Phones today are more secure than ever, making it harder, but not impossible, for hackers to take control. iPhones have strong protections built in, and while Android devices have improved, they still ...

1. Battery drains more quickly than usual. Any spyware installed on your phone is constantly running to snoop on your activity and send the data to the hacker. This means that your battery is going to ...

The TikTok "how-to" video has amassed over 16 million views as of Thursday, Jan. 16 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Serial technology CEO covering all things IT & Tech. Hacking has long been a game of cat and mouse — attackers innovate, defenders ...

In September, the Department of Homeland Security (D.H.S.) signed a two-million-dollar contract with Paragon, an Israeli firm whose spyware product Graphite focusses on breaching encrypted-messaging ...

Update, Dec. 07, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 05, has been updated with examples of the kind of cyber-attacks used by hackers and scammers to lock you out of your Gmail account. A Dec.

Earlier this year, I decided to get my son his first phone as he was entering middle school. I wanted something affordable, reasonably durable, and not so underpowered that it would feel sluggish. I ...

I tried this screen time-lowering hack for 2 weeks to help decrease the time I spent on my phone. It worked, but with a few frustrations. Share on Pinterest Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images I’m part of the ...