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How Dangerous Are Your Texts? This New AI Can Tell You
Text-message phishing, also known as smishing, costs U.S. victims more than $470 million a year. But for many adults, especially those that aren’t as familiar with rapidly-changing tech trends, these texts are nearly impossible to spot. A new piece of SMS phishing detection research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and OSF HealthCare introduces SmishX,
1 in 170 Devices Lands on Scam Sites Every Day, Study Warns
From phony storefronts to slick social-media ads, new research exposes the hidden routes that steer unsuspecting shoppers into costly online traps A peer-reviewed paper presented at NDSS 2025 by researchers from Norton Research Group, IMDEA, BforeAI, and the University of Crete offers the most comprehensive snapshot yet of how often real people stumble onto malicious
Are VPN Ads Overselling Your Safety?
VPN marketing versus reality – new study finds half the hype has holes At the CHI ’25 conference, four Ruhr University Bochum researchers – Felix Reichmann, Jens Christian Opdenbusch, Karola Marky, and Marco Gutfleisch – unveiled the most wide-ranging audit yet of consumer-VPN promises. They began where real buyers do: Google. From 300 participants in
Hidden Trackers? Why Apple’s Privacy Tool May Not Be Enough
Apple’s App Privacy Report privacy tool under the microscope Apple touts the Apple App Privacy Report, one of the iOS privacy features introduced with iOS 15 and fully released in iOS 15.2, as a way for iPhone owners to “see how often your location, photos, camera, microphone, and contacts have been accessed … [and] which
How Secure Is Your Video Meeting? This New Study Answers
Peer-reviewed research compares seven leading video-conferencing platforms, revealing wide gaps in encryption strength, breach history, and compliance Video chat kept the world running during COVID-19, but it also opened millions of unguarded doors and exposed just how uneven video conferencing security can be. A new peer-reviewed paper in Current Trends in Computing compares the security
Food Benefits Vanish Overnight, But This Simple Tech Upgrade Could Save Them
New study shows skimming hits the poorest households hardest, stealing millions in SNAP benefits from Americans in need Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards are supposed to make it easy for low-income Americans to pay for groceries or withdraw cash. Instead, a wave of EBT card skimming has turned them into a jackpot for thieves and
Binge-Watching Tech Videos? You May Be Buying Into VPN Hype
Research tracking YouTube views reveals that influencer-read VPN ads crank up privacy fears and brand recognition A new peer-reviewed study from the University of Maryland and Carnegie Mellon University traces how YouTube influencer marketing for virtual private network (VPN) services shapes what viewers think about online security. By analyzing the full watch histories of 217
Study Shows the Basic Security Steps Students Forget
Awareness isn’t enough; password reuse and missed updates still expose students to hacks, researchers warn A new peer-reviewed paper in TEM Journal assesses how well today’s digital-native students actually protect themselves online. Researchers Ivan Dunđer, Sanja Seljan, and Marko Odak surveyed 111 undergraduates in the Information Sciences bachelor’s program at the University of Mostar, Bosnia