Security & Privacy News

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1. Romance scammers collected $139 million in crypto last year

   By Karlston, February 14, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,056 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 14, 2022

2. Google Chat adds warning banners to protect against phishing attacks

   By Karlston, May 20, 2022   

   • phishing
   • google chat
   • 0 comments
   • 987 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 20, 2022

3. Hacker claims responsibility for T-Mobile attack, bashes the carrier’s security

   By Karlston, August 26, 2021   

   • t-mobile
   • 0 comments
   • 1,408 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 26, 2021

4. T-Mobile is selling your app usage data to advertisers — here’s how to opt out

   By Karlston, June 24, 2022   

   • t-mobile
   • data abuse
   • 0 comments
   • 1,294 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 24, 2022

5. Firefox’s anti-tracking feature adds per-account VPN for more privacy

   By Karlston, February 2, 2022   

   • firefox
   • 0 comments
   • 1,012 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 2, 2022

6. A ‘high severity’ TikTok vulnerability allowed one-click account hijacking

   By aum, August 31, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,113 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 31, 2022

7. Apple adds welcome privacy features to Mail, Safari

   By Karlston, June 7, 2021   

   • apple
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,552 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 7, 2021

8. Google reportedly made it difficult for smartphone users to find privacy settings

   By Karlston, May 29, 2021   

   • google
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,188 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 29, 2021

9. Ubisoft says it experienced a ‘cyber security incident’, and the purported Nvidia hackers are taking credit

   By Karlston, March 12, 2022   

   • ubisoft
   • 0 comments
   • 1,671 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 12, 2022

10. Hackers reportedly threaten to leak data from Gigabyte ransomware attack

    By Karlston, August 9, 2021   

    • gigabyte
    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,536 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 9, 2021

11. Google, Meta, and others will have to explain their algorithms under new EU legislation

    By Karlston, April 23, 2022
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    • 1,047 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 23, 2022

12. Instagram is now testing ads in the Shop tab

    By Karlston, August 9, 2021   

    • instagram
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,485 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 9, 2021

13. YouTube will start warning comment spammers when they violate the rules

    By Karlston, December 14, 2022   

    • youtube
    • spam
    • 1 comment
    • 1,733 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • December 14, 2022

14. iOS 16 will let you bypass CAPTCHAs on some apps and websites

    By Karlston, June 20, 2022   

    • ios 16
    • ipados 16
    • 0 comments
    • 1,294 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 20, 2022

15. LastPass says no passwords were compromised following breach scare

    By Karlston, December 29, 2021   

    • lastpass
    • 2 comments
    • 3,803 views
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    • Comment by DKT27
    • January 1, 2022

16. Security experts say new EU rules will damage WhatsApp encryption

    By Karlston, March 29, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,031 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 29, 2022

17. Google Chrome’s latest update has a security fix you should install ASAP

    By Karlston, September 5, 2022   

    • google chrome
    • 0 comments
    • 935 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 5, 2022

18. Chrome password manager update will let you manually add credentials on all platforms

    By Karlston, July 1, 2022   

    • google chrome
    • password manager
    • 0 comments
    • 1,375 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 1, 2022

19. Why Windows 11 is forcing everyone to use TPM chips

    By Karlston, June 25, 2021   

    • windows 11
    • tpm
    • 1 comment
    • 2,993 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • June 26, 2021

20. Microsoft suggests once again to disable the Print Spooler to protect against new 0-day vulnerability

    By Karlston, August 15, 2021   

    • microsoft
    • 0-day
    • 0 comments
    • 1,720 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 15, 2021

21. Rampant spam has forced Google to turn off RCS ads in India

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

22. You’ll have to tell Instagram your birthday to keep using the app

    By Karlston, August 30, 2021   

    • instagram
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 2,317 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 30, 2021

23. As Nvidia hacker deadline looms, 71,000 employee accounts have reportedly been exposed

    By Karlston, March 5, 2022   

    • nvidia
    • data leak
    • 0 comments
    • 1,498 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 5, 2022

24. Apple’s app tracking policy reportedly cost social media platforms nearly $10 billion

    By Karlston, November 1, 2021   

    • apple
    • tracking
    • 1 comment
    • 2,221 views
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    • Comment by Ryrynz
    • November 2, 2021

25. Windows 11, Amazon, and Uncomfortable Questions

    By aum, June 27, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,454 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 27, 2021