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Tech
GameStop FOMO Inspires a New Wave of Crypto Pump-and-Dumps
Discord is a perfect vehicle for these pumps, as a semi-public forum that allows users to advertise servers broadly, ping…
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Colonial Pipeline Is Coming Back on as Gas Shortage Ramps Up
A gas station in Atlanta, Georgia, that was out of gas on Tuesday.Photo: Ben Margot (AP) Large swathes of the…
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A Hacker Gang Was Trying to Extort D.C. Police for $4 Million
Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP (Getty Images) A ransomware gang, Babuk Locker, has been attempting to extort the Metropolitan Police Department in…
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Gear
Save $57 on Vava’s Home Security Camera System, One of the Best Video Streams I’ve Seen
Best Home DealsBest Home DealsThe best home, kitchen, smart home, and automotive deals from around the web, updated daily. Vava…
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Life Style
How to Maximize Social Security Benefits for a Married Couple
Here is the scenario: You and your spouse are approximately the same age, and are asking yourselves and your financial…
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Tech
ISPs Funded 8.5 Million Fake Comments Opposing Net Neutrality
The largest Internet providers in the US funded a campaign that generated “8.5 million fake comments” to the Federal Communications…
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Your Old Phone Number Could Get You Hacked, Researchers Say
Photo: STR/AFP (Getty Images) When you get a new phone number, mobile carriers will often “recycle” your old one—assigning it…
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A Tesla Helped Police Track Down a Hate Crime Suspect
Photo: Frederic J. BROWN / AFP (Getty Images) In the category of news that is both good but also unsettling:…
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Life Style
5 Steps to Claim Your Ex’s Social Security After Divorce
Love and marriage don’t always last forever. But if your matrimony lasted 10 years or more, the financial benefits can…
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computer forensics
LinkedIn Job Offers May Actually Be Laced With Malware
Photo: Carl Court (Getty Images) With unemployment at formidable levels and the economy doing weird, covid-related reversals, I think we…
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