Tis the season for giving… and unfortunately, also for taking. Scammers tend to be extremely active during the holiday season. We’re buying lots of stuff online, having lots of packages delivered. We’re away from our homes for extended periods of time. We’re giving money to charities. We’re firing up new tech toys. The bad guys know this and are happy to take advantage of our chaotic holiday schedule and unusual levels of spending and giving. I’ll give you some top tips to avoid being a victim this holiday season.

In other news: the SFPD wants to arm its law enforcement robots; the TSA is expanding the use of facial recognition at airports; Microsoft warns of malware coming from Google Ads; a new study shows that computer repair shops may be accessing your personal data; WhatsApp data breach affects nearly 500M users; Twitter data breach was far worse than reported; Meta shuts down covert US propaganda operation; US watchdog raises warning for offshore oil and gas rig security; a new malware campaign bypasses Windows protections; LastPass admits to customer data breach caused by previous breach; and Anker’s Eufy cameras caught sending data to cloud without user consent.

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