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1. Phishing Attacks grew by 29% in 2021 overall. Smishing is on the rise

   By Karlston, April 24, 2022   

   • phishing
   • 0 comments
   • 1,376 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 24, 2022

2. Microsoft Defender Preview is now available on Windows 10 and 11

   By Karlston, February 8, 2022
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   • 1,392 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 8, 2022

3. Thunderbird 91.5.0 fixes several security issues

   By Karlston, January 12, 2022
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   • 1,190 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 12, 2022

4. Google drops FLoC and announces Topics as the future cookie-less advertising system

   By aum, January 26, 2022
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   • 1,077 views
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   • Added by aum
   • January 26, 2022

5. Avira is adding a crypto miner to its products as well

   By Karlston, January 10, 2022   

   • avira
   • cryptominer
   • 1 comment
   • 1,750 views
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   • Comment by DKT27
   • January 14, 2022

6. uBlock Origin 1.40 Update introduces a workaround to block YouTube ads that were loaded at Chrome startup

   By Karlston, December 24, 2021
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   • 2,465 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 24, 2021

7. Microsoft Edge may be sending search results to Microsoft! Here is how you turn that off

   By Karlston, December 22, 2021   

   • microsoft edge
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 2,197 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 22, 2021

8. Firefox Monitor may remove personal information now from the Internet

   By Karlston, December 6, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 1,306 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 6, 2021

9. Display all threats that Windows Defender detected with WinDefLogView

   By Karlston, March 16, 2022   

   • windows defender
   • 0 comments
   • 1,365 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 16, 2022

10. Linux has a big hole

    By aum, March 9, 2022
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    • 1,225 views
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    • Added by aum
    • March 9, 2022

11. Linux hit by a rather nasty persistent virus

    By aum, July 13, 2022
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    • 1,088 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 13, 2022

12. Google Confirms New Critical Chrome Security Issue For Windows, Mac & Linux Users

    By aum, June 23, 2022
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    • 1,124 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 23, 2022

13. Linux Desktop Security: 5 Key Measures [Video]

    By Karlston, October 5, 2025   

    • linux
    • security
    • 0 comments
    • 382 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 5, 2025

14. Secure Boot Certificate Expiry (Windows & Linux) (ExplainingComputers) [Video]

    By Karlston, May 17
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    • 200 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 17

15. The future of streaming video is scary: Virtual Product Placement Ads incoming

    By Karlston, October 17, 2022   

    • streaming
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,497 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 17, 2022

16. Apple's Plan to "Think Different" About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life

    By aum, August 5, 2021
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    • 1,094 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 5, 2021

17. This dangerous new hacker tool makes phishing worryingly easy

    By aum, October 11, 2022
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    • 1,048 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 11, 2022

18. This hacker site sold 24 million people’s data — until now

    By aum, June 9, 2022
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    • 1,170 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 9, 2022

19. Microsoft Defender finally feels like proper antivirus software for individuals

    By aum, June 16, 2022
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    • 1,150 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 16, 2022

20. Beware of fake Microsoft Teams ads spreading ransomware

    By aum, November 1, 2025
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    • 254 views
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    • Added by aum
    • November 1, 2025

21. As Hacker Attacks Rise, States Start to Consider Banning Ransom Payments

    By aum, August 29, 2022
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    • 990 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 29, 2022

22. Americans duped into losing $10 billion by illegal Indian call centres in 2022: Report

    By aum, December 27, 2022
    • 1 comment
    • 1,307 views
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    • Comment by Fame
    • December 28, 2022

23. Reports Shows Over 13 Million Malware Events Targeting Linux Cloud

    By aum, September 27, 2021
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    • 1,141 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 27, 2021

24. CrowdStrike disruption direct losses to reach $5.4B for Fortune 500, study finds

    By coopers, July 25, 2024
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    • 1,033 views
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    • Added by coopers
    • July 25, 2024

25. Operation GhostShell: Novel RAT Targets Global Aerospace and Telecoms Firms

    By aum, October 6, 2021
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    • 1,275 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 6, 2021