https://fmtechub.com/insights/news Cyber security, scam alert, data breach and technology news, explained in plain English. en Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0300 https://fmtechub.com/articles/chrome-extensions-hijacked-searches https://fmtechub.com/articles/chrome-extensions-hijacked-searches Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Cyber security Hundreds of free "PDF converter" and "safe search" extensions sent people's searches through their makers' own servers. Here is what happened and how to check your browser in two minutes. https://fmtechub.com/articles/this-week-in-cyber-27-october-2-november-2026 https://fmtechub.com/articles/this-week-in-cyber-27-october-2-november-2026 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Cyber security A record crypto theft at Binance, 2.5 million customer records exposed at a Sony-owned internet provider, a university leak and PHP flaws under attack. The week's stories in plain words, with what to do. https://fmtechub.com/articles/florida-student-aid-data-breach https://fmtechub.com/articles/florida-student-aid-data-breach Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Data breaches Hackers reached Florida's student financial aid website and the personal details of about 4.9 million applicants, including Social Security numbers. What was taken and the steps that protect you. https://fmtechub.com/articles/cisco-asa-ssl-vpn-zero-day https://fmtechub.com/articles/cisco-asa-ssl-vpn-zero-day Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Networking & Wi-Fi Attackers are already using a flaw in Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense firewalls to make them restart, cutting off remote workers. Who is affected, the fix and the stop-gap. https://fmtechub.com/articles/apple-update-older-iphones-coregraphics https://fmtechub.com/articles/apple-update-older-iphones-coregraphics Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Phones & gadgets Apple has sent a security fix to iPhones as old as the XS and XR, after a flaw in how images and PDFs are handled was used in targeted attacks. Which update you need and how to install it. https://fmtechub.com/articles/popcorn-time-abandoned-updater https://fmtechub.com/articles/popcorn-time-abandoned-updater Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Cyber security Old copies of a Popcorn Time app kept asking a forgotten website for updates, and would install whatever it sent. Researchers stepped in first. Why abandoned apps are a risk and what to remove. https://fmtechub.com/articles/binance-hack-explained https://fmtechub.com/articles/binance-hack-explained Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Data breaches About $6.3 billion in crypto was taken from Binance's online wallets in minutes. What a "hot wallet" is, how investigators traced the money and how to avoid the recovery scams that always follow. https://fmtechub.com/articles/fake-ftc-phone-deactivation-calls https://fmtechub.com/articles/fake-ftc-phone-deactivation-calls Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Scam alerts Callers pretending to be the US Federal Trade Commission say your number is linked to crimes and will be cut off unless you pay. How the script works and how to shut it down. https://fmtechub.com/articles/plex2shell-update-plex-media-server https://fmtechub.com/articles/plex2shell-update-plex-media-server Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Cyber security Attackers are chaining four flaws in Plex Media Server to take over home media servers and install crypto miners. What Plex2Shell is, who is affected and how to check your version. https://fmtechub.com/articles/this-week-in-cyber-13-19-october-2026 https://fmtechub.com/articles/this-week-in-cyber-13-19-october-2026 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Cyber security A VPN zero-day, spyware hidden in online adverts, crypto wallets with a spy chip, a backup service used to reach Microsoft 365 accounts and a supermarket group knocked offline. What happened and what to do. https://fmtechub.com/articles/october-2026-cyber-roundup https://fmtechub.com/articles/october-2026-cyber-roundup Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Cyber security A record Windows update, a shopping app that told its own customers it had been hacked, supermarket fridges turned into ovens and a wave of breaches in Japan. What happened and what you should do. https://fmtechub.com/articles/october-2026-scam-alerts https://fmtechub.com/articles/october-2026-scam-alerts Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Scam alerts Fake police on video calls, lookalike Medicare adverts, toll and parcel texts built from ready-made kits, and a crackdown on West African scam networks. What officials warned about this month and how to stay safe. https://fmtechub.com/articles/cyber-roundup-in-plain-words https://fmtechub.com/articles/cyber-roundup-in-plain-words Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Cyber security Four real security stories from the last few weeks, explained without jargon: an urgent iPhone fix, a Chrome update, a ransomware gang shut down and a leak of ID scans. https://fmtechub.com/articles/scam-alerts-how-to-spot-them https://fmtechub.com/articles/scam-alerts-how-to-spot-them Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Scam alerts Fake police calls, booby-trapped parking QR codes, cloned car dealer websites and lookalike insurance adverts. What official bodies are warning about, and how to spot each one. https://fmtechub.com/articles/gyazo-data-breach-explained https://fmtechub.com/articles/gyazo-data-breach-explained Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300 Data breaches The screenshot-sharing service Gyazo was breached in September 2026, exposing about 23.6 million user records and data about hundreds of millions of images. What happened and what to do.