Category Archives: Smartphones

FBI Warns iPhone and Android Users about Chinese Attack; How to Tell If Your Online Accounts Have Been Hacked; Google’s Zero Day Flaw Fixed – Make Sure Chrome’s Updated… and more!

FBI Warns iPhone and Android Users about Chinese Attack; How to Tell If Your Online Accounts Have Been Hacked; Google’s Zero Day Flaw Fixed – Make Sure Chrome’s Updated… and more! Every day, we scan the tech world for interesting news, sometimes from outside the tech world. Every Thursday, we feature news articles that grabbed our attention… Read More »

Hackers are Using reCAPTCHA to Infect Computers; FBI Warns iPhone and Android Users to Delete Texts; Giant, Unblockable Ads Coming to Windows Copilot… and more!

Hackers are Using reCAPTCHA to Infect Computers; FBI Warns iPhone and Android Users to Delete Texts; Giant, Unblockable Ads Coming to Windows Copilot… and more! Every day, we scan the tech world for interesting news, sometimes from outside the tech world. Every Thursday, we feature news articles that grabbed our attention over the past week. We hope… Read More »

Get a Free Second Phone Number with Google Voice

Get a Free Second Phone Number with Google Voice Google Voice gives you a free second phone number (with some caveats) for calls, texts, and voicemail. It works over the internet (VoIP) and forwards calls to your existing phones (mobile or landline). It’s not entirely free in all aspects (e.g., international calls cost money), and availability… Read More »

Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1100 – Now Available Online

Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1100 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1100, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, November 8, 2024, at 7:45 AM, U.S. Eastern Standard Time. We are now sending our newsletter from a new email address. Please add cloudeight-news@cloudeight.net to your address book to ensure delivery of our InfoAve… Read More »

Let’s Talk About Vishing and Number Spoofing

Let’s Talk About Vishing and Number Spoofing Every year victims of online scams lose billions of dollars to criminal trickery. The best way to defend yourself is by staying informed and learning about the tactics criminals use to steal people’s money. Today we’re going to talk about “Vishing” and “Number spoofing”. Vishing Vishing, short for voice phishing,… Read More »

Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 081024

Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 081024 We’ve used up two-thirds of summer, and autumn’s just six weeks away. Autumn is my favorite season; I just don’t like where it leads. It’s another Saturday and it’s time for a new edition of Saturday Bonus Questions & Answers. Today, as we do every Saturday, we’re featuring some of… Read More »