Security & Privacy News

4149 news in this category

1. Google patches a critical Chrome vulnerability already being exploited in the wild

   By Karlston, February 16   

   • google chrome
   • security patch
   • 0 comments
   • 257 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • February 16

2. Google adding a WebGPU kill switch for Chrome on Android 16

   By Karlston, March 10   

   • google chrome
   • android 16
   • 0 comments
   • 208 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • March 10

3. Microsoft patches Notepad flaw that could let attackers hijack Windows PCs

   By Karlston, February 11   

   • notepad
   • security patch
   • 0 comments
   • 234 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • February 11

4. On Windows Patch day, Google helped Intel improve a major security feature on its CPUs

   By Karlston, February 11
   • 1 comment
   • 260 views
   • 
   • Comment by Tzcon
   • February 11

5. Passwords are finally coming to WhatsApp soon

   By Karlston, February 25   

   • whatsapp
   • passwords
   • 0 comments
   • 217 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • February 25

6. Another popular platform hit by data breach exposing emails, location data, and more

   By Karlston, February 6   

   • flickr
   • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 279 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • February 6

7. Samsung confirms 'Galaxy privacy layer' to stop shoulder surfing

   By Karlston, January 28   

   • samsung
   • 0 comments
   • 217 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • January 28

8. WhatsApp introduces "Strict Account Settings" to shield high-risk users from cyber attacks

   By Karlston, January 27   

   • whatsapp
   • 0 comments
   • 277 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • January 27

9. UK government ignores data leak warnings as MPs back online digital checkpoints

   By Karlston, April 29   

   • uk
   • 0 comments
   • 204 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • April 29

10. The anonymous and private messenger, Session, is set to get a major upgrade

    By Karlston, December 1, 2025
    • 1 comment
    • 402 views
    • 
    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • December 1, 2025

11. Proton Pass gets brand spanking new CLI client, available now to a limited subset of testers

    By Karlston, November 26, 2025   

    • proton pass
    • 0 comments
    • 373 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • November 26, 2025

12. Germany gets closer to mandating age assurance at OS level

    By Karlston, November 21, 2025   

    • age check
    • germany
    • 0 comments
    • 330 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • November 21, 2025

13. FBI bypasses "impenetrable" encryption using BitLocker keys supplied by Microsoft

    By Karlston, January 24
    • 2 comments
    • 506 views
    • 
    • Comment by dabourzannan
    • January 25

14. Microsoft shares Windows Server KB5070881 KB5070879 KB5070884 OOB updates for CVE-2025-59287

    By Karlston, October 24, 2025   

    • windows server
    • security updates
    • 0 comments
    • 729 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • October 24, 2025

15. Microsoft warns of potential cybersecurity disaster if you stay on Windows 10

    By Karlston, October 23, 2025   

    • windows 10
    • cybersecurity
    • 0 comments
    • 1,556 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • October 23, 2025

16. Xubuntu website compromised to deliver crypto malware to Windows 10 refugees

    By aum, October 20, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 322 views
    • 
    • Added by aum
    • October 20, 2025

17. Google launches new scam protection features for Android users

    By Karlston, October 16, 2025   

    • android
    • scam protection
    • 0 comments
    • 368 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • October 16, 2025

18. Google casts doubt on Australia's social media ban for under 16s

    By Karlston, October 13, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 377 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • October 13, 2025

19. How to check if TPM is supported and enabled on your PC

    By Karlston, September 28, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 555 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • September 28, 2025

20. Microsoft denies accusations of screenshotting your gameplay to train Gaming Copilot

    By Karlston, October 25, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 436 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • October 25, 2025

21. Like it or not, your expensive Samsung smart fridge will soon show ads on the cover screen

    By Karlston, September 18, 2025
    • 1 comment
    • 420 views
    • 
    • Comment by Karlston
    • September 18, 2025

22. JavaScript devs beware: this very popular NPM package has been compromised by attackers

    By Karlston, March 31
    • 0 comments
    • 250 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • March 31

23. Google exposes Windows 11 security flaw after Microsoft fails to patch it properly

    By Karlston, December 16, 2025   

    • windows 11
    • 0 comments
    • 400 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • December 16, 2025

24. UK watchdog to probe Microsoft business software over market dominance concerns

    By Karlston, March 31   

    • microsoft
    • uk
    • 0 comments
    • 197 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • March 31

25. Plex shares details on user data hack and breach, including how to reset password

    By Karlston, September 9, 2025   

    • plex
    • data breach
    • 0 comments
    • 613 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • September 9, 2025