Security & Privacy News

4149 news in this category

1. Microsoft makes it harder to enable ActiveX in Office apps to improve security

   By Karlston, April 15, 2025   

   • microsoft office
   • activex
   • 0 comments
   • 916 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 15, 2025

2. Microsoft clarifies it does not use your Office documents to train AI models

   By Karlston, November 27, 2024   

   • microsoft
   • 1 comment
   • 1,821 views
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   • Comment by Tzcon
   • November 27, 2024

3. Android malware NGate steals NFC data through HandyPay app

   By alf9872000, April 22
   • 0 comments
   • 171 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • April 22

4. Apple introduces built-in content blocker for Safari called 'Distraction Control'

   By Karlston, August 6, 2024   

   • apple safari
   • content blocker
   • 0 comments
   • 1,018 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 6, 2024

5. Microsoft: Windows 11 KB5094126, KB5093998 finally stops trusting a critical system threat

   By Karlston, Thursday at 04:28 AM   

   • windows 11
   • 0 comments
   • 139 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • Thursday at 04:28 AM

6. Winaero Tweaker's 'Reset to Defaults' setting is corrupting Windows 11 systems

   By aum, December 6, 2025
   • 0 comments
   • 466 views
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   • Added by aum
   • December 6, 2025

7. Microsoft updates security baseline package for Windows Server 2025

   By Karlston, February 24   

   • windows server 2025
   • 0 comments
   • 210 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 24

8. Windows Server 2025 security baseline to get more frequent updates, streamlines settings

   By Karlston, June 26, 2025   

   • windows server 2025
   • security
   • 0 comments
   • 2,508 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 26, 2025

9. Cybercriminals exploit CrowdStrike chaos to spread Crowdstrike-hotfix.zip malware

   By aum, July 21, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,073 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 21, 2024

10. Proton Pass now lets you securely share passwords with anyone

    By Karlston, July 12, 2024   

    • proton pass
    • 0 comments
    • 1,056 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 12, 2024

11. Proton launches Docs for encrypted, privacy-focused document editing and collaboration

    By Karlston, July 3, 2024   

    • proton
    • 0 comments
    • 1,114 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 3, 2024

12. Proton VPN launches credential-less login on Android and expands free VPN to more countries

    By Karlston, June 26, 2024   

    • proton vpn
    • 0 comments
    • 1,059 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 26, 2024

13. Motorola announces partnership with GrapheneOS Foundation

    By Karlston, March 3   

    • motorola
    • grapheneos
    • 0 comments
    • 204 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 3

14. Microsoft fixes six security vulnerabilities in the latest Edge update

    By Karlston, June 21, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,221 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 21, 2024

15. uBlock Origin alternative AdGuard fixes Windows-induced BSOD, promises dark mode everywhere

    By Karlston, October 25, 2024   

    • adguard
    • update
    • 3 comments
    • 3,057 views
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    • Comment by UberGeek
    • October 25, 2024

16. Proton launches Proton Pass on macOS and Linux

    By Karlston, June 6, 2024   

    • proton pass
    • macos
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • proton pass
      • macos
      • linux
    • 0 comments
    • 1,274 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 6, 2024

17. Google's Gemini may be accessing user documents on Google Cloud even when asked not to do it

    By Karlston, July 15, 2024   

    • google
    • privacy breach
    • 0 comments
    • 867 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 15, 2024

18. Internet Archive is continuing to face DDoS attacks after several days

    By Karlston, May 29, 2024   

    • internet archive
    • ddos
    • 0 comments
    • 1,624 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 29, 2024

19. Microsoft shares more info about privacy controls in the new 'Recall' feature in Windows 11

    By Karlston, May 22, 2024   

    • windows 11
    • recall
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows 11
      • recall
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,648 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 22, 2024

20. Microsoft Edge get three security patches in the latest update

    By Karlston, February 22, 2025   

    • microsoft edge
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,239 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 22, 2025

21. Microsoft Edge is getting scareware blocker and secure password deployment option

    By Karlston, November 19, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • security
    • 0 comments
    • 1,490 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 19, 2024

22. Apple and Google launch unwanted location tracking detection for iPhone [iOS and iPadOS] and Android

    By Karlston, May 14, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 966 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 14, 2024

23. Microsoft shares info on Edge for Business 'free' content filtering on Windows 11 and 10

    By Karlston, May 19, 2025   

    • microsoft edge for business
    • security
    • 0 comments
    • 915 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 19, 2025

24. WhatsApp may bring support for usernames with an option to set PIN to limit spam messages

    By Karlston, August 20, 2024   

    • whatsapp
    • pin
    • 1 comment
    • 1,443 views
    • 
    • Comment by UberGeek
    • August 21, 2024

25. Microsoft Defender VPN to be discontinued for Microsoft 365 subscribers

    By Karlston, February 1, 2025   

    • microsoft 365
    • microsoft defender vpn
    • 0 comments
    • 887 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 1, 2025