Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, U.S. officials have feared that the conflict could escalate into a larger and more destructive fight. It’s not only a broader war that officials fear. They’re also concerned that Russia could begin targeting its...
After many months of working with cybersecurity experts to understand what it would really, actually take to help protect people from crime online we launched a trial of our full onboarding process in June. There were many questions we wanted answered, including:...
Phishing is a huge criminal enterprise. “Phishers” send billions of fake text and email messages and try to get you click through to a fake website or call a fake number. Your best protection is to not click (or call) anything in a text or email. Take your time. If...
If your name, social security number and address are available on the dark web – and for the majority of us they are (more than 16B records have been exposed in data breaches in the past few years – more than 8B in the first quarter of 2020 alone) – it’s too...
The consequences of identity theft are real and really serious. If your personal information is stolen, it can wreak havoc on your financial life. Your bank account could be drained, credit cards maxed out, new accounts opened, and your credit impaired—all without you...
The average adult has more than a hundred online accounts that require a username and password. A few of your accounts (usually 6-10) are very important to protect from criminals. The others don’t matter much unless you use the same password for important and...
A year ago, Chris (a 3GO co-founder) got a call that turned his world upside down for a week. His mother’s email account was hacked. Once the hackers controlled her email, they were able to compromise other accounts, spam her contacts, and, worst of all, steal...
