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Your phone lights up. The number looks local. You answer because maybe it is the doctor, the school, a delivery driver or someone you actually need to hear from. Then comes the pause.That tiny silence before a recorded voice kicks in has become one of the most annoying sounds. Spam calls have turned the phone in your pocket into a daily guessing game. Is this real? Is this urgent? Or […]

This Memorial Day, while the rest of the country pauses to honor the fallen, scammers are doing something else entirely. They're running searches.They're pulling military records. Cross-referencing VA enrollment data. Mapping disability ratings. And building detailed profiles on the men and women who served this country, then using that information to steal from them.It's not a side hustle. It's an industry. And veterans, because of the very nature of their […]

Airports can feel like a maze when you are rushing to a gate, hunting for baggage claim or trying to find a lounge before boarding. Now, LaGuardia Airport's Terminal B wants to make that all feel a little less stressful with a life-sized AI hologram named Bridget.Bridget can hold a real conversation with you. She can answer questions about gates, shops, baggage claim and VIP lounges. She can also give […]

Figure AI says three of its humanoid robots crossed more than 24 hours of continuous autonomous operation after a test that was supposed to last only eight hours kept running.The California-based robotics startup says its Helix-02 artificial intelligence-powered robots sorted small packages around the clock without human control. The robots became part of a livestream that viewers followed closely. They even picked up names along the way: Bob, Frank and […]

You've seen CAPTCHA checks everywhere. You click a box. You move on. No big deal. Now imagine that same box asking you to press a few keys on your keyboard. It might tell you to open a command window and paste something. It feels a little odd. Still, the page looks real.That is exactly what scammers are counting on. A new warning from the Identity Theft Resource Center highlights a […]

A robot mower sounds like the kind of yard tool that should make life easier. It cuts the grass, saves you time and quietly handles a chore most people would rather avoid.But a new independent security report raises a bigger concern about what may be happening behind the scenes. Security researcher Andreas Makris says Yarbo robots, which include autonomous lawn mowers and snow blowers, contained serious flaws that could expose […]

Credit freezes have been free at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion since 2018. They are built to block one of the most common forms of identity fraud: new credit applications opened in your name. But the latest numbers show why a freeze cannot be your only line of defense. Javelin Strategy & Research's 2026 Identity Fraud Study found that traditional identity fraud losses reached $27.3 billion last year, affecting 18 million […]

It starts with something that feels exciting. An email lands in your inbox claiming you may be entitled to an inheritance. No warning. No backstory. Just a formal message and a ticking clock.That is exactly what happened to Tim C., who wrote us:Tim trusted his instincts. This is a scam. And it is one of the more convincing ones making the rounds right now.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report INSIDE […]

IN TODAY'S NEWSLETTER:- Oscar-nominated filmmaker disappointed his AI girlfriend dumped him- AI layoffs may be backfiring on companies- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns China has ‘all the chips they need’ despite US bansBAD BREAK-UP: Dating in the digital era isn't easy, as one Oscar-nominated filmmaker learned the hard way. Paul Schrader, the screenwriter of Martin Scorsese classics like "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull," revealed in a Facebook post that he […]