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1 in 3 Americans Hit by Online Shopping Scams: How to Protect Yourself This Black Friday A new study from Pew Research Center finds that roughly one in three U.S. adults have fallen victim to an online shopping scam. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just days away, the timing of this research is a reminder that fraudsters are counting on holiday shoppers to let their guard down. Here’s what the data tells us and what you can do to shop safely. ...

title: Is That Chrome Extension Safe? How Productivity Tools Can Bite Back intro: Browser extensions are a staple of modern web browsing. They block ads, manage passwords, take notes, and speed up routine tasks. For many, installing a handful of extensions feels harmless—a small trade-off for convenience. But recent reporting suggests otherwise. In early March 2026, Security Boulevard published an investigation into how seemingly useful productivity extensions have been weaponized as enterprise attack vectors. While the primary targets were businesses, the underlying mechanisms—supply chain attacks, malicious updates, and social engineering—can affect any Chrome user who installs extensions without scrutiny. This article explains what happened, why it matters for everyday consumers, and what you can do to stay safe. ...

How to Spot and Avoid the Latest Google Scam That Looks Authentic A new round of Google-branded phishing emails is making the rounds, and they’re harder to dismiss than the usual poorly spelled junk. These messages mimic real Google security alerts, account recovery notifications, or login prompts so closely that even careful users can be fooled. If you use Gmail, Google Drive, or any Google service, it’s worth knowing what to look for and what to do if you click something you shouldn’t. ...

Which To-Do List Apps Keep Your Tasks Private? A Security-Focused Guide It sounds like a mundane question, but the answer matters more than most people realize. To-do list apps often hold a running record of your daily life: work deadlines, personal errands, medical appointments, even passwords or ideas you jot down in a note field. If that data leaks or gets sold, it can create real problems—from targeted phishing to unwanted profiling. ...

How to Spot and Avoid the Latest Google Scam (It Looks Legitimate) A new phishing campaign targeting Google users has been circulating, and it’s unusually convincing. The emails and fake login pages replicate Google’s branding nearly perfectly, making it easy to mistake them for the real thing. Here’s what’s happening, why it works, and how to keep your account safe. ...

The Best To-Do List Apps for a Productive 2026 If you’ve been meaning to get your tasks in order this year, you’re not alone. A new to-do list app often tops the list of New Year’s productivity goals. But with dozens of options, picking one can be its own chore. That’s where a trusted review from Wirecutter—the product-testing site owned by The New York Times—can help. In December 2025, they published their picks for the three best to-do list apps of 2026, and the advice is still solid as the year unfolds. ...

This New Google Phishing Scam Looks Real – How to Spot It and Stay Safe A convincing new phishing campaign is making the rounds, designed to look exactly like a legitimate Google security alert. If you receive an unexpected notification claiming unusual activity on your account, it’s worth pausing before clicking anything. ...

How to Avoid Online Shopping Scams: What the Latest Pew Data Tells Us If you shop online, you’ve probably seen the warnings: fake websites, too-good-to-be-true deals, phishing emails disguised as order confirmations. But new data from the Pew Research Center, published in November 2025, puts a number on the scale of the problem. About one in three Americans say they have experienced an online shopping scam. That figure comes from a broader survey on online scams and attacks released in July 2025, but the shopping-specific finding was highlighted just as the holiday season kicked off. ...

Is Your Favorite Chrome Extension a Hidden Security Risk? Here’s How to Check You probably have a handful of Chrome extensions you use daily—a grammar checker, a password manager, a tab organizer, maybe a coupon finder. They’re convenient, often free, and seem harmless. But in the past year, security researchers have documented a troubling pattern: some of the most popular “productivity tools” on the Chrome Web Store are quietly being used as entry points into personal and business accounts. ...

1 in 3 Americans Hit by Online Shopping Scams: Here’s How to Avoid Being Next If you’ve ever clicked a too-good-to-be-true deal on social media and ended up with an empty package—or nothing at all—you’re far from alone. New research from Pew Research Center, released in November 2025, found that roughly one in three U.S. adults say they have experienced an online shopping scam. With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, that number might well climb unless we get better at spotting the traps before we fall in. ...