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1. Meta needs explicit user consent to run personalized ads, EU watchdog rules

   By Karlston, December 7, 2022   

   • meta
   • ads
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   • December 7, 2022

2. Amazon ad verification program buys access to your phone’s soul for $2 a month

   By Karlston, December 7, 2022   

   • amazon
   • ads
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   • 603 views
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   • December 7, 2022

3. Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

   By alf9872000, December 23, 2022
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   • December 23, 2022

4. The Internet is (once again) awash with IoT botnets delivering record DDoSes

   By Karlston, January 22
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   • January 22

5. The risk of escalation from cyberattacks has never been greater

   By alf9872000, December 19, 2022
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   • December 19, 2022

6. Alarmed researcher finds heaps of biometric data on US military device on eBay

   By alf9872000, December 27, 2022
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   • December 27, 2022

7. State-sponsored hackers in China compromise certificate authority

   By alf9872000, November 15, 2022
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   • 504 views
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   • November 15, 2022

8. How North Korea became a mastermind of crypto cybercrime

   By Karlston, November 14, 2022
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   • 559 views
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   • November 14, 2022

9. Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid

   By Karlston, November 22, 2022
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   • November 22, 2022

10. Microsoft plans to lock down Windows DNS like never before. Here’s how.

    By Karlston, May 4, 2024   

    • windows
    • dns
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    • May 4, 2024

11. How to download a backup copy of your Twitter data (or deactivate your account)

    By Karlston, October 29, 2022   

    • twitter
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    • October 29, 2022

12. How a Microsoft blunder opened millions of PCs to potent malware attacks

    By Karlston, October 14, 2022   

    • windows
    • malware
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    • October 14, 2022

13. Microsoft leaked 2.4TB of data belonging to sensitive customer. Critics are furious

    By Karlston, October 20, 2022   

    • microsoft
    • data leak
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    • October 20, 2022

14. Why the App Store’s tone-deaf gambling ads make me worry about Apple

    By Karlston, October 31, 2022   

    • app store
    • ads
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    • October 31, 2022

15. The next Ford Mustang won’t be easy to tune; blame cybersecurity

    By Karlston, October 14, 2022
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    • October 14, 2022

16. Post-quantum encryption contender is taken out by single-core PC and 1 hour

    By Karlston, August 2, 2022
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    • August 2, 2022

17. iOS VPNs have leaked traffic for more than 2 years, researcher claims

    By Karlston, August 17, 2022   

    • ios
    • vpn
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    • August 17, 2022

18. Why Lockdown mode from Apple is one of the coolest security ideas ever

    By Karlston, July 7, 2022
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    • July 7, 2022

19. How big is the risk that someone will hack an EV charging network?

    By Karlston, July 26, 2022
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    • 501 views
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    • July 26, 2022

20. Google hit with more privacy complaints for “deceptive” sign-up process [Updated]

    By Karlston, July 1, 2022   

    • google
    • privacy
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    • July 1, 2022

21. Gone in 130 seconds: New Tesla hack gives thieves their own personal key

    By Karlston, June 8, 2022   

    • tesla
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    • June 8, 2022

22. Facebook is receiving sensitive medical information from hospital websites

    By Karlston, June 16, 2022   

    • facebook
    • privacy
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    • June 16, 2022

23. A new vulnerability in Intel and AMD CPUs lets hackers steal encryption keys

    By Karlston, June 14, 2022
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    • June 14, 2022

24. New working speculative execution attack sends Intel and AMD scrambling

    By Karlston, July 12, 2022   

    • intel
    • amd
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    • July 12, 2022

25. Intel Firmware updates for Memory Mapped I/O security vulnerabilities

    By Karlston, June 16, 2022   

    • intel
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    • June 16, 2022