Blackmail emails claiming to have “caught” you visiting certain sites or viewing adult content should be ignored. Responding to them or following their requests is very risky and offers no reward, so don’t do it.

When you sign up for a new online account, it’s possible you’ll be asked to confirm your identity. Sometimes, this is an innocuous request asking you to confirm via a text message or other channel. In other cases, it might be more malicious. Be wary of requests that ask you to upload a selfie or […]

Gmail provides a lot of flexibility in how you send and check emails. It can even serve as a mail client for non-Gmail accounts such as those hosted at Yahoo and Outlook.com and send mail from their addresses. Every now and then, review the settings tab in Gmail to make sure that the “Send Mail […]

When you receive a fishy email, the best course of action is to either flag it as spam or block the address. Do not reply to it, as doing so could put you at risk of further spam and possibly data interception. Most of all, do not disclose anything sensitive, such as your Social Security […]

iOS can save all of your logins automatically. When you open the list of them under Settings -> Passwords & Accounts, you might see an exclamation mark next to some of them. That indicates that they match another saved login, which is risky since reused passwords are easier for someone to guess.

Most email clients offer an option to report a message as spam or junk. If your email client has that option, take advantage of it. Reporting messages as spam or junk helps to train the mail filter so that the messages aren’t delivered to your inbox. However, check your junk or spam folders occasionally to […]