4.3B LinkedIn-Style Records Found in One of the Largest Data Exposures Ever

An unsecured database exposed 4.3 billion LinkedIn-derived records, enabling large-scale phishing and identity-based attacks.

Hackers posed as law enforcement to gain private Apple Account data

Malicious actors are using increasingly sophisticated methods to get users' account data from many companies, including Apple ...
Tidbits

How to Set Contact Avatars and Posters on the iPhone

While writing “Comparing the Classic and Unified Views in iOS 26’s Phone App” (10 November 2025), I commented that the Unified view’s Calls screen was more attractive if you had contact posters for ...
Android

Google's 'Recovery Contacts' Let Friends Help You Regain Lost Account Access

Google’s new “Recovery Contacts” feature allows trusted friends or family members to help you regain access to your account by verifying a code. The feature is rolling out now and is recommended for ...
PC World

Proton users can now add ’emergency’ contacts for backup access

In case of emergency, you will now be able to designate certain trusted people who can gain access to your Proton account. According to yesterday’s announcement ...
TheServerSide

Create a GitHub Personal Access Token example

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. If you ask me, GitHub’s removal of support for password authentication on August 13, 2021 was a ...
TechCrunch

For privacy and security, think twice before granting AI access to your personal data

AI is being forced on us in pretty much every facet of life, from phones and apps to search engines and even drive-throughs, for some reason. The fact that we’re now getting web browsers with baked-in ...