Free and open-source software every citizen should know (2026 guide)
20 September 2026
Password managers, Signal, Firefox + uBlock, OnionShare, RustDesk, LibreOffice, Linux Mint and more — the trustworthy free toolbox, with official links and setup priorities.
Read moreSafe surfing for women and teenage girls: honey traps, sextortion, and purpose-first internet
20 September 2026
Romance traps, fake modelling offers, image misuse, and pressure tactics — a practical, blame-free safety guide plus the self-control habits that shrink every risk.
Read moreHow to check which mobile numbers are issued in your name (Sanchar Saathi)
20 September 2026
SIMs taken on your ID can run scams in your name. The government's free Sanchar Saathi portal lists every connection on your ID — here's the exact process plus CEIR and Chakshu.
Read moreIdentity hijack: why stealing YOU is now the whole attack
20 September 2026
Passwords are rarely "hacked" anymore — sessions, tokens, MFA fatigue, and recovery chains are. How identity attacks work and how to lock yours down.
Read moreAI-powered attacks: agents that hack, bots that lie, and voices that aren't real
20 September 2026
Autonomous recon agents, shadow-AI leaks, deepfake video calls, vishing, quishing: how AI changed both sides of the attack — and the tells that still give fakes away.
Read moreBeyond file-locking: triple extortion, affiliate speed, and who gets hit
20 September 2026
Modern ransomware encrypts, leaks, harasses customers, and DDoSes — executed by rented affiliates hitting healthcare, manufacturing, and supply chains. What changed and what still stops it.
Read moreThe unglamorous threats: login-free flaws, hacked factories, and stolen futures
20 September 2026
Most tracked enterprise flaws need no login. Factories are online. Adversaries hoard encrypted traffic against quantum day. Three infrastructure trends, plainly explained.
Read moreCyber threat trends 2026: identity, AI agents, extortion, infrastructure — one radar
20 September 2026
The year's threat picture in one page: what changed, what didn't, and the six habits covering all of it. Start here, then go deep per topic.
Read moreA short history of cyber threats: from the Morris worm to ransomware-as-a-service
20 September 2026
Five turning points across four decades — and the single pattern that connects a 1988 student experiment to today's rented ransomware gangs.
Read moreThe biggest data breaches in history — and what their autopsies teach you
20 September 2026
Yahoo's 3 billion, Equifax, Marriott, Cambridge Analytica, Collection #1: what actually went wrong in each, and the three defences that would have blunted all of them.
Read moreWhy cyber awareness matters more than antivirus
20 September 2026
Scammers hack humans, not computers. Why your parents and children are the real attack surface — and the family drill that protects them.
Read moreHow Republic CyberIntel actually helps you (and what we honestly can't do)
20 September 2026
Free instant checks, evidence-hashed dossiers, country threat landscapes, and exposé education — plus the limits we refuse to cross, stated plainly.
Read moreTrusted site or trap? A 90-second inspection anyone can run
20 September 2026
HTTPS is not enough. Domain age, lookalike spellings, certificate history, and payment pressure — the full checklist, with a worked example.
Read moreRansomware, explained for normal people (and the backup habit that defeats it)
20 September 2026
From WannaCry hospital shutdowns to rented ransomware gangs: how encryption-extortion works, and the 3-2-1 backup rule that makes you immune.
Read moreSIM-swap and OTP theft: how scammers steal your number, then your money
20 September 2026
Your phone number is the master key to your bank, email, and UPI. How number-takeover works, the warning signs, and the lock-down checklist.
Read moreWithheld in India: how X account blocking actually works (and how to check any claim)
20 September 2026
“Account withheld in response to a legal demand.” What that means, the law behind it, the documented waves — and how to verify any withholding claim yourself, including Vijay Gajera's.
Read moreHow to verify a viral exposé in 6 steps (before you forward it)
20 September 2026
Sensational documentaries and leaked "lists" exploit the same psychology as phishing. A six-step verification playbook — with a worked example on Fall of the Cabal.
Read moreThe UPI QR refund scam: why scanning to receive money always debits you
19 September 2026
A buyer overpays, sends a QR to "refund" you, and the scan debits your account. How the trick works and the one rule that defeats it.
Read more“Your KYC is suspended”: anatomy of India's most forwarded smishing SMS
19 September 2026
Urgent SMS, a link full of words like verify and suspend, and a site harvesting your OTP in real time. How to spot smishing in five seconds.
Read moreMatrimonial profile fraud: the NRI-groom playbook, line by line
19 September 2026
Polished overseas profiles, weeks of grooming, then a customs fee or medical emergency. The script, the red flags, and how families can verify.
Read morePig-butchering scams: the investment mentor who fattens you for slaughter
19 September 2026
A wrong-number text becomes a trading mentor, a fake app shows rising profits, and withdrawals need "just one more fee". The FBI's costliest scam category, explained.
Read moreThe Panama Papers: what 11.5 million leaked documents actually showed
19 September 2026
In 2016, journalists worldwide exposed the offshore industry at a scale never seen before. What the records proved, what changed, and what didn't.
Read moreWikiLeaks and Julian Assange: what actually happened, without the mythology
19 September 2026
Founded 2006, world-famous by 2010, Assange imprisoned then freed by plea deal in 2024. A factual timeline both his defenders and critics can agree on.
Read moreThe Epstein records releases: how to read them without spreading lies
19 September 2026
US authorities and Congress have released tranches of Epstein-related records. Most viral "lists" are fake. Here is how to check primary sources yourself.
Read moreUFOs to UAPs: what governments have actually confirmed (and what they haven't)
19 September 2026
Pentagon videos are real, a 2021 report assessed 144 cases, NASA weighed in, and one hearing made unproven claims. Separating the confirmed from the alleged.
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