Jackers Can Empty Your Bank Account with a Single Phone Call

10.21.19

By Nick Chester
Tech

Instagram Working on Stronger 2FA That Won’t Use Your Phone Number

07.18.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Timehop Just Leaked Your Phone Number, Here’s What You Need to Do

07.09.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Here’s How to Make Your Twitter Account Super Secure with a YubiKey

06.27.18

By Joseph Cox

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Gaming

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Gaming

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By Anthony Franklin II
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Gaming

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12 hours ago

By Anthony Franklin II
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Gaming

‘VILE Exhumed’ Confronts You With the Unsettling Realities of Digital Obsession and Misogynistic Entitlement

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12 hours ago

By Matt Vatankhah
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Gaming

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