Zak Doffman

London, United Kingdom, Variaí

Contributor at Forbes

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Do Not Click On Any Of These Websites On Your PC

2 days ago | forbes.com | Zak Doffman

Do not click — ever. getty“If it looks like a duck,” starts the so-called Duck Test, then it’s probably a duck. And sometimes, cybersecurity threats are just as simple to detect. So it is with the ClickFix attacks now running riot across PCs worldwide. Forget the lure. If a popup window or website asks you to copy and paste text into a prompt, then don’t. It’s an attack.
Google Confirms Gmail Warning-How To Keep Your Email Account

2 days ago | forbes.com | Zak Doffman

New password attack warning confirmedNurPhoto via Getty ImagesRepublished on June 3 with a new threat of a very different kind to your Gmail account, as one Google AI exec talks about getting rid of email. You have been warned. Gmail attacks have reached a new level of threat. If you don’t act to secure your account you could lose it — at least long enough for irreparable damage to be done. This is the gateway to other Google accounts and services, so do not take risks.
Why You Should Stop Texting On Your iPhone Or Android Phone

3 days ago | forbes.com | Zak Doffman

It’s time to stop textinggettyRepublished on June 3 with another new push for users to ditch text messaging. This is the biggest shake-up to texting and messaging in years. And for Apple and Google, it risks undermining any security and privacy assurances made around RCS. Make no mistake — this could be the best reason yet to stop texting on your phone. WhatsApp has for some time been working on a username alternative to phone numbers.
Google Issues Emergency Update For All 3 Billion Chrome Users

3 days ago | forbes.com | Zak Doffman

Update all browsers now. Jaap Arriens/NurPhotoGoogle has suddenly released an emergency Chrome update, warning that a vulnerability discovered by its Threat Analysis Group has been used in attacks. Such is the severity of the risk, that Google also confirmed that ahead of this update, The issue “was mitigated on 2025-05-28 by a configuration change” pushed out to all platforms.
Google Confirms New Attack—Stop Using Your Passwords Now | Flipboard

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Zak Doffman

Mom is mortified after her kindergartner tells the teacher what she does for a living"So, this wasn't on my bingo card." One of the great joys and stresses of parenting is that you never know what will come out of your child’s mouth. …
Google Confirms New Attack-Stop Using Your Passwords Now

3 days ago | forbes.com | Zak Doffman

You need to take Google’s warning seriously. You need to stop using your password and change your account. Past advice is no longer valid and leaves you at risk. As multiple attacks are confirmed, doing nothing is no longer an option. “We constantly roll out defenses against these types of attacks,” Google assured, as it confirmed a password attack on Instagram boss Adam Mosseri.
Microsoft’s Bad News-500 Million Windows Users Must Now Decide

4 days ago | forbes.com | Zak Doffman

A new warning has been issued for Windows users, whose PCs have been described as “magnets for security threats,” just as new data gives Microsoft a surprising bad news story ahead of the critical next few months. You can expect many more such warnings as 500-million Windows users face an increasingly urgent decision.
Microsoft Issues New Emergency Update For Windows Users

4 days ago | forbes.com | Zak Doffman

Following on from Microsoft’s warning that its most recent security update was failing for some users and breaking Windows, the company has just an emergency out-of-band update. This is the second such fix within the last two weeks.
Google Confirms Gmail Warning-How To Keep Your Email Account

5 days ago | forbes.com | Zak Doffman

You have been warned. Gmail attacks have reached a new level of threat. If you don’t act to secure your account you could lose it — at least long enough for irreparable damage to be done. This is the gateway to other Google accounts and services, so do not take risks. Fortunately, Google has just confirmed its warning to help you keep your account.
FBI And Police Warning—If You Get This Call, Hang Up Immediately | Flipboard

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Zak Doffman

Harjes was known for his credits in several TV shows, also including 'Orange Is the New Black,' 'Blue Bloods' and 'FBI.' Devin Lee Harjes, an actor …