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1. Microsoft hit with €60 million fine by France for not offering cookie opt-out on Bing

   By Karlston, December 23, 2022   

   • microsoft
   • fine
   • 0 comments
   • 565 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 23, 2022

2. Security researcher bags $107K bounty for hacking Google Home to spy on you

   By Karlston, December 31, 2022
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   • 600 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 31, 2022

3. Indian government asks Google to stop showing ads for overseas betting apps

   By Karlston, December 7, 2022   

   • india
   • google
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     • india
     • google
     • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 566 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 7, 2022

4. Google Drive finally getting shared folder restrict access option

   By Karlston, September 17, 2024   

   • google drive
   • 0 comments
   • 587 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 17, 2024

5. Microsoft issues security patches for older Intel CPUs on Windows 10 and 11

   By Karlston, March 3, 2023   

   • windows 10
   • windows 11
   • 0 comments
   • 783 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 3, 2023

6. Reddit suffers security breach after employee falls for phishing attack

   By Karlston, February 10, 2023   

   • reddit
   • security breach
   • 0 comments
   • 946 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 10, 2023

7. Microsoft no longer suggests overlooking "Downfall" of Intel 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th Gen CPUs

   By Karlston, September 6, 2023
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   • 864 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 6, 2023

8. Microsoft says state-sponsored China actor targeting critical infrastructure in the US

   By aum, May 24, 2023
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   • 786 views
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   • Added by aum
   • May 24, 2023

9. Outlook personal email accounts will need more than just usernames and passwords Sept. 16

   By Karlston, June 11, 2024   

   • outlook
   • 1 comment
   • 1,100 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • June 13, 2024

10. Discord to start showing ads in the coming week after resisting for almost a decade

    By Karlston, April 1, 2024   

    • discord
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 940 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 1, 2024

11. The FBI is dealing with a cyber attack on its computers, but says it's been "contained"

    By Karlston, February 17, 2023   

    • fbi
    • cyberattack
    • 0 comments
    • 851 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 17, 2023

12. Phone numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users around the globe up for sale

    By Karlston, November 24, 2022   

    • whatsapp
    • data leak
    • 0 comments
    • 871 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 24, 2022

13. Google reportedly is close to buying cybersecurity company Wiz for $23 billion

    By Karlston, July 15, 2024   

    • google
    • 1 comment
    • 514 views
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    • Comment by lurch234
    • July 15, 2024

14. The Brave browser on Windows has also been installing VPN services; a fix is in the works

    By Karlston, October 21, 2023   

    • brave browser
    • 0 comments
    • 691 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 21, 2023

15. FTC imposes $1.5M fine on drug discount firm for sharing user data with Microsoft and Google

    By aum, February 2, 2023
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    • 535 views
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    • Added by aum
    • February 2, 2023

16. Google says Chrome is about to get a lot more secure with default HTTPS, download warnings

    By Karlston, August 17, 2023   

    • google chrome
    • 0 comments
    • 566 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 17, 2023

17. A new report claims Microsoft has not fixed a Skype flaw that could reveal your IP address

    By Karlston, August 28, 2023   

    • microsoft skype
    • security flaw
    • 0 comments
    • 1,108 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 28, 2023

18. Microsoft may use your Edge browsing history for ads on mobile, insiders spotted

    By Karlston, November 20, 2023   

    • microsoft edge
    • canary channel
    • (and 1 more)

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      • microsoft edge
      • canary channel
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 897 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 20, 2023

19. Mozilla improves the way Firefox add-ons and extensions will collect your data

    By Karlston, April 4   

    • mozilla firefox
    • data collection
    • 1 comment
    • 441 views
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    • Comment by Bagels
    • April 4

20. YouTube gets more aggressive in pushing adblock warnings with countdown timer

    By Karlston, August 13, 2023   

    • youtube
    • 1 comment
    • 1,333 views
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    • Comment by jayballs
    • August 13, 2023

21. Microsoft fixed security issues on Excel, Outlook 2013 and 2016, for both 32 and 64-bit

    By Karlston, June 20, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 776 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 20, 2023

22. Microsoft: August 2023 security patches for Office, Outlook, Excel, Word, and more, are here

    By Karlston, September 13, 2023   

    • microsoft office
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,209 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 13, 2023

23. AMD confirms firmware update for Ryzen 3000, 4000, 5000, 7000 CPUs vulnerable to Zenbleed

    By Karlston, July 25, 2023   

    • amd
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 974 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 25, 2023

24. The UK could follow Australia's footsteps in banning social media for those under 16

    By Karlston, November 20, 2024   

    • social media
    • australia
    • (and 1 more)

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      • social media
      • australia
      • uk
    • 0 comments
    • 882 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 20, 2024

25. KB5028311: Microsoft released critical Windows 10 Dynamic SafeOS update for Secure Boot

    By Karlston, July 13, 2023   

    • windows 10
    • update
    • 0 comments
    • 1,385 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 13, 2023