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1. My own phone number is now spam texting me

   By Karlston, March 28, 2022
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   • March 28, 2022

2. Despite no wins, Microsoft Defender continues to dazzle AV-TEST shows latest report

   By Karlston, March 28, 2022   

   • microsoft defender
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   • March 28, 2022

3. Windows Defender: Vulnerable Driver Blocklist protects against malicious or exploitable drivers

   By Karlston, March 28, 2022   

   • windows defender
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   • 963 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 28, 2022

4. Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome get emergency update to patch security vulnerability

   By Karlston, March 27, 2022
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   • March 27, 2022

5. Hive ransomware ports its Linux VMware ESXi encryptor to Rust

   By Karlston, March 27, 2022
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 27, 2022

6. Critical Sophos Firewall vulnerability allows remote code execution

   By Karlston, March 27, 2022   

   • sophos
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 27, 2022

7. How AI can help reverse-engineer malware: Predicting function names of code

   By aum, March 27, 2022
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   • March 27, 2022

8. Ransomware Can Encrypt 100,000 Files in Minutes

   By aum, March 27, 2022
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   • 617 views
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   • Added by aum
   • March 27, 2022

9. Western Digital fixes critical bug giving root on My Cloud NAS devices

   By Karlston, March 26, 2022   

   • western digital
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 26, 2022

10. Estonian Tied to 13 Ransomware Attacks Gets 66 Months in Prison

    By Karlston, March 25, 2022   

    • ransomware
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    • March 25, 2022

11. Phishing kits constantly evolve to evade security software

    By Karlston, March 25, 2022   

    • phishing
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 25, 2022

12. Lapsus$ suspects arrested for Microsoft, Nvidia, Okta hacks

    By Karlston, March 24, 2022
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    • March 24, 2022

13. Researchers Trace LAPSUS$ Cyber Attacks to 16-Year-Old Hacker from England

    By aum, March 24, 2022
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    • March 24, 2022

14. A Closer Look at the LAPSUS$ Data Extortion Group

    By Karlston, March 24, 2022
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    • March 24, 2022

15. Hundreds of HP printers affected by critical security issues

    By Karlston, March 23, 2022   

    • hp
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    • March 23, 2022

16. Ten notorious ransomware strains put to the encryption speed test

    By Karlston, March 23, 2022   

    • ransomware
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    • March 23, 2022

17. Over 200,000 MicroTik Routers Worldwide Are Under the Control of Botnet Malware

    By aum, March 23, 2022
    • 1 comment
    • 692 views
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    • Comment by Mutton
    • March 25, 2022

18. New Variant of Chinese Gimmick Malware Targeting macOS Users

    By aum, March 23, 2022
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    • March 23, 2022

19. Android Messages and Dialer apps allegedly sent data to Google without consent

    By vissha, March 23, 2022   

    • google
    • google phone
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      • google
      • google phone
      • google messages
      • android phone
      • phone app
      • messages app
      • data collection
      • data collection abuse
      • spying
      • google dialer
    • 1 comment
    • 869 views
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    • Comment by Matt
    • March 23, 2022

20. Microsoft confirms they were hacked by Lapsus$ extortion group

    By Karlston, March 23, 2022
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    • March 23, 2022

21. 'This Is Really, Really Bad': Lapsus$ Gang Claims Okta Hack

    By Karlston, March 22, 2022
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    • March 22, 2022

22. Lapsus group reportedly dumps source code for Microsoft Cortana and Bing services

    By aum, March 22, 2022
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    • March 22, 2022

23. BitRAT malware now spreading as a Windows 10 license activator

    By Karlston, March 22, 2022   

    • malware
    • 3 comments
    • 2,200 views
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    • Comment by vissha
    • March 23, 2022

24. Android password-stealing malware infects 100,000 Google Play users

    By Karlston, March 21, 2022
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 21, 2022

25. Windows zero-day flaw giving admin rights gets unofficial patch, again

    By Karlston, March 21, 2022
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    • 730 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 21, 2022