Articles by Dr. Lisa Thornton
Six New Android Malware Families Are Hunting Your Phone — And Your Health Data Is the Prize
Cybersecurity researchers just discovered six new Android malware families that can steal your data in real time. If you use health apps on your phone, your med...
Your Health App Knows More About You Than Your Doctor — And It Might Be Selling That Data for a Penny
79 percent of health apps share your data with third parties. Most are not covered by HIPAA. A BMJ study found your sleep patterns, mental health, and fitness d...
Meta Just Shut Down 150,000 Scam Accounts — But Nobody Is Talking About What Online Fraud Does to Your Mental Health
Meta disabled 150,000 accounts linked to Southeast Asian scam centers. The financial losses make headlines but the psychological damage — depression, PTSD, ch...