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1. Honey’s deal-hunting browser extension is accused of ripping off customers and YouTubers

   By Karlston, Tuesday at 01:58 AM   

   • honey
   • 0 comments
   • 292 views
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   • Tuesday at 01:58 AM

2. In the age of AI, captchas are mostly a burden to humans

   By Karlston, Monday at 06:22 PM   

   • captcha
   • ai
   • 0 comments
   • 90 views
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   • Monday at 06:22 PM

3. $870M in Zelle fraud losses spark lawsuit against platform, 3 major banks

   By humble3d, December 22
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   • 155 views
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   • December 22

4. Sophos discloses critical Firewall remote code execution flaw

   By Karlston, December 21   

   • sophos firewall
   • 0 comments
   • 112 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 21

5. Google says new scam protection feature in Chrome uses AI

   By Karlston, December 21   

   • google chrome
   • scam protection
   • 0 comments
   • 84 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 21

6. Microsoft patches four security vulnerabilities in the latest Edge update

   By Karlston, December 20   

   • microsoft edge
   • security patches
   • 0 comments
   • 77 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 20

7. $2.2 billion in crypto stolen in 2024, North Korea largely to blame

   By Karlston, December 20   

   • cryptocurrency
   • theft
   • 0 comments
   • 99 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 20

8. Apple criticizes Meta's numerous requests to access its software tools

   By Karlston, December 19   

   • apple
   • meta
   • 0 comments
   • 105 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 19

9. Ireland fines Meta $264 million over 2018 Facebook data breach

   By Karlston, December 17   

   • meta
   • fine
   • (and 1 more)

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     • meta
     • fine
     • ireland
   • 0 comments
   • 106 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 17

10. Back where it started: “Do Not Track” removed from Firefox after 13 years

    By Karlston, December 12   

    • mozilla firefox
    • do not track
    • 0 comments
    • 256 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 12

11. California could become the first state to require social media warning labels

    By Karlston, December 10   

    • social media
    • california
    • 0 comments
    • 169 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 10

12. All Windows 11, 10, Server versions affected by a new zero day, unofficial patch out

    By Karlston, December 6   

    • windows server
    • zero-day
    • 0 comments
    • 300 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 6

13. BootKitty UEFI malware exploits LogoFAIL to infect Linux systems

    By Karlston, December 3   

    • linux
    • bootkit
    • 0 comments
    • 295 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 3

14. ICYMI: Microsoft released new Windows 11/10 Defender update for installations

    By Karlston, December 2   

    • windows defender
    • update
    • 0 comments
    • 343 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 2

15. Researchers discover first UEFI bootkit malware for Linux

    By Karlston, November 28   

    • linux
    • bootkit
    • (and 1 more)

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      • linux
      • bootkit
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 387 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 28

16. Critical 7-Zip Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code

    By Akaneharuka, November 27   

    • 7zip
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 464 views
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    • Added by Akaneharuka
    • November 27

17. Bluesky may not train AI on your posts, but others can, and users are furious

    By Karlston, November 27   

    • bluesky
    • 0 comments
    • 303 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 27

18. Microsoft clarifies it does not use your Office documents to train AI models

    By Karlston, November 27   

    • microsoft
    • 1 comment
    • 250 views
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    • Comment by Tzcon
    • November 27

19. Tech giants strongly oppose Australia's ban on social media for children under 16

    By Karlston, November 27
    • 0 comments
    • 212 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 27

20. QNAP addresses critical flaws across NAS, router software

    By Karlston, November 26
    • 0 comments
    • 278 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 26

21. Microsoft testing Windows 11 support for third-party passkeys

    By Karlston, November 24   

    • windows 11
    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 247 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 24

22. Hackers abuse Avast anti-rootkit driver to disable defenses

    By Karlston, November 24   

    • avast
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 287 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 24

23. An ad giant wants to run your next TV’s operating system

    By Karlston, November 22   

    • tv
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 362 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 22

24. 5 charged in “Scattered Spider,” one of the most profitable phishing scams ever

    By Karlston, November 21   

    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 282 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 21

25. Amazon and Audible flooded with 'forex trading' and warez listings

    By Karlston, November 20   

    • amazon
    • audible
    • (and 1 more)

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      • amazon
      • audible
      • spam
    • 0 comments
    • 272 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 20