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1. ESET found Lenovo Windows 11 and 10 laptops have Secure Boot vulnerability, BIOS update out

   By Karlston, November 9, 2022   

   • lenovo laptops
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   • November 9, 2022

2. Hackers modify popular OpenVPN Android app to include spyware

   By alf9872000, November 25, 2022
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   • 1,016 views
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   • November 25, 2022

3. Uber suffers new data breach after attack on vendor, info leaked online

   By alf9872000, December 12, 2022
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   • 1,166 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 12, 2022

4. Brave Search launches its own independent image and video search index

   By Karlston, August 3, 2023   

   • brave search
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   • 1,157 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 3, 2023

5. GitHub warns users to enable 2FA before upcoming deadline

   By Karlston, December 27, 2023   

   • github
   • 2fa
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   • 1,696 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 27, 2023

6. Fedora Linux 38 users told to upgrade now or risk exposure to exploits

   By Karlston, May 16, 2024   

   • fedora linux
   • vulnerabilities
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   • 1,351 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 16, 2024

7. Ireland fines Meta $264 million over 2018 Facebook data breach

   By Karlston, December 17, 2024   

   • meta
   • fine
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     • fine
     • ireland
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   • 1,213 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 17, 2024

8. Gmail to drop support for 'outdated' 3DES encryption in incoming SMTP connections

   By Karlston, May 7, 2025   

   • gmail
   • 0 comments
   • 908 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 7, 2025

9. Mozilla warns of phishing attacks targeting add-on developers

   By Karlston, August 4, 2025   

   • mozilla
   • add-ons
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     • add-ons
     • phishing
   • 0 comments
   • 480 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 4, 2025

10. Apple patches a zero-day threat in older iPhones, iPads

    By Karlston, September 17, 2025
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    • 426 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 17, 2025

11. Adventures in Contacting the Russian FSB

    By Karlston, June 7, 2021   

    • fsb
    • 2 comments
    • 2,266 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • June 7, 2021

12. The Pentagon Tried to Take Down These Hackers. They’re Back.

    By aum, July 12, 2021
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    • 1,115 views
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    • July 12, 2021

13. Experts Link Sidewalk Malware Attacks to Grayfly Chinese Hacker Group

    By aum, September 10, 2021
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    • 1,142 views
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    • September 10, 2021

14. Toyota halts production after reported cyberattack on supplier

    By Karlston, February 28, 2022   

    • toyota
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    • 1,203 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 28, 2022

15. Google banned 190,000 malicious developers from the Play Store last year

    By Karlston, April 28, 2022   

    • google play store
    • malware
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    • 1,351 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 28, 2022

16. Google will cripple Android VPN services that threaten to break advertisements

    By Karlston, August 31, 2022   

    • google
    • vpn
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      • vpn
      • ads
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    • 1,064 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 31, 2022

17. Bumblebee malware adds post-exploitation tool for stealthy infections

    By alf9872000, September 9, 2022
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 9, 2022

18. Avast releases free decryptor for Hades ransomware variants

    By alf9872000, October 5, 2022
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    • 980 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 5, 2022

19. US govt warns of Daixin Team targeting health orgs with ransomware

    By alf9872000, October 21, 2022
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    • 970 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 21, 2022

20. U.S. govt seizes domains used in 'pig butchering' scams

    By alf9872000, November 25, 2022
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    • 1,041 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 25, 2022

21. Losing SMS authentication on Twitter? Here's how to keep your account secure for free

    By Karlston, February 20, 2023   

    • twitter
    • 2fa
    • 0 comments
    • 1,569 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 20, 2023

22. How to Remove Your Personal Info From Google’s Search Results

    By alf9872000, April 30, 2023
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    • 979 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • April 30, 2023

23. Google can now alert you when your private contact info appears online

    By Karlston, August 3, 2023   

    • google
    • 0 comments
    • 1,131 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 3, 2023

24. Microsoft and Cloudflare disrupt massive RaccoonO365 phishing service

    By Karlston, September 17, 2025   

    • microsoft
    • cloudflare
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      • microsoft
      • cloudflare
      • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 435 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 17, 2025

25. Windows 11, Amazon, and Uncomfortable Questions

    By aum, June 27, 2021
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    • 1,452 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 27, 2021