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1. New Lenovo UEFI Firmware Vulnerabilities Affect Millions of Laptops

   By aum, April 19, 2022
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   • 724 views
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   • April 19, 2022

2. Brave partners with Guardian to bring a paid VPN and Firewall to its browser

   By Karlston, May 29, 2022   

   • brave browser
   • vpn
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     • vpn
     • firewall
   • 0 comments
   • 757 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 29, 2022

3. This Anti-Tracking Tool Checks If You’re Being Followed

   By Karlston, August 11, 2022
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   • 6,211 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 11, 2022

4. Google to test disabling Chrome Manifest V2 extensions in June 2023

   By Karlston, September 28, 2022   

   • google chrome
   • manifest v2
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     • google chrome
     • manifest v2
     • extensions
   • 1 comment
   • 636 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • September 28, 2022

5. Acer fixes UEFI bugs that can be used to disable Secure Boot

   By alf9872000, November 29, 2022
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   • 763 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 29, 2022

6. Amnesty International Canada breached by suspected Chinese hackers

   By alf9872000, December 7, 2022
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   • 1,383 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 7, 2022

7. Mozilla acquires review-checking, scammer-spotting service Fakespot for Firefox

   By Karlston, May 3, 2023   

   • mozilla firefox
   • scams
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   • 787 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 3, 2023

8. KeePass v2.54 fixes bug that leaked cleartext master password

   By Karlston, June 5, 2023   

   • keepass
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   • 1,255 views
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   • June 5, 2023

9. New ‘Gold Pickaxe’ Android, iOS malware steals your face for fraud

   By Karlston, February 15, 2024   

   • android
   • ios & ipados
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     • android
     • ios & ipados
     • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,154 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 15, 2024

10. New Cyber Espionage Group Targeting Ministries of Foreign Affairs

    By aum, June 11, 2021
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    • 817 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 11, 2021

11. NSA, FBI Reveal Hacking Methods Used by Russian Military Hackers

    By aum, July 2, 2021
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    • 787 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 2, 2021

12. Microsoft Defender for Identity to detect Windows Bronze Bit attacks

    By aum, October 11, 2021
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    • 956 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 11, 2021

13. Russian hacker group APT29 targeting diplomats

    By aum, May 3, 2022
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    • 796 views
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    • Added by aum
    • May 3, 2022

14. Bitwarden to add support for passwordless login to vault, autofill for other desktop apps

    By Karlston, July 5, 2022   

    • bitwarden
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    • 920 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 5, 2022

15. Chinese hackers create Linux version of the SideWalk Windows malware

    By aum, September 14, 2022
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    • 654 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 14, 2022

16. Cloudflare announces invisible alternative to CAPTCHAs

    By Karlston, September 28, 2022   

    • cloudflare
    • captchas
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    • 916 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 28, 2022

17. New Samsung Maintenance Mode protects your data during phone repairs

    By alf9872000, October 25, 2022
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    • 627 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 25, 2022

18. Malicious Android app found powering account creation service

    By alf9872000, November 29, 2022
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    • 705 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 29, 2022

19. The Week in Ransomware - December 23rd 2022 - Targeting Microsoft Exchange

    By Karlston, December 24, 2022   

    • ransomware
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    • 857 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 24, 2022

20. The Comedy of Errors That Let China-Backed Hackers Steal Microsoft’s Signing Key

    By aum, September 7, 2023
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    • 800 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 7, 2023

21. The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2023

    By Karlston, January 2, 2024
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    • 1,020 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 2, 2024

22. VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them

    By Karlston, May 13   

    • vpn
    • 0 comments
    • 161 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 13

23. 7-Year-Old Polkit Flaw Lets Unprivileged Linux Users Gain Root Access

    By aum, June 11, 2021
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    • 765 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 11, 2021

24. Inside a ransomware attack: How dark webs of cybercriminals collaborate to pull one off

    By aum, June 21, 2021
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    • 658 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 21, 2021

25. New Google Scorecards Tool Scans Open-Source Software for More Security Risks

    By aum, July 2, 2021
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    • 614 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 2, 2021