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https://www.zdnet.com/article/stop-paying-for-antivirus-software-heres-why-you-dont-need-it/

Stop paying for antivirus software. Here's why you don't need it Americans over 65 are twice as likely to pay for third-party antivirus software. It's just what they're used to. It's also a colossal waste of money.

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/see-through-walls-using-wi-fi-routers

A breakthrough system can see through walls by using Wi-Fi routers Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new method for detecting three-dimensional shapes and movements of human bodies in a room using WiFi routers.

https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/ransomware-hackers-took-just-three-days-to-find-this-fake-industrial-network-and-fill-it-with-malware/

Ransomware: Hackers took just three days to find this fake industrial network and fill it with malware | ZDNet Researchers set up a tempting honeypot to monitor how cyber criminals would exploit it. Then it came under attack.

https://www.techradar.com/amp/news/an-old-android-phone-can-be-used-as-a-system-monitor-to-show-how-hard-your-gaming-pc-is-working

An old Android phone can be used as a system monitor to show how hard your gaming PC is working Others have used a Raspberry Pi to the same ends

https://howtoremove.guide/meka-virus-file/amp/

.Meka Virus File Ransomware Removal (+Recovery) .Meka is a virus program for PC created with the intention to blackmail the infected users. .Meka will block access to your most valuable files and wait for you to pay a ransom for their release. This virus locks the files through data-encryption.

https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/lifestyle/spot-text-scam-could-steal-100000250.html

How To Spot A Text Scam That Could Steal Your Banking Information Scamming via text, or "smishing" is the latest hacker trick to be aware of, says former CIA agent Jason Hanson. Here's how to protect your banking info.

https://www.howtogeek.com/410634/what-is-rat-malware-and-why-is-it-so-dangerous/amp/

What is RAT Malware, and Why Is It So Dangerous? A Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is a type of malware that allows hackers to monitor and control your computer or network. But how does a RAT work, why do hackers use them, and how do you avoid them?

https://amp.tomsguide.com/us/routers-malware-upnproxy-eternalsilence,news-28727.html

Home Routers Under Attack by NSA-Spawned Malware: What to Do If you have an older router with the UPnP protocol active, it may have been infected with some very difficult-to-detect malware.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/xw9bwd/1201-exemptions-right-to-repair?utm_campaign=interest&utm_source=mbfbads

In Groundbreaking Decision, Feds Say Hacking DRM to Fix Your Electronics Is Legal The new exemptions are a major win for the right to repair movement and give consumers wide latitude to legally repair the devices they own.

This is not an upgrade you want...

This password-stealing malware just added a new way to infect your PC | ZDNet One of the new tactics by the malware involves an injection technique not seen in the wild until just days ago.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/fbi-warns-about-russia-linked-malware-threat-home-routers-questions-n878276

FBI warns about Russia-linked threat to home routers More than half a million devices have already been compromised — with more likely to be targeted over the next few weeks.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/05/04/new-facebook-messenger-malware-is-going-after-your-password-and-your-money.amp.html

A new Facebook Messenger malware is going after your password and your money A new malware strain wants your password, your money and your computer.