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1. LG’s McAfee adware proves why Microsoft needs to assume the worst of companies and protect Windows 11

   By Karlston, 11 hours ago
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   • 11 hours ago

2. Steam forum ClickFix attacks infect gamers with XMRig cryptominers

   By Karlston, Yesterday at 03:05 AM
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   • 93 views
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   • Yesterday at 03:05 AM

3. Hackers abuse Notepad++ plugins to stealthily install malware

   By alf9872000, Saturday at 07:10 PM
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   • 106 views
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   • Comment by nIGHT
   • Saturday at 10:05 PM

4. Malicious sites use JavaScript to build malware in browser memory

   By aum, Saturday at 05:35 PM
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   • 102 views
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   • Saturday at 05:35 PM

5. Microsoft tracks every Windows PC through a secret key, here's everything you need to know

   By Karlston, Thursday at 09:44 PM   

   • microsoft
   • tracking
   • 1 comment
   • 211 views
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   • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
   • Friday at 05:00 AM

6. Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

   By Karlston, Thursday at 09:45 PM
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   • 128 views
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   • Thursday at 09:45 PM

7. Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.

   By Karlston, Thursday at 09:42 PM   

   • google
   • password
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   • 94 views
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   • Thursday at 09:42 PM

8. FakeGit campaign uses 7,600 GitHub repos to push SmartLoader malware

   By Karlston, Tuesday at 11:22 PM
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   • Tuesday at 11:22 PM

9. Police dismantle Kratos phishing platform, arrest developer

   By Karlston, Tuesday at 11:21 PM   

   • phishing
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   • 119 views
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   • Tuesday at 11:21 PM

10. LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads

    By Karlston, July 20   

    • lg
    • 1 comment
    • 133 views
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    • Comment by lurch234
    • July 20

11. One in six PCs still run Windows 10, and they're far less secure than Windows 11

    By Karlston, July 20   

    • windows 10
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    • 129 views
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    • July 20

12. Pay up or not? Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices.

    By Karlston, July 20   

    • ransomware
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    • 111 views
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    • July 20

13. Update now: 7-Zip fixes RCE flaw exploitable with malicious archives

    By Karlston, July 18   

    • 7-zip
    • vulnerability
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    • 201 views
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    • July 18

14. Latest Google Chrome update fixes 7 vulnerabilities, including 3 critical ones

    By Karlston, July 17   

    • google chrome
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    • 226 views
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    • July 17

15. UK government to introduce social media curfew and addictive feature ban for teens

    By Karlston, July 15   

    • social media
    • uk
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    • 111 views
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    • July 15

16. Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches

    By Karlston, July 15
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    • July 15

17. Windows 10/11 July Patch Tuesday fixes a colossal 570 vulnerabilities

    By Karlston, July 15   

    • windows 10
    • windows 11
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows 10
      • windows 11
      • patch tuesday
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    • 226 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 15

18. LastPass, Bitwarden users targeted with fake security alerts

    By Karlston, July 14
    • 1 comment
    • 156 views
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    • Comment by Matt
    • July 15

19. Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now

    By Karlston, July 15
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    • 144 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 15

20. Don't let an AI chatbot pick your password, ever

    By aum, July 14
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    • 135 views
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    • July 14

21. Microsoft Entra ID authentication getting major shakeup with default passkeys very soon

    By Karlston, July 14
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    • July 14

22. Japan's largest taxi operator shuts systems after cyberattack

    By Karlston, July 13   

    • cyberattack
    • japan
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 13

23. Fake OAuth client IDs are helping attackers slip past sign-in logs

    By aum, July 13
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    • 285 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 13

24. Google comes out against blocks on DNS resolvers, VPNs, and IP addresses

    By Karlston, July 13   

    • google
    • european commission
    • 0 comments
    • 158 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 13

25. Disable autoplay and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta

    By Karlston, July 10   

    • meta
    • eu
    • 0 comments
    • 216 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 10