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1. AV-Comparatives finds Microsoft Defender has one of the poorest offline detection rates

   By Karlston, April 15, 2022   

   • microsoft defender
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   • April 15, 2022

2. Beware: Magniber ransomware now spreading via fake malicious Windows updates

   By Karlston, April 30, 2022
   • 1 comment
   • 782 views
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   • Comment by andy2004
   • May 1, 2022

3. FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA info for targeted advertising

   By Karlston, May 25, 2022   

   • twitter
   • privacy
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   • 785 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 25, 2022

4. Google Search results poisoned with torrent sites via Data Studio

   By alf9872000, November 18, 2022
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   • 561 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 18, 2022

5. Microsoft enables LSA protection by default in Windows Canary build

   By alf9872000, March 9, 2023
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   • 655 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • March 9, 2023

6. Android app from China executed 0-day exploit on millions of devices

   By alf9872000, March 27, 2023
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   • 867 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • March 27, 2023

7. The Team of Sleuths Quietly Hunting Cyberattack-for-Hire Services

   By aum, May 9, 2023
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   • Added by aum
   • May 9, 2023

8. Microsoft adds passkey support for all consumer accounts as part of World Password Day

   By Karlston, May 2, 2024
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   • 791 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 2, 2024

9. Microsoft admits 8.5 million CrowdStruck machines estimate was lowballed

   By aum, July 29, 2024
   • 1 comment
   • 532 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • July 29, 2024

10. REvil ransomware's new Linux encryptor targets ESXi virtual machines

    By Karlston, June 29, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • linux
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    • 1,739 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 29, 2021

11. Gmail update will go some way to eliminating phishing once and for all

    By Karlston, July 14, 2021   

    • gmail
    • phishing
    • 1 comment
    • 2,357 views
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    • Comment by funkyy
    • July 16, 2021

12. REvil ransomware is back in full attack mode and leaking data

    By Karlston, September 11, 2021   

    • revil
    • ransomware
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    • 1,069 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 11, 2021

13. Booby-trapped sites delivered potent new backdoor trojan to macOS users

    By Karlston, January 26, 2022
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    • 756 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 26, 2022

14. First look at NordVPN's Threat Protection feature

    By Karlston, April 30, 2022   

    • nordvpn
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 30, 2022

15. Phishing kit impersonates well-known brands to target US shoppers

    By alf9872000, November 18, 2022
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    • 594 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 18, 2022

16. Apps with 1.5M installs on Google Play send your data to China

    By alf9872000, July 7, 2023
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • July 7, 2023

17. DoubleVPN servers, logs, and account info seized by law enforcement

    By Karlston, June 29, 2021   

    • vpn
    • 1 comment
    • 835 views
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    • Comment by vissha
    • June 29, 2021

18. Tails 4.20 arrives with Tor Connection assistant but you still have to build bridges

    By Karlston, July 14, 2021   

    • tails
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    • 1,080 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 14, 2021

19. Hackers Increasingly Using Browser Automation Frameworks for Malicious Activities

    By aum, May 26, 2022
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    • 621 views
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    • Added by aum
    • May 26, 2022

20. Microsoft is testing Privacy Auditing in Windows 11

    By aum, June 20, 2022
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    • 782 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 20, 2022

21. Portland City Officials Accidentally Send Hacker $1.4 Million

    By aum, August 22, 2022
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    • 566 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 22, 2022

22. Previously unidentified ARCrypter ransomware expands worldwide

    By alf9872000, November 18, 2022
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    • 569 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 18, 2022

23. Russians hacked JFK airport’s taxi dispatch system for profit

    By alf9872000, December 21, 2022
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    • 695 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 21, 2022

24. CISA: Netwrix Auditor RCE bug exploited in Truebot malware attacks

    By alf9872000, July 7, 2023
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    • 992 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • July 7, 2023

25. ASUS routers vulnerable to critical remote code execution flaws

    By Karlston, September 5, 2023   

    • asus
    • routers
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      • asus
      • routers
      • vulnerabilties
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    • 1,072 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 5, 2023