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1. Young hacker faces 20-year prison sentence for creating prolific Imminent Monitor RAT

   By aum, August 1, 2022
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   • August 1, 2022

2. Australia charges dev of Imminent Monitor RAT used by domestic abusers

   By Karlston, August 1, 2022
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   • 1,093 views
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   • August 1, 2022

3. Beware: LockBit actors using Microsoft Defender to infect PCs with Cobalt Strike beacon

   By Karlston, July 30, 2022   

   • microsoft defender
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   • 1,361 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 30, 2022

4. Facebook ads push Android adware with 7 million installs on Google Play

   By Karlston, July 30, 2022   

   • facebook
   • ads
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • facebook
     • ads
     • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,052 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 30, 2022

5. Microsoft Edge's Enhanced Security Mode explained

   By Karlston, July 29, 2022   

   • microsoft edge
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   • 1,192 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 29, 2022

6. US govt warns Americans of escalating SMS phishing attacks

   By Karlston, July 29, 2022   

   • phishing
   • sms
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   • 1,395 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 29, 2022

7. Hacker breaks into US woman's Snapchat account, sends nude photos to friends, family

   By aum, July 29, 2022
   • 1 comment
   • 1,155 views
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   • Comment by andy2004
   • July 29, 2022

8. LibreOffice addresses security issues with macros, passwords

   By Karlston, July 28, 2022   

   • libreoffice
   • security
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   • 1,493 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 28, 2022

9. As Microsoft blocks Office macros, hackers find new attack vectors

   By Karlston, July 28, 2022
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   • 984 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 28, 2022

10. Akamai blocked largest DDoS in Europe against one of its customers

    By Karlston, July 28, 2022   

    • ddos
    • akamai
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    • 1,328 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 28, 2022

11. Google's plan to phase out third-party cookies by late 2023, pushed back to late 2024

    By Karlston, July 27, 2022   

    • google
    • cookies
    • 0 comments
    • 1,054 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 27, 2022

12. DDoS Attack Trends in 2022: Ultrashort, Powerful, Multivector Attacks

    By Karlston, July 27, 2022   

    • ddos
    • 2022
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    • 1,600 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 27, 2022

13. Linux Malware Found To Be at an All-Time High in 2022

    By aum, July 27, 2022
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    • 938 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 27, 2022

14. Google’s Nest Will Provide Data to Police Without a Warrant

    By aum, July 27, 2022
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    • 985 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 27, 2022

15. Hackers scan for vulnerabilities within 15 minutes of disclosure

    By Karlston, July 26, 2022   

    • vulnerabilities
    • hackers
    • 0 comments
    • 1,429 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 26, 2022

16. No More Ransom helps millions of ransomware victims in 6 years

    By Karlston, July 26, 2022   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,057 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 26, 2022

17. How big is the risk that someone will hack an EV charging network?

    By Karlston, July 26, 2022
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    • 993 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 26, 2022

18. A Juror Explains Why a C.I.A. Hacker Was Convicted

    By aum, July 26, 2022
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    • Added by aum
    • July 26, 2022

19. CosmicStrand UEFI malware found in Gigabyte, ASUS motherboards

    By Karlston, July 26, 2022   

    • gigabyte
    • asus
    • (and 1 more)

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      • gigabyte
      • asus
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,561 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 26, 2022

20. Google Chrome and ChromeOS usage restricted in Dutch schools due to data privacy concerns

    By Karlston, July 24, 2022   

    • google chrome
    • chromeos
    • 0 comments
    • 1,112 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 24, 2022

21. (ISC)2 to offer 1 million free entry-level cybersecurity certification exams

    By IMTHEGRAY, July 24, 2022   

    • (isc)²
    • cybersecurity
    • (and 3 more)

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      • (isc)²
      • cybersecurity
      • certification
      • exam
      • information leak
    • 1 comment
    • 5,921 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • July 24, 2022

22. Hackers are using phishing emails from PayPal

    By IMTHEGRAY, July 24, 2022   

    • management
    • cyber
    • (and 5 more)

      Tagged with:

      • management
      • cyber
      • phising
      • paypal
      • email
      • security
      • logical security
    • 4 comments
    • 2,657 views
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    • Comment by Mutton
    • July 27, 2024

23. Get ready for Alexa skills pop-up ads on your Amazon Echo Show

    By Karlston, July 22, 2022   

    • alexa
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,202 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 22, 2022

24. Windows 11 22H2 comes with brute force attacks protection enabled by default

    By Karlston, July 21, 2022   

    • windows 11
    • 0 comments
    • 1,139 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 21, 2022

25. Microsoft will soon start blocking Office macros once again

    By Karlston, July 21, 2022   

    • microsoft office
    • macros
    • 0 comments
    • 1,221 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 21, 2022