Online Safety

Signal President Warns: AI Chatbots Are a Privacy Risk – Here’s How to Protect Yourself Meredith Whittaker, the president of the encrypted messaging app Signal, recently warned that AI chatbots pose a growing threat to user privacy. Her comments, reported by SC Media, come as millions of people turn to tools like ChatGPT, Bing Chat, and Google Bard for everyday tasks. For the average user, the convenience of these chatbots can hide serious data risks. ...

What Microsoft’s New Email Security Data Reveals About Today’s Biggest Threats Email remains one of the most exploited entry points for cyberattacks. Phishing alone accounted for more than 90% of data breaches last year, according to multiple industry reports. Microsoft recently published the results of a year-long benchmark on email security effectiveness—drawn from real-world telemetry across its Defender for Office 365 customer base. The findings offer a clear picture of current threats and, more importantly, which defences actually stop them. ...

What One Year of Microsoft Defender Data Reveals About Email Threats Microsoft published its latest email security benchmark report in June 2026, based on telemetry collected across its Defender for Office 365 user base over the preceding twelve months. The report offers a snapshot of the volume and types of email-borne attacks that the platform detected and blocked, and it highlights trends that anyone using Microsoft 365 should be aware of. This article summarizes the key findings and translates them into practical steps you can take to improve your own email security. ...

ChatGPT Gets New Account Security Features: Here’s What to Do If you use ChatGPT regularly, your account likely contains a history of conversations, saved prompts, and possibly personal or work-related information. Until recently, the security options protecting that data were limited. That changed in early June 2026, when OpenAI began rolling out a set of account security controls that bring ChatGPT in line with other major online services. ...

Fake Utility Flyers: How to Spot and Avoid This Common Scam In June 2026, residents in Southern California reported receiving fake flyers purportedly from Edison (the local electric utility) left on their doorsteps. The flyers urged customers to call a number and make immediate payment to avoid disconnection. Similar scams have appeared in other regions over the years, and they tend to spike during hot summer months or after major weather events when people are more likely to be paying attention to their utility bills. ...

Stop Business Email Compromise: How Real-Time Validation Protects Your Payments Last year, business email compromise (BEC) scams cost U.S. organizations $2.9 billion, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. These attacks are not sophisticated hacks. They rely on social engineering: a fake invoice, a spoofed vendor email, and a sense of urgency. Many small businesses do not have the security teams of large corporations, so they are frequent targets. ...

What a Year of Microsoft Defender Data Reveals About Email Security Threats Email remains the primary vector for cyberattacks, but the tactics attackers use shift constantly. In June 2026, Microsoft published a detailed benchmark of email security threats observed over the prior year, drawing on telemetry from Defender for Office 365. The report offers a data-driven look at what’s actually hitting inboxes—and what’s getting blocked. While the numbers come from Microsoft’s ecosystem, the patterns are relevant to anyone who uses email. ...

What Microsoft’s email security data reveals about today’s biggest threats If you administer a Microsoft 365 tenant or run a small business that relies on Exchange Online, you’ve probably wondered how effective the built-in email protection really is. Microsoft recently published a year’s worth of benchmark data from Defender for Office 365, and the numbers offer a grounded look at what threats are actually getting through — and where the filters are holding. ...

What Microsoft’s Email Security Data Reveals About Today’s Biggest Phishing Threats Email remains the most common entry point for cyberattacks, and a new benchmarking report from Microsoft—based on a full year of data from Defender for Office 365—gives us a clearer picture of how attackers are adapting. While the exact numbers are still being parsed, the trends are clear enough to warrant a closer look at how we protect our inboxes. ...

What Microsoft’s Year of Email Security Data Means for Your Inbox Protection Microsoft recently released a detailed report based on one year of threat data collected from its Defender for Office 365 platform. The report covers phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and malware trends observed between July 2025 and June 2026. While the data comes from Microsoft’s own customer base—and may not represent every email environment—it offers a grounded look at the attack patterns that actually reach inboxes. For anyone who uses email personally or runs a small business, these findings point to concrete adjustments worth making. ...