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1. The Notorious Hacker Who’s Trying to Fix Social Media

   By aum, August 2, 2022
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   • Added by aum
   • August 2, 2022

2. Around 76 locations were raided in India as part of a crackdown on phony tech support scam calls

   By aum, October 22, 2023
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   • 1,491 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 22, 2023

3. WhatsApp is getting ads. What it means for you and your privacy

   By Matt, July 4, 2025
   • 1 comment
   • 618 views
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   • Comment by Matt
   • July 4, 2025

4. Israeli spyware firm targeted Apple devices via iMessage, researchers say

   By aum, September 14, 2021
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   • 1,114 views
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   • Added by aum
   • September 14, 2021

5. Indian ban on BBC Modi film puts Musk’s Twitter ‘free speech’ to the test

   By aum, January 25, 2023
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   • 994 views
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   • Added by aum
   • January 25, 2023

6. Chinese programmer ordered to pay 1m yuan for using virtual private network

   By aum, October 9, 2023
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   • 1,300 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 9, 2023

7. My doctor diagnosed me with ADHD – so how did my phone find out?

   By aum, November 25, 2023
   • 2 comments
   • 1,761 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • November 27, 2023

8. Firefox will block insecure downloads soon by default

   By Karlston, August 13, 2021   

   • firefox
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   • 1,421 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 13, 2021

9. Brave improves bounce tracking protection with new Debouncing feature

   By Karlston, October 15, 2021   

   • brave browser
   • tracking
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   • 2,031 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 15, 2021

10. Verizon Accepted Fake Search Warrant, Gave Customer's New Address and Phone Number to Stalker

    By aum, December 11, 2023
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    • 1,237 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 11, 2023

11. Huawei fixes serious LTE USB stick security flaw

    By Karlston, June 4, 2021   

    • huawei
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    • 1,521 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 4, 2021

12. A Zero-Day Exploit In The Linux Kernel

    By aum, June 25, 2023
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    • 1,263 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 25, 2023

13. YouTube confirms it has launched a global effort to crack down on ad blockers

    By Karlston, November 1, 2023   

    • youtube
    • adblockers
    • 2 comments
    • 1,986 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • November 2, 2023

14. Facebook is now showing subscribe or continue with ads prompts to EU users

    By Karlston, November 10, 2023   

    • facebook
    • eu
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      • facebook
      • eu
      • ads
    • 3 comments
    • 2,377 views
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    • Comment by Kalju
    • November 11, 2023

15. Hackers Say They Stole 6 Terabytes of Data From MGM, Caesars Casinos

    By aum, September 15, 2023
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    • 1,154 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 15, 2023

16. Researchers Find Severe Vulnerabilities in AI Browser

    By aum, October 23, 2025
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    • 273 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 23, 2025

17. Firefox Makes Changes to Add-on Policy to Better Protect Users

    By aum, November 6, 2021
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    • 1,236 views
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    • Added by aum
    • November 6, 2021

18. The Day Anubis Saved Our Websites From a DDoS Attack

    By lurch234, May 5, 2025
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    • 5,182 views
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    • Added by lurch234
    • May 5, 2025

19. Does your employer have to tell if they’re spying on you through your work computer?

    By aum, October 9, 2023
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    • 1,307 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 9, 2023

20. Russia Starts Blocking VPN Protocols

    By aum, August 10, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 990 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 10, 2023

21. Spy software found a worker wasn't working as much as she said. Now she must repay her wages

    By aum, January 15, 2023
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    • 1,092 views
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    • Added by aum
    • January 15, 2023

22. How a Shady Chinese Firm’s Encryption Chips Got Inside the US Navy, NATO, and NASA

    By aum, June 15, 2023
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    • 1,432 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 15, 2023

23. CrowdStrike's Falcon Sensor also linked to Linux kernel panics and crashes

    By aum, July 22, 2024
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    • 1,227 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 22, 2024

24. The Unrelenting Menace of the LockBit Ransomware Gang

    By aum, January 24, 2023
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    • 1,170 views
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    • Added by aum
    • January 24, 2023

25. Mozilla reinstates Russians’ access to Firefox add-ons banned by federal censor

    By aum, June 13, 2024
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    • 1,187 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 13, 2024