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July 2026

ChatGPT Security


Advanced Security for OpenAI

Regardless of how you feel about OpenAI or AI in general, the fact is that almost 1 BILLION people use ChatGPT on a monthly basis. That means that either you or somebody you know needs to enroll in this new security program just announced recently:

​NEW ChatGPT Security Feature (explanation + tutorial)​

Note: For those who would rather read through an explanation of OpenAI's Advanced Account Security instead of watching a video, you can read the security tutorial here.


Security Key Bundle

OpenAI has partnered with Yubico to offer a special bundle of two YubiKeys (a 5C and 5C Nano) that is only available when you go through the security enrollment process. If you're looking for a great deal on security keys, this is going to be the best way to get it!

*Note* While these keys are branded as "OpenAI," they can still be used with every other online account that accepts 2FA security keys.


This Week in Privacy News

​Chrome Kills Ad Blockers​

Google Chrome is officially phasing out legacy ad-blocking extensions by permanently removing workarounds for Manifest V2. This update disables popular extensions like uBlock Origin. Future ad-blocking options on Chrome will rely on the new Manifest V3 architecture, which severely limits the number of filtering rules extensions can apply.

--> PCMag.com/news/googles-next-chrome-update-will-finally-kill-support-for-ad-blockers

​Apple Downgrades Hide My Email (Techlore)

Apple left developers a note: in the coming weeks, the addresses generated by Hide My Email will move off icloud dot com and onto a new private[dot]icloud[dot]com subdomain. This might sound like nothing...but in practice it's a meaningful downgrade.

--> Techlore.tech/apple-quietly-downgrades-hide-my-email-plus-chrome-kills-ublock-origin-googles-ip-tracking/

​Instagram Account Takeover Scam​

Hackers abused Meta’s AI-powered support process to take over Instagram accounts, including several high-profile accounts. Public reporting said attackers were able to trick the support process into sending password reset links to email addresses that were not properly verified for the targeted accounts.

--> Linkedin.com/pulse/cyber-incident-weekly-report-week-june-15-2026-senscy-yqexc/


GO USA!

The World Cup has been a ton of fun this year and I hope you've enjoyed the games. I'm looking forward to the game tonight and will be sitting in front of the TV cheering on Team USA!

Have a great week!

✌️

Josh


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