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1. Signal rolls out usernames that let you hide your phone number

   By Karlston, February 21, 2024   

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   • 1,224 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 21, 2024

2. Significant compromise likely with exploitation of new Linux vulnerability

   By aum, April 1, 2024
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   • 1,182 views
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   • Added by aum
   • April 1, 2024

3. SIM swapper gets 18-months for involvement in $22 million crypto heist

   By alf9872000, December 4, 2022
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   • December 4, 2022

4. Sites scramble to block ChatGPT web crawler after instructions emerge

   By Karlston, August 12, 2023
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   • 1,416 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 12, 2023

5. Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year

   By aum, October 5, 2025
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   • Added by aum
   • October 5, 2025

6. SK Telecom cyberattack: Free SIM replacements for 25 million customers

   By Karlston, April 29, 2025
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   • 881 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 29, 2025

7. Slack resets passwords after exposing hashes in invitation links

   By Karlston, August 5, 2022   

   • slack
   • passwords
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   • 1,303 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 5, 2022

8. Slack users horrified to discover messages used for AI training

   By Karlston, May 18, 2024   

   • slack
   • 1 comment
   • 1,706 views
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   • Comment by SatinOverlord
   • May 20, 2024

9. Slack's private GitHub code repositories stolen over holidays

   By alf9872000, January 5, 2023
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • January 5, 2023

10. Slilpp, the largest stolen logins market, seized by law enforcement

    By Karlston, June 10, 2021
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    • 1,205 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 10, 2021

11. Smart Devices Are Spying on You Everywhere, And That's a Problem

    By aum, March 15, 2022
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    • 1,200 views
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    • Added by aum
    • March 15, 2022

12. Smart devices in the US get cybersecurity labelling to show they're safe

    By Karlston, July 18, 2023   

    • smart devices
    • cybersecurity
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      • cybersecurity
      • us
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    • 1,481 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 18, 2023

13. Smart Move, Google

    By aum, November 24, 2022
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    • 989 views
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    • Added by aum
    • November 24, 2022

14. Smart TV OS owners face “constant conflict” between privacy, advertiser demands

    By Karlston, June 19, 2025   

    • smart tvs
    • privacy
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      • privacy
      • ads
    • 7 comments
    • 1,519 views
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    • Comment by Mutton
    • June 19, 2025

15. Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes

    By Karlston, October 8, 2024   

    • smart tvs
    • snooping
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    • 1,364 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 8, 2024

16. Smiling Dogs? Horses Made of Clouds? Captcha Has Gone Too Far

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022   

    • captcha
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    • 1,291 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2022

17. Sneaky hackers reverse defense mitigations when detected

    By alf9872000, December 5, 2022
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    • 1,106 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 5, 2022

18. Snowden was right, rules human rights court as it declares UK spy laws broke ECHR

    By vissha, May 25, 2021
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    • Added by vissha
    • May 25, 2021

19. SocGholish Malware Exploits BOINC Project for Covert Cyberattacks

    By aum, July 22, 2024
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    • Added by aum
    • July 22, 2024

20. Software Engineer Stops Attempt to Add Backdoor to Linux Operating Systems

    By aum, April 1, 2024
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    • 1,380 views
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    • Added by aum
    • April 1, 2024

21. Software flaw puts computer systems around the world at risk, allowing cyberattacks

    By aum, December 11, 2021
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    • 1,757 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 11, 2021

22. Software Supply Chain Attack Hits Thousands of Apps

    By aum, July 6, 2022
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    • 1,099 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 6, 2022

23. SolarWinds Hackers Breach Microsoft Customer Support to Target its Customers

    By aum, June 28, 2021
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    • 1,235 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 28, 2021

24. Some LastPass users are locked out of their accounts after trying to reset their authenticator app

    By Karlston, June 25, 2023   

    • lastpass
    • 1 comment
    • 1,793 views
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    • Comment by mp68terr
    • June 26, 2023

25. Some Roku smart TVs are now showing banner ads over live TV

    By Karlston, January 19, 2022   

    • ads
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    • 1,340 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 19, 2022