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1. You can now try Microsoft’s more modern Windows Hello UI

   By Karlston, November 1, 2024   

   • windows 11
   • windows hello
   • 0 comments
   • 741 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 1, 2024

2. LastPass warns of fake support centers trying to steal customer data

   By Karlston, November 1, 2024   

   • lastpass
   • 0 comments
   • 634 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 1, 2024

3. Synology hurries out patches for zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own

   By Karlston, November 1, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 734 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 1, 2024

4. qBittorrent fixes flaw exposing users to MitM attacks for 14 years

   By Karlston, October 31, 2024   

   • qbittorrent
   • 0 comments
   • 617 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 31, 2024

5. Over a thousand online shops hacked to show fake product listings

   By Karlston, October 31, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 510 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 31, 2024

6. QNAP patches second zero-day exploited at Pwn2Own to get root

   By Karlston, October 31, 2024   

   • qnap
   • 0 comments
   • 641 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 31, 2024

7. QNAP fixes NAS backup software zero-day exploited at Pwn2Own

   By Karlston, October 30, 2024   

   • qnap
   • 0 comments
   • 710 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 30, 2024

8. New tool bypasses Google Chrome’s new cookie encryption system

   By Karlston, October 29, 2024   

   • google chrome
   • 0 comments
   • 613 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 29, 2024

9. Free, France’s second largest ISP, confirms data breach after leak

   By Karlston, October 29, 2024   

   • free
   • france
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • free
     • france
     • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 720 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 29, 2024

10. New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs

    By lurch234, October 27, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 719 views
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    • Added by lurch234
    • October 27, 2024

11. UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare breach

    By Karlston, October 25, 2024   

    • data breach
    • 0 comments
    • 574 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 25, 2024

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

    By Karlston, October 25, 2024   

    • adguard
    • update
    • 3 comments
    • 2,074 views
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    • Comment by UberGeek
    • October 25, 2024

13. WhatsApp now encrypts contact databases for privacy-preserving synching

    By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

    • whatsapp
    • 0 comments
    • 703 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 23, 2024

14. Microsoft Authenticator gets three major improvements to enable secure authentication

    By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

    • microsoft authenticator
    • 0 comments
    • 672 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 23, 2024

15. Google Messages is trying to tackle today’s most annoying messaging spam

    By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

    • google messages
    • spam
    • 0 comments
    • 478 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 23, 2024

16. Over 6,000 WordPress hacked to install plugins pushing infostealers

    By Karlston, October 21, 2024   

    • wordpress
    • 0 comments
    • 743 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 21, 2024

17. Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens

    By Karlston, October 20, 2024   

    • internet archive
    • 3 comments
    • 1,697 views
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    • Comment by oki
    • October 21, 2024

18. ESET partner breached to send data wipers to Israeli orgs

    By Karlston, October 19, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 632 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 19, 2024

19. As Google Chrome disables uBlock Origin, Brave assures it won't, flaunts its default adblock

    By Karlston, October 18, 2024   

    • brave browser
    • manifest v3
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • brave browser
      • manifest v3
      • adblockers
    • 3 comments
    • 624 views
    • 
    • Comment by noeh
    • October 20, 2024

20. Intel, AMD CPUs on Linux impacted by newly disclosed Spectre bypass

    By Karlston, October 18, 2024   

    • linux
    • spectre
    • 0 comments
    • 749 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 18, 2024

21. 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
    • 1,131 views
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    • Comment by vide
    • October 17, 2024

22. Robot Vacuums Hacked to Shout Slurs at Their Owners

    By lurch234, October 13, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 647 views
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    • Comment by vide
    • October 19, 2024

23. Mozilla fixes critical Firefox vulnerability exploited in the wild

    By Karlston, October 10, 2024   

    • mozilla firefox
    • update
    • 0 comments
    • 756 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 10, 2024

24. Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users

    By Karlston, October 10, 2024   

    • internet archive
    • data breach
    • 1 comment
    • 921 views
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    • Comment by vide
    • October 17, 2024

25. Microsoft will add new Windows passkey features, including third-party provider support

    By Karlston, October 9, 2024   

    • windows
    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 716 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 9, 2024