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Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check Google has been found liable for secretly tracking users, even after they turned tracking off. What happened: A U.S. jury ruled that Google misled users about what “Web & App Activity” really meant. Even when people t...

Oct 29, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

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Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check Chrome’s privacy project is over. Third-party tracking continues. What happened: Google just announced that it’s officially phasing out its Privacy Sandbox project, ending plans to reduce online tracking in Chrome. Th...

Oct 22, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

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Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check Age-verification company exposes Discord users’ ID photos What happened: A company that verified ages for Discord was hacked, exposing personal data for about 70,000 users. The stolen information includes uploaded gov...

Oct 15, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

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Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check Your voicemail greeting could be a scam tool What happened: Scammers can record voice greetings from your voicemail. Just 3-7 seconds of speech is enough. They take the generic “leave your name and number” clip and cl...

Oct 08, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

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Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check You might be using AI wrong and not even know it What happened: CNET published a guide on 11 things not to use ChatGPT for. It flags tasks with privacy, accuracy, or legal risk and points to safer habits. Consumer AI ...

Oct 01, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

Cybersecurity Girl Weekly Drop

Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check You have a right to delete your data. Dozens of data brokers are hiding how to do it. What happened: Dozens of data broker companies secretly collect, buy, and sell your personal information: your name, address, phone...

Sep 24, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

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Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check A new vulnerability could let some Samsung Galaxy models be compromised through a photo sent to the device, while iPhone users should update to iOS 26 to enable Apple’s latest security and privacy protections. What h...

Sep 17, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

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Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check Oura Ring, the popular wearable, is facing scrutiny over its Department of Defense ties. What happened: Oura Ring announced a new U.S. manufacturing facility to support contracts with the Department of Defense, call...

Sep 10, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

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Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check TransUnion Data Breach Impacts 4.4 Million What happened: TransUnion, one of the three largest U.S. credit bureaus, was hit by a data breach on July 28, 2025. Hackers stole over 13 million records worldwide, includi...

Sep 03, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

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Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check Apple Urgently Fixes New Security Flaw Actively Being Used by Hackers What happened: Apple released an emergency patch to fix a dangerous bug that lets hackers break into iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The scariest part ...

Aug 27, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

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Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check AT&T Customers Could Claim Up to $7,500 After $177M Data Breach Settlement What happened: AT&T has agreed to a $177 million settlement after two major data breaches. The first happened in March 2024 and exposed sensit...

Aug 20, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

Cybersecurity Girl Weekly Drop

Cyber news, tools & one smart career path. 5 min read Quick Reality Check The Truth About Instagram’s New Map Feature. What happened: Some Instagram users noticed their posts and stories appearing on the platform’s new Map feature. Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri stated that live location shari...

Aug 13, 2025 cybersecurity girl newsletter

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