For 48 hours, the Taliban appeared to turn back the clock in Afghanistan with a directive to cut off the internet and phone networks, disconnecting millions of people from the world outside.

No one likes dropping offline, especially if you need to stay in contact. Get expert tips for boosting your cellphone signal on iPhone or Android.

Cell phones are unreliable in the Colorado backcountry due to potential signal issues and battery life, but in a pinch one might save your life.

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At minimum, if you don’t want to remember your email password, set up a passkey. Put this passkey on a hardware key (e.g., YubiKey or Google Titan Security Key) that you bring with you on your trip.

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After a year-long investigation officers disrupted a major criminal network suspected to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones to China(Picture: Met Police) The Met has smashed an international ...

Crime rings are hiring accomplices to steal replacement debit cards from mailboxes or pick up old debit cards from homes as part of fraud schemes.

Social media scams are rising as fraudsters create fake accounts and buy verification badges to deceive users, but these simple safety steps can protect you.

I hadn't heard his name in years. But as soon as my sister said it, lying there in her hospital bed with stage 4 cancer, I knew just what to do.