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1. Toyota confirms third-party data breach impacting customers

   By Karlston, August 21, 2024   

   • toyota
   • data breach
   • 1 comment
   • 660 views
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   • Comment by esi
   • August 24, 2024

2. WhatsApp may bring support for usernames with an option to set PIN to limit spam messages

   By Karlston, August 20, 2024   

   • whatsapp
   • pin
   • 1 comment
   • 659 views
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   • Comment by UberGeek
   • August 21, 2024

3. Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.

   By Karlston, August 19, 2024   

   • smart tv
   • ads
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • smart tv
     • ads
     • privacy
   • 2 comments
   • 1,363 views
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   • Comment by meohmy
   • August 27, 2024

4. New Mad Liberator gang uses fake Windows update screen to hide data theft

   By Karlston, August 17, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 650 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 17, 2024

5. NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data

   By Karlston, August 16, 2024
   • 2 comments
   • 851 views
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   • Comment by aeri
   • August 30, 2024

6. Debian LTS Team takes over Debian 11 security updates from today

   By Karlston, August 15, 2024   

   • debian
   • lts
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • debian
     • lts
     • security updates
   • 0 comments
   • 624 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 15, 2024

7. Microsoft posts guidance for CVE-2024-21302 VBS flaw that downgrades modern Windows PCs

   By Karlston, August 15, 2024   

   • windows
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 945 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 15, 2024

8. Proton VPN: free VPN users can use the browser extensions now

   By Karlston, August 14, 2024   

   • proton vpn
   • 1 comment
   • 677 views
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   • Comment by esi
   • August 27, 2024

9. India telecom watchdog directs carriers to stop spam calls, blacklist callers

   By aum, August 13, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 625 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 13, 2024

10. Windows 11/10 system driver has BSOD-triggering CVE-2024-6768 flaw on fully updated PCs

    By Karlston, August 12, 2024   

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

      Tagged with:

      • windows 10
      • windows 11
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 768 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 12, 2024

11. Microsoft quietly updated Defender for Windows 11/10/Server install images

    By Karlston, August 12, 2024   

    • microsoft defender
    • 0 comments
    • 648 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 12, 2024

12. Google services go down for subset of users, including Search, YouTube, and Meet

    By aum, August 12, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 490 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2024

13. Malicious browser extensions leveraged in widespread malware compromise

    By aum, August 12, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 601 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2024

14. Australian gold mining company Evolution Mining announces ransomware attack

    By aum, August 12, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 589 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2024

15. Apple Prototypes and Corporate Secrets Are for Sale Online—If You Know Where to Look

    By aum, August 12, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 576 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2024

16. How Phishing Attacks Adapt Quickly to Capitalize on Current Events

    By aum, August 12, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 522 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2024

17. Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in Solarman and Deye Solar Systems

    By aum, August 12, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 523 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2024

18. Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers

    By Karlston, August 11, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 801 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2024

19. Indian govt issues high severity warning to Google Chrome users. Here's what you should do next

    By aum, August 11, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 462 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2024

20. Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All

    By aum, August 11, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 670 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2024

21. GPS spoofers 'hack time' on commercial airlines, researchers say

    By aum, August 11, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 468 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2024

22. Security Researcher Demos Microsoft Copilot Flaws at Black Hat Conference

    By aum, August 10, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 526 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 10, 2024

23. Researchers Uncover 10 Flaws in Google's File Transfer Tool Quick Share

    By aum, August 10, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 430 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 10, 2024

24. New Malware Hits 300,000 Users with Rogue Chrome and Edge Extensions

    By aum, August 10, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 484 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 10, 2024

25. You've heard of carjacking – but what about carhacking?

    By aum, August 10, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 640 views
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    • Comment by andy2004
    • August 11, 2024