How to unmask a Bitly text message scam
It's been some time since a scammer tried to pull one over us with Bitly's link shortening service, but if you…
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Why passwords are problematic, but why we have trouble moving on
Your password may as well be easily broken, but these days we have other methods of keeping your life secure, so…
Australia Post scam joins AusPost SMS, how to tell
Scammers might have found a new way to be convincing, as a recent AusPost text scam seems to suggest. How do you tell?
DHL delivery SMS scam aims to convince, how to tell
Even with Telstra's Cleaner Pipes doing some of the heavy lifting, SMS scams are getting through, and scammers…
Coachella set to stream on YouTube in April
Free music performances aplenty will hit YouTube for the next two weekends, as the massive Coachella music…
How to deal with image copyright scams
If you run a website, a blog, or a small business, and you use images online, there's a good chance an image…
Shazam adds gig details to its music ID system
The next song you run a Shazam on could just tell you where it'll be played live, as Apple makes Shazam play…
Scammers target sympathy in the hopes of a Ukrainian “donation”
It doesn't take much to get scammers to do something reprehensible. Usually money gets them motivated, and in…
Disney+ eyes ad-supported international plans in 2023
Watching TV with ads might be a thing again for Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, National Geographic, and Fox…
Which streaming service in Australia does the best custom radio?
Listening to playlists means hearing the same song over and over again, so which service works best for custom…