Security & Privacy News

4201 news in this category

1. Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon

   By Karlston, October 14, 2024   

   • google chrome
   • adblockers
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • google chrome
     • adblockers
     • banned
   • 13 comments
   • 2,457 views
   • 
   • Comment by vide
   • October 17, 2024

2. YouTube showing ads with uBlock Origin enabled? Here is a fix!

   By Karlston, September 3, 2023   

   • youtube
   • ads
   • 10 comments
   • 6,539 views
   • 
   • Comment by jayballs
   • October 1, 2023

3. WinRAR 7.10 boosts Windows privacy by stripping MoTW data

   By Karlston, February 19, 2025   

   • winrar
   • privacy
   • 9 comments
   • 2,117 views
   • 
   • Comment by mp68terr
   • March 3, 2025

4. Smart TV OS owners face “constant conflict” between privacy, advertiser demands

   By Karlston, June 19, 2025   

   • smart tvs
   • privacy
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • smart tvs
     • privacy
     • ads
   • 7 comments
   • 1,587 views
   • 
   • Comment by Mutton
   • June 19, 2025

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

   By Karlston, February 26, 2025   

   • google chrome
   • ublock origin
   • 6 comments
   • 1,978 views
   • 
   • Comment by TheEmpathicEar
   • March 3, 2025

6. Google wants to make it impossible to block YouTube ads as they may be inside videos

   By Karlston, June 13, 2024   

   • youtube
   • ads
   • 5 comments
   • 1,550 views
   • 
   • Comment by UberGeek
   • June 15, 2024

7. Should you protect your Google Account with a passkey instead of a password?

   By alf9872000, May 11, 2023
   • 4 comments
   • 1,636 views
   • 
   • Comment by Karlston
   • May 11, 2023

8. Hackers are using phishing emails from PayPal

   By IMTHEGRAY, July 24, 2022   

   • management
   • cyber
   • (and 5 more)

     Tagged with:

     • management
     • cyber
     • phising
     • paypal
     • email
     • security
     • logical security
   • 4 comments
   • 2,707 views
   • 
   • Comment by Mutton
   • July 27, 2024

9. The Week in Ransomware - January 27th 2023 - 'We hacked the hackers'

   By Karlston, January 28, 2023   

   • ransomware
   • 4 comments
   • 2,579 views
   • 
   • Comment by Dark Monkey
   • January 29, 2023

10. UK enforces strict new online age checks today

    By Karlston, July 25, 2025   

    • online age checks
    • united kingdom
    • 4 comments
    • 690 views
    • 
    • Comment by Bl4ckCyb3rEnigm4
    • July 28, 2025

11. BitRAT malware now spreading as a Windows 10 license activator

    By Karlston, March 22, 2022   

    • malware
    • 3 comments
    • 3,056 views
    • 
    • Comment by vissha
    • March 23, 2022

12. Exclusive: Biden to ban US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties, source says

    By aum, June 20, 2024
    • 3 comments
    • 1,561 views
    • 
    • Comment by andy2004
    • June 22, 2024

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

    By Karlston, March 9, 2025   

    • bluetooth
    • backdoor
    • 3 comments
    • 1,944 views
    • 
    • Comment by Mutton
    • March 9, 2025

14. Facebook is now showing subscribe or continue with ads prompts to EU users

    By Karlston, November 10, 2023   

    • facebook
    • eu
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • facebook
      • eu
      • ads
    • 3 comments
    • 2,432 views
    • 
    • Comment by Kalju
    • November 11, 2023

15. Over 15,000 WordPress Sites Compromised in Malicious SEO Campaign

    By alf9872000, November 15, 2022
    • 3 comments
    • 5,663 views
    • 
    • Comment by tggenamho
    • March 15, 2023

16. YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers more aggressively, here's how to bypass it

    By Karlston, October 10, 2023   

    • youtube
    • adblockers
    • 3 comments
    • 4,450 views
    • 
    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • October 13, 2023

17. uBlock Origin alternative AdGuard fixes Windows-induced BSOD, promises dark mode everywhere

    By Karlston, October 25, 2024   

    • adguard
    • update
    • 3 comments
    • 3,096 views
    • 
    • Comment by UberGeek
    • October 25, 2024

18. Microsoft Confirms It Can Share Windows 11 BitLocker Keys With Law Enforcement

    By Karlston, January 24
    • 3 comments
    • 458 views
    • 
    • Comment by BioHazard
    • January 25

19. Telegram says CEO has ‘nothing to hide’ after being arrested in France

    By Karlston, August 26, 2024   

    • telegram
    • 3 comments
    • 2,172 views
    • 
    • Comment by aeri
    • August 30, 2024

20. OpenSubtitles Hacked, 7 Million Subscribers’ Details Leaked Online

    By Karlston, January 19, 2022
    • 3 comments
    • 2,108 views
    • 
    • Comment by xxvv
    • February 5, 2022

21. Ongoing antitrust evidence reveals Google's strategy to 'crush' its competition in ads

    By Karlston, September 12, 2024   

    • google
    • antitrust trial
    • 3 comments
    • 1,517 views
    • 
    • Comment by aeri
    • September 15, 2024

22. Password-stealing Linux malware served for 3 years and no one noticed

    By aum, September 13, 2023
    • 3 comments
    • 1,957 views
    • 
    • Comment by Kalju
    • September 21, 2023

23. NSA Employee Tried to Email US Secrets to Russia

    By aum, October 24, 2023
    • 3 comments
    • 1,772 views
    • 
    • Comment by Mutton
    • October 26, 2023

24. Elon Musk is silently training his Grok AI on your X data, but you can stop him

    By Karlston, July 27, 2024   

    • twitter/x
    • 3 comments
    • 1,800 views
    • 
    • Comment by Akaneharuka
    • July 28, 2024

25. Netgear leaves vulnerabilities unpatched in Nighthawk router

    By Karlston, December 31, 2021   

    • netgear
    • vulnerabilities
    • 3 comments
    • 2,691 views
    • 
    • Comment by RobrPatty
    • January 1, 2022