Roku TV accounts hacked in second cyberattack of its kind this year

Roku said the accounts of 576,000 customers had been accessed by hackers – the second incident of “credential stuffing" that’s been reported by the TV streaming service this year.

Instagram is cracking down on teen sextortion – here's what that means

Recent high-profile cases include two Nigerian brothers who pleaded guilty to sexually extorting teen boys in Michigan on Instagram, including one who took his own life.

New FCC rules require 'nutrition label' for high-speed internet plans

Starting April 10, the FCC's new rules require the largest internet service providers (ISPs) to display broadband disclosures in a nutrition label-style format at all points of sale, with smaller providers having until October 10 to implement the same.

Father hacks state to fake death rather than pay six-figure child support debt

Prosecutors say a Kentucky father hacked into Hawaii's death registry to fake his own demise to avoid paying what he owed in child support to his ex.

‘MFA bombing’ attacks targeting some iPhone users

Some iPhone users get constant pop-up messages asking them to change their password so scammers can obtain their personal information.

Billie Eilish, Katy Perry, 200+ others warn about AI threats to artists, music

The Artists Rights Alliance, supported by 200 music artists including Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, and Camila Cabello, is calling for an end to AI usage that undermines human artists' rights.

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram recovering after outage

Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook were down for some users Wednesday thanks to a wider outage at parent company Meta, reports indicate.

Teens turning to TikTok to self-diagnose mental health issues

Young people are turning to social media to research mental health conditions and are self-diagnosing themselves at an increasing rate, a new study found. Here’s what to know.

Google to delete billions of 'Incognito' browsing data after lawsuit

Google has committed to deleting billions of records containing personal information gathered from over 136 million internet users in the United States who browse through its Chrome web browser.

Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago, people thought it was Google’s April Fools’ Day joke

Besides the quantum leap in storage, Gmail also came equipped with Google’s search technology so users could quickly retrieve a tidbit from an old email, photo or other personal information stored on the service.

LinkedIn testing ways to incorporate videos into your feed

LinkedIn is testing different methods to distribute video to users, the company said, with many reporting they’re already seeing a TikTok-style video feed to scroll through.