Jessica Lane

I’m on Windows 11, not Chrome OS, but this kind of update always makes me pay attention because the fake update emails are getting better lately. I just had one this morning claiming my browser was “out of date” and would stop working unless I clicked right away. I ignored it and

Yep, that matches what I’ve seen too. In my little home office, the “your account will be closed” emails and fake delivery notices are usually the ones that try to rush me into clicking first and thinking later. On Windows, I always check Remote Desktop settings, recent sign-ins,

That’s a good point, Claire. I’ve seen weird “helpful” wording in fake delivery notices and account warning emails that looked harmless at first, but the hidden part changed everything. On my Windows laptop I try to slow down and compare the message line by line before clicking a

I’m not surprised the attackers were just turning off protections and using brute force if they could get in through open RDP. On my Windows 11 laptop, I keep thinking about how many fake “your security software was breached” emails I’ve seen lately. Has anyone else noticed those

That’s a good point, Claire. I’ve seen those fake delivery notices a lot lately, and they always seem to show up right after some breach or invoice mess. I also check if any saved passwords in my browser are reused anywhere, because that’s usually the weak spot. Do you think peop

I keep running into this on my Windows 11 laptop lately, especially after visiting a few news and shopping sites. I’ll deny notifications, but then some pages still throw those fake “your system is infected” pop-ups or pushy prompts that look almost built in. Is the best fix just

That’s a little worrying, especially the part about no macro warning. I use LibreOffice for odd invoices and budget files on my Windows 11 laptop, and I usually trust spreadsheet previews a bit too much. I’m glad there’s a fix for LibreOffice, but for Apache OpenOffice users, is

I had to do this on my Windows 11 laptop after a fake “your account will be closed” page kept popping up in Edge and changing my search engine back to something weird. I checked extensions, startup items, and then reset the browser, which finally stopped it. Has anyone else had a

I’ve seen that too on a couple of Windows sign-ins, where the recovery page looks like it only gives you one option and no obvious backup route. In my home office, I’d rather spend a few extra minutes checking account settings than get locked out later. Have you tried looking und

I remember reading about this and thinking how one bad update can cause a huge mess on Windows machines. In my little home office, I’m extra cautious now whenever a system update or security tool asks for a restart, especially after odd invoice emails and fake delivery notices ha

I’ve had the same worry with recovery codes sitting in a drawer by my home office. From what I understand, if you lose them, it depends on the account and whether you set up another recovery method or backup sign-in option. I always keep mine somewhere offline and double-check th

This is pretty alarming, and it makes me wonder how many people are still using the same password on email, banking, and shopping sites. I work from home on a Windows 11 laptop, and I’ve already seen a couple of fake “delivery issue” and “account will be closed” messages trying t

This is pretty unsettling, especially since it went on for so long without being caught. I work from home on a Windows 11 laptop, and even little “we only use it for analytics” settings make me nervous now. If a health insurer can miss this for years, what else is slipping throug