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1. AT&T alerts 9 million customers of data breach after vendor hack

   By alf9872000, March 9, 2023
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   • March 9, 2023

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

   By aum, October 16, 2023
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   • October 16, 2023

3. Encrypted email service Skiff gets acquired, will shut down in six months

   By Karlston, February 14, 2024
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   • 1,514 views
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   • February 14, 2024

4. Multiple botnets exploiting one-year-old TP-Link flaw to hack routers

   By Karlston, April 17, 2024   

   • tp-link
   • vulnerability
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   • 1,402 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 17, 2024

5. If you care about privacy stop using this popular Linux email client, sysadmin warns

   By Karlston, July 10, 2025   

   • linux
   • evolution
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     • linux
     • evolution
     • privacy
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 10, 2025

6. OpenAI Unveils Aardvark: GPT-5 Agent That Finds and Fixes Code Flaws Automatically

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

7. Edge is getting its own ad tracking opt-in prompt on Windows 10

   By Karlston, June 9, 2021   

   • microsoft edge
   • ad tracker blocking
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   • 1,358 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 9, 2021

8. Fake DarkSide gang targets energy, food industry in extortion emails

   By Karlston, June 18, 2021   

   • ransomware
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   • 1,362 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 18, 2021

9. Google Uncovers Tool Used by Iranian Hackers to Steal Data from Email Accounts

   By aum, August 23, 2022
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   • August 23, 2022

10. 5.4 million Twitter users' stolen data leaked online — more shared privately

    By alf9872000, November 27, 2022
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    • 1,442 views
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    • Comment by Kalju
    • November 27, 2022

11. Telcom and BPO Companies Under Attack by SIM Swapping Hackers

    By alf9872000, December 6, 2022
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    • December 6, 2022

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

    By Karlston, December 14, 2022   

    • youtube
    • spam
    • 1 comment
    • 1,728 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • December 14, 2022

13. IceFire ransomware now encrypts both Linux and Windows systems

    By alf9872000, March 9, 2023
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    • March 9, 2023

14. New 'Looney Tunables' Linux bug gives root on major distros

    By Karlston, October 4, 2023   

    • linux
    • vulnerability
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    • 1,801 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 4, 2023

15. Microsoft officially says it is "making security our top priority" from now on

    By Karlston, May 3, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • security
    • 1 comment
    • 1,666 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • May 3, 2024

16. First American Financial Pays Farcical $500K Fine

    By Karlston, June 18, 2021
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    • 1,337 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 18, 2021

17. Costa Rica declares emergency after gov't systems hit by notorious hacker gang

    By aum, May 12, 2022
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    • 1,161 views
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    • Added by aum
    • May 12, 2022

18. Capital One Hacker Convicted of 7 Federal Crimes

    By aum, June 20, 2022
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    • 1,093 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 20, 2022

19. The Rise of Data Exfiltration and Why It Is a Greater Risk Than Ransomware

    By aum, August 23, 2022
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    • Added by aum
    • August 23, 2022

20. Meta fined €265M for not protecting Facebook users' data from scrapers

    By alf9872000, November 28, 2022
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 28, 2022

21. MPA v. SmoothStreams IPTV: Server Photos & Shutdown Details Emerge

    By Karlston, December 14, 2022
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    • 1,136 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 14, 2022

22. I Think My Face Was Deepfaked Into a Chinese Camping Stove Ad

    By Karlston, January 11, 2023
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    • 1,094 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 11, 2023

23. For the first time, FBI admits to purchasing location data on Americans

    By alf9872000, March 9, 2023
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    • 1,040 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 9, 2023

24. After Boeing declines to pay up, ransomware group leaks 45 GB of data

    By aum, November 21, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 1,589 views
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    • Comment by andy2004
    • November 23, 2023

25. Read Satya Nadella’s Microsoft memo on putting security first

    By Karlston, May 3, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • security
    • 1 comment
    • 1,738 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • May 3, 2024