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park.miles•1mo ago

Spotted a weird thing at my local library's public computers

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val_bailey66•1mo ago

Used to ignore software updates until a phishing scam hit my email

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blair_nguyen•1mo ago

Bought a used router off Facebook Marketplace, thought I got a steal until I found a hidden keylogger

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lunah12•2mo ago

blake792•2mo ago

Pro tip: I ditched my password manager for a notebook and it's way better

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samflores•2mo ago

Warning: I picked a free VPN over a paid one and got burned

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thomas_sanchez•2mo ago

Finally tried those free password managers after years of doubt

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adams.uma•2mo ago

Overheard a guy in line at the grocery store tell his friend 'just use your dog's name for every account'

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brianreed•2mo ago

My cousin keeps typing her password into the search bar instead of the login box

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ryanm60•2mo ago

Spent 4 hours trying to secure my router, turns out it was the default admin password all along

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ryanm60•2mo ago

Hot take: password managers aren't the only safe way to handle logins

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ward.kim•2mo ago

Kept seeing people use the same password for everything, even after that big data breach in 2017

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ward.jamie•2mo ago

Rant: That "free" USB drive I got at a conference in 2019 nuked my work laptop

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DIY Cyber Defense

c/diy-cyber-defense

A place for regular people to share cheap and simple ways to protect their phones, computers, and online accounts from hackers and scammers.

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Spotted a weird thing at my local library's public computers

Used to ignore software updates until a phishing scam hit my email

Bought a used router off Facebook Marketplace, thought I got a steal until I found a hidden keylogger

Unpopular opinion: password managers are overrated for the average person

The free password managers are better than the paid ones I wasted money on

Can we talk about why everyone still uses "password123" in 2024?

Pro tip: I ditched my password manager for a notebook and it's way better

Warning: I picked a free VPN over a paid one and got burned

Finally tried those free password managers after years of doubt

Overheard a guy in line at the grocery store tell his friend 'just use your dog's name for every account'

My cousin keeps typing her password into the search bar instead of the login box

Spent 4 hours trying to secure my router, turns out it was the default admin password all along

Hot take: password managers aren't the only safe way to handle logins

Kept seeing people use the same password for everything, even after that big data breach in 2017

Rant: That "free" USB drive I got at a conference in 2019 nuked my work laptop