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Data Brokers Have a File on You. Here's How to See What's Inside

From your shopping habits to your address, data brokers have many of your most personal details. We show you how to check ...

NPM package caught using QR Code to fetch cookie-stealing malware

Newly discovered npm package 'fezbox' employs QR codes to hide a second-stage payload to steal cookies from a user's web ...

Steam now lets you check if you have Secure Boot enabled: the security feature we're all going to have to get to grips with for Battlefield, Call of Duty and more

Secure Boot is a security feature within the UEFI and used for signing Kernel-level code that runs on your PC to ensure it's ...

A new way to see the hidden complexity of our genes

Scientists from James Cook University have developed a new computer tool that reveals layers of gene activity that were ...

Can We Trust AI To Write Vulnerability Checks? Here's what we found

Can AI speed up writing vulnerability checks without sacrificing quality? Intruder put it to the test. Their researchers found where AI helps, where it falls short, and why human oversight is still ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

How to Check SSD Health in Windows 10 and Windows 11

Luckily, there are a few ways to monitor your SSD’s health using SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) built into storage devices and software utilities that interface with it.
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This open-source file converter supports way more formats than you think

One of File Converter’s strongest selling points is the number of formats it supports (for both input and output) across audio, video, images, and documents. You might assume it handles only common ...