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cybersecurity Phishing Emails Used to Be Easy to Spot. AI Changed That. 82% of phishing emails now use AI. They have perfect grammar, know your name, and reference real details about your life. The old advice — look for typos — no longer works. Here's what does. March 27, 2026 privacy 23andMe Went Bankrupt. Here's What Happened to Your DNA. 15 million people trusted 23andMe with their genetic data. When the company filed for bankruptcy in March 2025, that data became an asset up for sale. Here's the full story — and what it reveals about who really owns your most personal information. March 21, 2026 privacy The EU Is Trying to Break Encryption — And Most People Have No Idea The EU Parliament just voted to end mass message scanning — but negotiations are still live with a hard deadline in days. Here's what Chat Control actually says and why it matters for everyone's privacy. March 18, 2026 cybersecurity Billions of Passwords Are Being Stolen Right Now — And Most People Have No Idea How The biggest threat to your accounts right now isn't a massive new hack. It's infostealer malware — silent software that harvests your passwords in seconds and sells them for $10 on the dark web. March 17, 2026 cybersecurity The Breach Nobody Talked About Data breaches hit a record high in 2025. Most of them never made the news. Here's what happened, why it matters, and what to actually do about it. March 16, 2026 privacy How Google Shapes What You Think Is True The search engine most people treat as neutral infrastructure makes constant editorial choices — about what rises, what disappears, and what counts as fact. March 15, 2026 cybersecurity VPNs Are Sold As Privacy Tools — Here's When They're Lying to You The VPN industry has a truth problem. The tools are legitimate in the right context — but the claims surrounding them have drifted so far from reality that most users end up paying for protection they don't have. March 14, 2026