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MAKE IT REAL: Hack Auto-Pauses Netflix When You Fall Asleep
Did SpongeBob finally get his drivers license?!!! You’ll never know. You fell asleep.
Update Your Mac (and iPhone or iPad) Now: Apple Releases Patch for "goto fail" SSL Vulnerability
Apple’s recent SSL bug has now been patched for OS X. A similar patch for iOS devices went live last week.
Google Wants to Protect Your Password with Sound
Don’t lose your phone, though.
6 Ways to Protect Yourself from Online Threats
To help better illustrate the importance of online safety and security, Microsoft recently released the results of its 2013 Microsoft Computer Safety Index study
How to Check If Your Accounts Have Been Hacked
There are a slew of sites out there that consolidate the publicly available details from all the major hacks and let you search to see if your email is among them.
Use This Tool to See If Your Snapchat Info Was Leaked
Security firm LastPass has cobbled together a tool you can use to input your Snapchat username to see if it’s been leaked alongside your phone number.
How to Survive the Snapchat Hack (and Others)
A New Year’s resolution everyone can live with: firewall your online footprints.
Imagine Streaming PC Games to Your Wii U GamePad — These Hackers Did
One step closer to a 6.2-inch streaming PC controller.
Target Confirms Encrypted PIN Theft After All
The retailer says that debit accounts remain secure thanks to strong encryption.
Snapchat Weakness Would Reportedly Allow Phone Numbers to Be Matched to User Accounts
Over at ZDNet, Violet Blue details a couple apparent Snapchat weaknesses: one that would allow someone to match a phone number with a person’s username, and one that would allow someone to create a bunch of accounts that could be …
Windows XP to Become a Hacker’s Dream in 2014, Experts Warn
Is your older computer a ticking time bomb?