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1. New stealthy techniques let hackers gain Windows SYSTEM privileges

   By Karlston, August 23, 2023   

   • windows
   • 0 comments
   • 1,469 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 23, 2023

2. How to disable Lock Screen ads on Windows 11

   By Karlston, October 14, 2023   

   • windows 11
   • lock screen
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows 11
     • lock screen
     • ads
   • 1 comment
   • 2,383 views
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   • Comment by Kalju
   • October 14, 2023

3. AT&T confirms data breach affecting more than 70 million customers

   By Karlston, March 31, 2024   

   • at&t
   • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 1,382 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 31, 2024

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

   By Karlston, August 15, 2024   

   • windows
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,629 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 15, 2024

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

   By Karlston, October 30, 2024   

   • qnap
   • 0 comments
   • 1,440 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 30, 2024

6. Discord now lets you quietly block people

   By Karlston, February 10, 2025   

   • discord
   • 0 comments
   • 1,177 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 10, 2025

7. Telegram CEO says French authorities demanded a backdoor to access users' messages

   By Karlston, April 22, 2025   

   • telegram
   • backdoor
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • telegram
     • backdoor
     • france
   • 0 comments
   • 882 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 22, 2025

8. Brave browser blocks Windows feature that takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC

   By Karlston, July 23, 2025   

   • brave browser
   • windows recall
   • 0 comments
   • 576 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 23, 2025

9. Login credentials for millions of PayPal accounts reportedly being sold online

   By Karlston, August 19, 2025   

   • paypal
   • 0 comments
   • 536 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 19, 2025

10. Google's solution to fight Google Drive Sharing Spam is inadequate

    By Karlston, July 26, 2021   

    • google drive
    • spam
    • 0 comments
    • 1,146 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 26, 2021

11. EXCLUSIVE Wide-ranging SolarWinds probe sparks fear in Corporate America

    By aum, September 10, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,329 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 10, 2021

12. Security researcher finds problems with iOS security vulnerabilities and Apple's response to them

    By aum, September 27, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,192 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 27, 2021

13. Google to Pay Hackers $31,337 for Exploiting Patched Linux Kernel Flaws

    By aum, November 2, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,028 views
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    • Added by aum
    • November 2, 2021

14. DoNotSpy11 for Windows 11 is now available

    By Karlston, May 25, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,284 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 25, 2022

15. UK government plans opt-out cookie regime to reduce the number of banners

    By Karlston, June 17, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,129 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 17, 2022

16. The Week in Ransomware - September 23rd 2022 - LockBit leak

    By Karlston, September 24, 2022   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,585 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 24, 2022

17. INTERPOL arrests ‘Black Axe’ cybercrime syndicate members

    By alf9872000, October 14, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 950 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 14, 2022

18. Chegg sued by FTC after suffering four data breaches within 3 years

    By alf9872000, October 31, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 991 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 31, 2022

19. Google Play will enforce business checks to curb malware submissions

    By alf9872000, July 15, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,103 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • July 15, 2023

20. France hopes to force Microsoft Edge and others to censor websites at a browser level

    By Karlston, August 23, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,158 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 23, 2023

21. FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers

    By Karlston, September 23, 2023   

    • robocallers
    • fcc
    • 0 comments
    • 1,202 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 23, 2023

22. Ad Speedup: mute, skip and fast forward ads on YouTube

    By Karlston, December 3, 2023   

    • youtube
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,652 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 3, 2023

23. ExpressVPN bug has been leaking some DNS requests for years

    By Karlston, February 12, 2024   

    • expressvpn
    • bug
    • 0 comments
    • 1,136 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 12, 2024

24. The EU AI Act passed — here’s what comes next

    By Karlston, March 13, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 1,373 views
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    • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
    • March 14, 2024

25. Proton launches redesigned VPN client for Windows with new profiles feature

    By Karlston, April 3, 2025   

    • proton vpn
    • windows
    • 0 comments
    • 908 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 3, 2025