Paul Wagenseil
Paul Wagenseil is a senior editor at Tom's Guide focused on security and privacy. He has also been a dishwasher, fry cook, long-haul driver, code monkey and video editor. He's been rooting around in the information-security space for more than 15 years at FoxNews.com, SecurityNewsDaily, TechNewsDaily and Tom's Guide, has presented talks at the ShmooCon, DerbyCon and BSides Las Vegas hacker conferences, shown up in random TV news spots and even moderated a panel discussion at the CEDIA home-technology conference. You can follow his rants on Twitter at @snd_wagenseil.
Latest articles by Paul Wagenseil

Each online account eats a ton of your time each year — and these take the most
By Paul Wagenseil published
Each website you create an account with ends up wasting about 90 minutes of your time every year with emails, texts and phone calls, researchers have found.

Zoom settles $85 million class-action lawsuit — how to get your money
By Paul Wagenseil published
Zoom reached a tentative settlement in a class-action suit, agreeing to pay out $85 million over claims it skimped on user security and privacy.

Levoit 400S Air Purifier review (hands on)
By Paul Wagenseil published
Not yet ratedThe Levoit Core 400S is the ideal air purifier: stylish, quiet, efficient, inexpensive, voice-assistant-compatible and surprisingly fun to use.

Google Drive security update: What is it and what do I need to do?
By Paul Wagenseil published
A 'security update' is being applied to Google Drive files in September. Here's what's really happening, and what you need to do.

Don't let your browser autofill your passwords — here's why
By Paul Wagenseil published
Letting browsers and password managers automatically fill in usernames and passwords on websites is a huge security risk, a Czech security researcher says.

Update your iPhone to iOS 14.7 right now to fix emergency security flaw
By Paul Wagenseil published
Apple rushed out an emergency patch for iPhones, iPads and Macs to fix a serious security flaw that's likely already being used in attacks.

How to delete Google Search history
By Paul Wagenseil published
Google has overhauled how it lets you delete or selectively edit your Search history. Here's how to do it on a desktop, laptop, phone, or tablet.

Surprise! Young, tech-savvy men most likely to fall for tech-support scams, says Microsoft
By Paul Wagenseil published
It's not older women, but young men who think they know everything about computers are most likely to lose money in tech-support scams, reports Microsoft.

Password-stealing malware hidden in open-source software — what to do
By Paul Wagenseil published
A widely used repository of open-source software has been infected with password-stealing malware, and there's no telling how many applications and projects have been poisoned.

New Windows 11 and 10 flaw lets anyone take over your PC — what to do
By Paul Wagenseil published
A jaw-droppingly dumb flaw in Windows 10 and Windows 11 lets any local user or program seize full control of a machine.

Windows printing flaws can still hack your PC — here's what to do
By Paul Wagenseil published
Two more security flaws related to Windows' printing software have been disclosed. No permanent fixes yet, but you can defuse one flaw by turning off printing altogether.

Update Google Chrome now to fix this dangerous zero-day flaw
By Paul Wagenseil published
Google has pushed out a new update for Chrome on Windows, Mac and Linux to fix several severe security flaws, including one already being exploited by attackers. Here's what to do.

Microsoft fixes dozens of Windows 10 security flaws — here's what to do
By Paul Wagenseil published
Microsoft patched 117 security flaws in the July Patch Tuesday updates, including nine 'zero-day' vulnerabilities that were publicly disclosed before Microsoft could fix them.

Mint Mobile suffers possible data breach — what you need to do
By Paul Wagenseil published
Low-cost U.S. cellular carrier Mint Mobile appears to have suffered a data breach, which may have exposed an unknown number of user passwords.

Special Report: Can you trust Amazon Sidewalk and Apple's Find My?
By Paul Wagenseil published
Amazon's new Sidewalk home network has people worried about privacy and security, but is that really justified? And what about Apple's similar Find My network?

Microsoft releases emergency security fix for PrintNightmare flaw — update right now
By Paul Wagenseil published
Microsoft pushed out an emergency patch for the 'PrintNightmare' security flaw, which affects all Windows computers and servers.

These Android apps with 5.8 million downloads can steal your Facebook password — what to do
By Paul Wagenseil published
Nearly a dozen Android apps were set up to steal users' Facebook passwords and usernames, and were installed nearly 6 million times.

700 million exposed in LinkedIn data scrape — what to do now
By Paul Wagenseil published
Personal data 'scraped' from 700 million LinkedIn user profiles is being sold online. Even though the data is theoretically public, it's useful for spammers, stalkers and phishers.

Millions of Dell PCs can be hacked remotely — here's what you need to know
By Paul Wagenseil published
More than 100 Dell laptops and desktops moels can be hacked over the air thanks to flaws in the way the machines handle firmware updates, but fixes are available.

Brave Search promises to be the anti-Google, with no tracking or profiling
By Paul Wagenseil published
Brave Search, which promises to be a privacy-focused search engine that doesn't track or profile users, has entered public beta testing that anyone can try out.

The best Prime Day gaming PC deal packs RTX 3080 Ti power — and it's not at Amazon
By Paul Wagenseil published
This fully loaded pre-built gaming rig with an RTX 3080 Ti GPU and Ryzen 9 5900X CPU is on sale at NewEgg for $600 off.

This iPhone bug kills your phone's Wi-Fi — what you need to know
By Paul Wagenseil published
A Wi-Fi hotspot name containing specific character strings will permanently disable Wi-Fi connections on an iPhone until the user manually clears all network settings.

Carnival hit by data breach — how to tell if you're affected
By Paul Wagenseil published
Carnival, the world's largest cruise-ship operator, said it had been hit by its second data breach in the past 18 months.
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