UK police urge a switch to passkeys as hacked account losses rise 417%
Report Fraud says money stolen through hacked email and social media accounts rose from £1.2 million to £6.3 million in a year, and wants people to move to passkeys, with password managers for everything else. Welcome to NerdBible
UK police urge a switch to passkeys as hacked account losses rise 417%
Report Fraud says money stolen through hacked email and social media accounts rose from £1.2 million to £6.3 million in a year, and wants people to move to passkeys, with password managers for everything else. 
Ninja Forms flaw used to hijack WordPress sites: update the plugin now
Attackers are using a patched bug in the Ninja Forms plugin, installed on more than 500,000 WordPress sites, to plant hidden administrator accounts. Here is what to update and what to check. 
Atlassian patches critical file access flaw in self-hosted Jira and Confluence
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OpenAI, Gemini and Claude: where the big three AI providers stand now
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Passkeys explained: how they work with password managers and what to do with old passwords
What a passkey is, why it resists phishing, where to store it, how to move passkeys between password managers and why your old password still matters. 
teenage engineering explained: the OP-1, pocket operators and which device is for you
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HHKB keyboards explained: the Happy Hacking layout, Topre switches and which model to choose
What makes the Happy Hacking Keyboard different, how Topre switches compare with mechanical ones, and what the HYBRID Type-S, HYBRID, Classic and Studio each offer. 
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Identity theft: how it happens, warning signs and what to do
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Your gaming mouse's settings belong in the mouse, not in an app that can break
When an expired certificate stopped Logitech's configuration apps from launching on Macs, users lost their button mappings. The editors argue onboard memory and account-free setup should be the baseline for gaming peripherals. 
Most people do not need a mechanical keyboard, and the hobby's churn is not helping
Ergonomics guidance is about posture and placement, not switches. Group buys, vendor failures and switch hype make the keyboard hobby a poor guide for ordinary buyers. 
A language app streak measures habit, not progress. Apps should show both
Streaks bring learners back every day, but one lesson keeps them alive. Apps should put a measure of skill at least as prominently as the count of days. 
Cruise fares should include the gratuities and port fees you cannot avoid
Automatic daily gratuities and port charges can add hundreds of dollars to a family cruise. The advertised price should include them. 
Business AI tools should ask before training on your meetings
Too many paid AI tools use customer content to train their models unless someone opts out. For business plans, training should be off until a customer opts in. 
Your business data should leave as easily as it arrived
A complete export of your own records, with no exit fee, should come with every paid business software plan. Here is why, and what buyers can check today. 
ZenBusiness review
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