Security & Privacy News

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1. You've heard of carjacking – but what about carhacking?

   By aum, August 10, 2024
   • 1 comment
   • 652 views
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   • Comment by andy2004
   • August 11, 2024

2. This dangerous new malware wants to target your cloud systems

   By aum, April 1, 2023
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   • 585 views
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   • Added by aum
   • April 1, 2023

3. Botnets responsible for nearly all malicious web traffic

   By aum, July 6, 2023
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   • 636 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 6, 2023

4. A powerful new malware backdoor is targeting governments across the world

   By aum, September 25, 2023
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   • 611 views
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   • Added by aum
   • September 25, 2023

5. Windows Phone gets revenge on YouTube from the grave by helping users bypass its ad-blocker-blocker

   By Karlston, October 21, 2023   

   • youtube
   • adblockers
   • 0 comments
   • 993 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 21, 2023

6. Microsoft's EU agreement means it will be hard to avoid CrowdStrike-like calamities in the future

   By aum, July 22, 2024
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   • 495 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 22, 2024

7. How to report phishing emails to Microsoft in Outlook for Windows 11

   By Karlston, March 23, 2024   

   • microsoft outlook for wimdows
   • phishing
   • 0 comments
   • 1,005 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 23, 2024

8. This large-scale hack could affect millions of servers across the world

   By aum, July 21, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 672 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 21, 2023

9. Audacity fans are absolutely furious right now - here’s why

   By aum, July 5, 2021
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   • 779 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 5, 2021

10. Privacy-focused web browsers are stuck in a rut, but why?

    By aum, October 2, 2022
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    • 640 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 2, 2022

11. The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker — here’s why

    By alf9872000, December 22, 2022
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    • 662 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 22, 2022

12. Did Microsoft just try to gaslight us? The tech giant has seemingly backtracked on changes to the account sign-in experience.

    By Karlston, February 20
    • 1 comment
    • 302 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 22

13. Microsoft is killing off this authentication protocol in Windows - here's why

    By aum, October 16, 2023
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    • 778 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 16, 2023

14. This huge Windows security hole is letting malware hackers in - here's what you need to know

    By aum, July 12, 2023
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    • 947 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 12, 2023

15. Microsoft's ‘ultimate goal is to remove passwords completely’ — this overhaul could make it happen

    By Karlston, April 2   

    • microsoft
    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 123 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 2

16. These companies are the most impersonated in email phishing campaigns

    By Karlston, February 25, 2022   

    • phishing
    • 1 comment
    • 1,118 views
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    • Comment by DKT27
    • February 25, 2022

17. Gmail update will go some way to eliminating phishing once and for all

    By Karlston, July 14, 2021   

    • gmail
    • phishing
    • 1 comment
    • 2,194 views
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    • Comment by funkyy
    • July 16, 2021

18. How to enable Edge's Scareware blocker and protect yourself from online scams

    By Karlston, January 31   

    • microsoft edge
    • scareware
    • 0 comments
    • 383 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 31

19. This malicious Google Chrome extension could hijack your devices if you try and download pirate movies

    By aum, June 15, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 685 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 15, 2023

20. Microsoft 365 will tell your boss if you're misbehaving online

    By aum, October 20, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 655 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 20, 2021

21. Microsoft blames EU rules for its inability to lock down Windows following CrowdStrike incident

    By aum, July 22, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 558 views
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    • Comment by Akaneharuka
    • July 22, 2024

22. France grants police power to spy on citizens through phones

    By aum, July 6, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 637 views
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    • Comment by mp68terr
    • July 7, 2023

23. Elon Musk calls Microsoft's controversial AI Recall a "Black Mirror episode" but NPUs will protect your privacy on Copilot+ PCs

    By Karlston, May 23, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • recall
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      • microsoft
      • recall
      • privacy
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    • 1,156 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 23, 2024

24. Google slams Linux kernel, says it needs major security investment

    By aum, August 5, 2021
    • 1 comment
    • 642 views
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    • Comment by pintas
    • August 5, 2021

25. Massive Microsoft account security change almost snuck out without enough warning

    By Karlston, January 23   

    • microsoft account
    • 0 comments
    • 329 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 23