Ionut Ilascu is a technology writer with a focus on all things cybersecurity. The topics he writes about include malware, vulnerabilities, exploits and security defenses, as well as research and ...

Chrome may be the most used option out there, but it actually does have some helpful features for navigating websites and managing tabs. In recent months, Google has introduced a host of new and ...

Over the past couple of years, I've accumulated bookmarks, saved Reddit posts, and GitHub stars all related to piracy in some form or another. This list is my attempt to add structure to those ...

RoboForm is the best password manager of 2026, offering passwordless logins for under $1/month. Keeper and 1Password also placed high. We all have plenty of online ...

Researchers linked 108 malicious Chrome extensions to a coordinated campaign that exposed about 20,000 users to data theft, backdoors, and ad injection. About 20,000 people have had their data stolen ...

This week had real hits. The key software got tampered with. Active bugs showed up in the tools people use every day. Some attacks didn’t even need much effort because the path was already there. One ...

Iran-linked hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, leaking older messages in a retaliatory cyberattack with no classified data exposed. An Iran-linked hacking group has targeted ...

If you notice the Google Chrome folder has suddenly grown by several gigabytes, there is no need to panic. This storage spike is caused by the browser automatically download a large “weights.bin” file ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...