The Firewall Report | June 19th, 2025

This week's top cyber threats and scams

Some attacks knock on the front door.

Others don’t bother.

This week, I’m covering threats that bypass clicks, passwords, even basic interaction — the kind of intrusions that happen while your phone’s in your pocket or your browser’s sitting idle in the background.

We’re also looking at a growing trend that’s quietly reshaping what your everyday apps are collecting and what they’re handing over without asking. One of the most common tools on your device might be leaking more about your movements than you'd ever guess.

There’s also a tool a lot of you trust with your private communications, and for good reason. But trust doesn’t mean perfection, so I’m exploring what it actually protects and what it leaves exposed.

Oh and that “private” browser everyone keeps asking me about? I’m giving an unbiased review, just the facts, and it may surprise you.

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