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1. CrowdStrike details Spyboy Terminator said to kill Microsoft Defender, Avast, and more EDRs

   By alf9872000, June 1, 2023
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   • 881 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • June 1, 2023

2. Rsync package in Ubuntu distros updated to fix remote code execution bugs, download now

   By Karlston, January 15   

   • rsync
   • security patch
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     • rsync
     • security patch
     • ubuntu
   • 0 comments
   • 508 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 15

3. 'Mylobot' botnet infecting 50,000 devices per day worldwide

   By Karlston, February 22, 2023   

   • botnet
   • 0 comments
   • 877 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 22, 2023

4. Microsoft warns accounting and tax return firms of a new phishing attack ahead of US Tax Day

   By aum, April 14, 2023
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   • 521 views
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   • Added by aum
   • April 14, 2023

5. Microsoft confirms it's killing TLS 1.0 and 1.1 on next-gen Windows 11, Windows 12, beyond

   By Karlston, August 2, 2023   

   • windows
   • tls
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   • 1,029 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 2, 2023

6. EU watchdogs are concerned about Meta's "Pay or Okay" model for ad-free subscriptions

   By Karlston, February 16, 2024   

   • meta
   • privacy
   • 1 comment
   • 871 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • February 16, 2024

7. EU requests algorithm data from YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok

   By Karlston, October 2, 2024   

   • eu
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   • 593 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 2, 2024

8. Meta gets hit with a $1.3 billion fine by the EU for sending personal data to the US

   By Karlston, May 22, 2023   

   • meta
   • fine
   • (and 1 more)

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     • meta
     • fine
     • eu
   • 0 comments
   • 800 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 22, 2023

9. Microsoft: Protect yourself with VBS, TPM-based Enhanced Sign-in Security using our guide

   By Karlston, June 7, 2024
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   • 659 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 7, 2024

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

    By Karlston, November 9, 2022   

    • lenovo laptops
    • 0 comments
    • 562 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 9, 2022

11. Microsoft makes SMB signing mandatory with Windows 11 Canary build 25381

    By Karlston, June 3, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • canary channel
    • 0 comments
    • 863 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 3, 2023

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

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

13. Microsoft fixed Windows CVE-2024-26248, CVE-2024-29056 Kerberos PAC validation flaw

    By Karlston, April 14, 2024
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    • 964 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 14, 2024

14. Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Outlook 2013/2016 were vulnerable to Spoofing, Code Execution

    By Karlston, August 10, 2023
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    • 709 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 10, 2023

15. Complaint filed against Mozilla Firefox for PPA 'default-tracking' as most users are 'dumb'

    By Karlston, September 25, 2024   

    • mozilla firefox
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 764 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 25, 2024

16. Spy Pet, accused of scraping billions of public messages, taken down by Discord

    By Karlston, April 27, 2024   

    • discord
    • 0 comments
    • 778 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 27, 2024

17. Microsoft wants you to ditch Windows 11/10 passwords with the help of MSA using this guide

    By Karlston, June 7, 2024   

    • windows 10
    • windows 11
    • (and 1 more)

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      • windows 10
      • windows 11
      • passwords
    • 0 comments
    • 783 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 7, 2024

18. Microsoft publishes Defender guides to help clients enable key security features

    By aum, May 4, 2023
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    • 903 views
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    • Added by aum
    • May 4, 2023

19. Microsoft may have fixed LSA bug with kernel-mode hardware stack protection in Windows 11

    By Karlston, April 18, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • security
    • (and 1 more)

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      • windows 11
      • security
      • bugfix
    • 0 comments
    • 1,072 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 18, 2023

20. Microsoft: Defender Hardware & Firmware assessment helps you ID flawed AMD Zenbleed CPUs

    By Karlston, September 11, 2023
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    • 817 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 11, 2023

21. AV-Comparatives: Microsoft Defender, Kaspersky, Bitdefender some of the best for web threats

    By Karlston, May 14, 2023
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    • 745 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 14, 2023

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

    By Karlston, March 31, 2024   

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

23. Microsoft might use "your" data to train its AI and Mozilla is desperate to know the details

    By Karlston, September 4, 2023   

    • microsoft
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 800 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 4, 2023

24. Microsoft updates Defender for Windows 11/10 install images, patches ransomware, and more

    By Karlston, September 22, 2024   

    • windows defender
    • update
    • 0 comments
    • 722 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 22, 2024

25. AV-Comparatives, AV-TEST show how Defender, McAfee, Norton, AVG hog your Windows 11, 10 PCs

    By Karlston, December 9, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 984 views
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    • Comment by Edion Gecos
    • December 10, 2023