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1. YouTube may face billions in fines if FTC confirms child privacy violations

   By Karlston, August 23, 2023
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   • August 23, 2023

2. X (née Twitter) wants to collect your biometric data and employment history

   By aum, August 31, 2023
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   • 805 views
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   • August 31, 2023

3. Crypto botnet on X is powered by ChatGPT

   By Karlston, August 22, 2023
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   • 843 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 22, 2023

4. Apple releases, quickly pulls Rapid Security Response update for 0-day WebKit bug

   By Karlston, July 11, 2023   

   • apple
   • security patches
   • 0 comments
   • 851 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 11, 2023

5. Reddit mods fear spam overload as BotDefense leaves “antagonistic” Reddit

   By Karlston, July 7, 2023   

   • reddit
   • spam
   • 0 comments
   • 943 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 7, 2023

6. Norway has had it with Meta, threatens $100K fines for data violations

   By Karlston, July 18, 2023   

   • meta
   • norway
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   • 1,155 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 18, 2023

7. How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’)

   By Karlston, July 8, 2023   

   • privacy policies
   • 0 comments
   • 948 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 8, 2023

8. Zyxel warns of vulnerabilities in a wide range of its products

   By Karlston, September 5, 2024   

   • zyxel
   • vulnerabilties
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   • 715 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 5, 2024

9. Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits

   By Karlston, February 7, 2024   

   • linux
   • vulnerability
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   • 1,135 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 7, 2024

10. In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges

    By Karlston, January 27, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • security hole
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    • 890 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 27, 2024

11. Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn’t “evil”

    By Karlston, July 7, 2023   

    • denuvo
    • drm
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    • 953 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 7, 2023

12. Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix

    By Karlston, July 25, 2023   

    • amd
    • vulnerability
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    • 898 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 25, 2023

13. Blatant tech frauds run amok on the biggest online marketplaces

    By Karlston, June 5, 2023   

    • scams
    • technology
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    • 899 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 5, 2023

14. Never-before-seen Linux malware gets installed using 1-day exploits

    By Karlston, March 12, 2024   

    • linux
    • malware
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    • 1,279 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 12, 2024

15. Google’s Android and Chrome extensions are a very sad place. Here’s why

    By Karlston, June 3, 2023   

    • android
    • google chrome
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      • android
      • google chrome
      • extensions
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    • 584 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 3, 2023

16. New Blast-RADIUS attack breaks 30-year-old protocol used in networks everywhere

    By Karlston, July 10, 2024
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 10, 2024

17. Hackers try to exploit WordPress plugin vulnerability that’s as severe as it gets

    By Karlston, April 27, 2024   

    • wordpress
    • plugin
    • (and 1 more)

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      • wordpress
      • plugin
      • vulnerability
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    • 1,031 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 27, 2024

18. FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers

    By Karlston, September 23, 2023   

    • robocallers
    • fcc
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 23, 2023

19. Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days

    By aum, May 28, 2023
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    • Added by aum
    • May 28, 2023

20. Google Workspace users can now log in without a password, thanks to passkeys

    By Karlston, June 7, 2023   

    • google workspace
    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 685 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 7, 2023

21. Google passkeys are a no-brainer. You’ve turned them on, right?

    By Karlston, May 8, 2023   

    • google
    • passkeys
    • 1 comment
    • 703 views
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    • Comment by Kalju
    • May 8, 2023

22. Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why

    By alf9872000, May 13, 2023
    • 2 comments
    • 925 views
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    • Comment by Edion Gecos
    • May 14, 2023

23. Copilot exposes private GitHub pages, some removed by Microsoft

    By Karlston, February 28   

    • microsoft copilot
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 412 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 28

24. White House challenges hackers to break top AI models at DEF CON 31

    By alf9872000, May 8, 2023
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    • 662 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 8, 2023

25. There’s a new form of keyless car theft that works in under 2 minutes

    By Karlston, April 8, 2023
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    • 796 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 8, 2023