Microsoft warns of a malware campaign that delivers malicious software via WhatsApp messages and compromises systems.

Hackers have targeted TrueConf conference servers in attacks that exploit a zero-day vulnerability, allowing them to execute ...

Everything running on your PC uses system resources, so why tax it with unnecessary processes and programs you no longer need ...

Tech expert ThioJoe explains whether software should be installed with .EXE or .MSI files.

With ever increasing sizes of various programs (video games being notorious for this), the question of size optimization comes up more and more often. [Nathan Otterness] shows us how it’s ...

The TeamPCP hacking group has hacked the Telnyx PyPI package as part of a supply chain campaign targeting the broad OSS ecosystem.

Elizabeth Guevara is a personal finance reporter who explains the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined Investopedia in 2024. Getty Images The IRS Direct File ...

With just under a month to go, the countdown to Tax Day has begun. And if you haven't filed your taxes yet, you're not alone. A survey by IPX1031, a subsidiary of Fidelity, found that nearly a third ...

The federal government tested a free, direct online tax-filing program for two years but with the change in administrations shut it down. There are still ways, though, to file your return at no charge ...

In February 2026, Microsoft Defender Experts identified multiple phishing campaigns attributed to an unknown threat actor. The campaigns used workplace meeting lures, PDF attachments, and abuse of ...

A group of Senate and House Democrats is introducing legislation that would bring back the Direct File free tax preparation program that was recently ended by the Trump administration. Processing ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several months after the Trump administration ended the IRS’ direct file program, some lawmakers are working to reinstate it. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and other Democrats introduced ...