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

   By Karlston, October 31, 2024   

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

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

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

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

   By Karlston, October 31, 2024   

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

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

   By Karlston, October 30, 2024   

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

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

   By Karlston, October 29, 2024   

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

6. 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
   • 718 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 29, 2024

7. New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs

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

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

   By Karlston, October 25, 2024   

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

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

   By Karlston, October 25, 2024   

   • adguard
   • update
   • 3 comments
   • 2,070 views
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   • Comment by UberGeek
   • October 25, 2024

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

    By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

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

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

    By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

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

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

    By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

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

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

    By Karlston, October 21, 2024   

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

14. Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens

    By Karlston, October 20, 2024   

    • internet archive
    • 3 comments
    • 1,691 views
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    • Comment by oki
    • October 21, 2024

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

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

16. 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
    • 623 views
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    • Comment by noeh
    • October 20, 2024

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

    By Karlston, October 18, 2024   

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

18. 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
    • 1,125 views
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    • Comment by vide
    • October 17, 2024

19. Robot Vacuums Hacked to Shout Slurs at Their Owners

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

20. Mozilla fixes critical Firefox vulnerability exploited in the wild

    By Karlston, October 10, 2024   

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

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

    By Karlston, October 10, 2024   

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

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

    By Karlston, October 9, 2024   

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

23. Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes

    By Karlston, October 8, 2024   

    • smart tvs
    • snooping
    • 0 comments
    • 825 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 8, 2024

24. Security experts claim new 'Perfctl' malware could pose a risk to any Linux server

    By Matt, October 5, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 779 views
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    • Added by Matt
    • October 5, 2024

25. Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021

    By Karlston, October 4, 2024   

    • linux
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,156 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 4, 2024