Protecting Yourself from Scammers

Protecting Yourself from Scammers
uBlock is giving up on fighting Facebook allowing more scams and malware to get through to users. We look at this and several other articles related to protecting yourself from scammers.

Framework Computers with Bricking BIOS
Framework issued a BIOS update that bricked some computers. We look at this story and others related to privacy, security, and scams.

Protecting Yourself from Scammers
https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/08/ublock-origin-stops-chasing-facebook-ads.html

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/08/why-facebooks-war-on-ad-blockers-could-help-scammers

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/mobile/2026/08/new-android-malware-lets-criminals-use-your-bank-card-in-real-time

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/08/scammers-are-using-fake-crypto-aml-checkers-to-drain-your-wallet

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/08/your-polite-reply-to-that-text-is-worth-2-on-the-dark-web

Quicklines
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/framework-responds-to-complaints-that-bios-update-bricked-ryzen-7040-laptops/

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/comcast-adds-motion-sensing-to-millions-of-its-newer-routers-with-a-privacy-catch/

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/why-apples-camera-equipped-airpods-may-not-be-the-pervert-pods-consumers-fear/

https://securityaffairs.com/197377/hacking/litellm-supply-chain-attack-technology-banking-and-healthcare-the-most-affected.html

https://securityaffairs.com/197485/data-breach/hackers-expose-data-of-1-2-million-heights-finance-customers.html

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/carecloud-confirms-3-7m-patients-had-their-medical-records-stolen-in-data-breach/

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/fairphone-is-launching-its-latest-repairable-phone-in-the-us-too/