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1. Undocumented "backdoor" found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices

   By Karlston, 7 hours ago   

   • bluetooth
   • backdoor
   • 1 comment
   • 109 views
   • 
   • Comment by Mutton
   • 2 hours ago

2. 1Password now lets you add location to your passwords

   By Karlston, Friday at 07:25 AM   

   • 1password
   • 0 comments
   • 85 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • Friday at 07:25 AM

3. Massive botnet that appeared overnight is delivering record-size DDoSes

   By Karlston, Thursday at 05:25 PM   

   • botnet
   • ddos
   • 1 comment
   • 126 views
   • 
   • Comment by Mutton
   • Thursday at 10:11 PM

4. Firefox users slam Mozilla over controversial data privacy update — while ironically using "the biggest data-mining operating system in the world (aka Microsoft Windows)"

   By Karlston, Wednesday at 04:47 PM   

   • mozilla firefox
   • privacy
   • 1 comment
   • 144 views
   • 
   • Comment by Mutton
   • Wednesday at 10:04 PM

5. Nearly 12,000 API keys and passwords found in AI training dataset

   By Karlston, Monday at 03:51 PM   

   • ai
   • 0 comments
   • 104 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • Monday at 03:51 PM

6. Ransomware gangs exploit Paragon Partition Manager bug in BYOVD attacks

   By Karlston, March 2
   • 0 comments
   • 134 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • March 2

7. Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic

   By Karlston, March 1   

   • mozilla firefox
   • 0 comments
   • 133 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • March 1

8. Microsoft wants you on AES as Windows 11 24H2, Server 2025 ditches ancient DES encryption

   By Karlston, March 1   

   • windows 11 24h2
   • windows server 2025
   • 0 comments
   • 106 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 1

9. Copilot exposes private GitHub pages, some removed by Microsoft

   By Karlston, February 28   

   • microsoft copilot
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 133 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • February 28

10. Vo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwide

    By Karlston, February 28   

    • android tv
    • botnet
    • 0 comments
    • 135 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 28

11. Microsoft completes EU Data Boundary solution

    By Karlston, February 27   

    • microsoft
    • eu
    • 0 comments
    • 91 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • February 27

12. Microsoft Edge will also block uBlock Origin, but it may not be just yet (Update)

    By Karlston, February 26   

    • microsoft edge
    • manifest v3
    • 2 comments
    • 216 views
    • 
    • Comment by SPECTRUM
    • February 28

13. Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge

    By Karlston, February 26   

    • microsoft edge
    • manifest v3
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • microsoft edge
      • manifest v3
      • canary channel
    • 2 comments
    • 212 views
    • 
    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 28

14. Google Password Manager finally syncs to iOS [and iPadOS]—here’s how

    By Karlston, February 26   

    • google password manager
    • ios & ipados
    • 0 comments
    • 88 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 26

15. Google is killing uBlock Origin. Here are your options.

    By Karlston, February 26   

    • google chrome
    • ublock origin
    • 6 comments
    • 384 views
    • 
    • Comment by TheEmpathicEar
    • Monday at 10:57 PM

16. Firefox continues Manifest V2 support as Chrome disables MV2 ad-blockers

    By Karlston, February 26   

    • google chrome
    • manifest v2
    • 2 comments
    • 192 views
    • 
    • Comment by DKT27
    • February 27

17. There is a new PayPal Phishing Scam that you need to know about (using real PayPal emails)

    By Karlston, February 25   

    • phishing
    • paypal
    • 0 comments
    • 133 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • February 25

18. YouTube improving viewer experience by showing fewer disruptive mid-roll ads

    By Karlston, February 25   

    • youtube
    • 0 comments
    • 116 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 25

19. Ads Popped Up on Drivers’ Screens. There May Be More on the Way

    By Karlston, February 25
    • 1 comment
    • 117 views
    • 
    • Comment by Karlston
    • February 25

20. Australia bans all Kaspersky products on government systems

    By Karlston, February 25   

    • kaspersky
    • australia
    • 0 comments
    • 134 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • February 25

21. How North Korea pulled off a $1.5 billion crypto heist—the biggest in history

    By Karlston, February 25
    • 0 comments
    • 146 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • February 25

22. Gmail: Google plans to end SMS verification in favor of QR codes

    By Karlston, February 24   

    • gmail
    • verification
    • 1 comment
    • 127 views
    • 
    • Comment by charlien
    • February 24

23. Microsoft Edge get three security patches in the latest update

    By Karlston, February 22   

    • microsoft edge
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 209 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • February 22

24. The US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry?

    By Karlston, February 21   

    • tp-link
    • routers
    • 1 comment
    • 206 views
    • 
    • Comment by Mutton
    • February 22

25. Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK

    By Karlston, February 21   

    • apple
    • icloud
    • 0 comments
    • 127 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • February 21