Your phone number can be stolen without anyone touching your phone — and your best defense against ransomware isn't antivirus. This week's briefings cover both, plus a quiz to test your smishing radar.

How SIM Swapping Steals Your Phone Number — 60-second watch One-line takeaway: Set a PIN or password on your cellular account, and use an authentication app or security key instead of text-message codes.

Why Antivirus Alone Isn't Enough (3-2-1 Backup Rule) — 60-second watch One-line takeaway: Follow the 3-2-1 rule — three copies of your files, on two types of storage, one off-site — and test your backups regularly.

Quiz corner — Can You Spot the Smish? Package Text Quiz — 60-second quiz One-line takeaway: Practice on a fictional smishing text — "VexParcel" isn't real. Got a real one? Forward it to 7726 (SPAM), then report it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

From the archive — Is the Denmark CPR Registry Breach Real? What to Do — 60-second watch Still holds up: About 8.8 million records were accessed illegally — if you have Danish ties, expect scam calls using your real details. Stay alert, not afraid.

Free this week: the one-page Spot the Phish checklist — five red flags to check before you trust an email. Download it free, no signup needed: https://muse.ai/s/red-flag-cyber-website-sxn6i7x044x0xnw

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