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1. Western Digital app bug gives elevated privileges in Windows, macOS

   By Karlston, March 20, 2022
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   • 778 views
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   • March 20, 2022

2. Western Digital discloses network breach, My Cloud service down

   By alf9872000, April 3, 2023
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   • 674 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • April 3, 2023

3. Western Digital fixes critical bug giving root on My Cloud NAS devices

   By Karlston, March 26, 2022   

   • western digital
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   • 1,093 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 26, 2022

4. Western Digital says hackers stole customer data in March cyberattack

   By Karlston, May 7, 2023
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   • 739 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 7, 2023

5. Western Digital warns customers to update their My Cloud devices

   By Karlston, December 19, 2021   

   • western digital
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   • 1,226 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 19, 2021

6. What Are Shadow IDs, and How Are They Crucial in 2022?

   By aum, June 27, 2022
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   • 734 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 27, 2022

7. What can browser history inadvertently reveal about a person's health?

   By aum, May 2, 2022
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   • 887 views
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   • Added by aum
   • May 2, 2022

8. What caused the great CrowdStrike-Windows meltdown of 2024? History has the answer

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

9. What Do Those Pesky 'Cookie Preferences' Pop-Ups Really Mean?

   By Karlston, May 27, 2022
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   • 822 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 27, 2022

10. What Is A VPN Block?

    By MagicSahar, October 20, 2022
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    • 739 views
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    • Added by MagicSahar
    • October 20, 2022

11. What Is App and Browser Control on Windows?

    By Karlston, March 19, 2023   

    • windows
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    • 798 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 19, 2023

12. What is X's new login method - Passkeys, a.k.a. "alternative to passwords"? And how is it different?

    By Karlston, January 25, 2024   

    • passkeys
    • twitter/x
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    • 1,219 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 25, 2024

13. What the Zola Hack Can Teach Us About Password Security

    By aum, August 11, 2022
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    • 659 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2022

14. What to do (and avoid) after you’ve been scammed

    By aum, December 31, 2023
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    • 970 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 31, 2023

15. What to Expect From ‘What’s Next in Security from Microsoft’ Digital Event

    By Karlston, February 22, 2022   

    • microsoft
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    • 802 views
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    • February 22, 2022

16. What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world

    By Karlston, April 1, 2024   

    • linux
    • backdoor
    • 1 comment
    • 1,366 views
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    • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
    • April 1, 2024

17. WhatsApp adds default disappearing messages for new chats

    By Karlston, December 6, 2021   

    • whatsapp
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    • 1,043 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 6, 2021

18. WhatsApp adds proxy support to help bypass Internet blocks

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

19. WhatsApp Announces More Upcoming Privacy Features

    By Karlston, August 10, 2022   

    • whatsapp
    • privacy
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    • 802 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 10, 2022

20. WhatsApp attachment flaw could trick Windows users into downloading and installing malware

    By Karlston, April 9   

    • whatsapp
    • vulnerability
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    • 288 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 9

21. WhatsApp can read your encrypted messages, but you may not need to worry

    By Karlston, September 7, 2021   

    • whatsapp
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    • 1,188 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 7, 2021

22. WhatsApp caves in: Won't limit features if you reject privacy changes

    By Karlston, June 3, 2021   

    • whatsapp
    • privacy
    • 2 comments
    • 1,832 views
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    • Comment by UberGeek
    • June 3, 2021

23. WhatsApp finds a middle way, will reportedly no longer force users to accept its new privacy policy

    By Karlston, August 30, 2021   

    • whatsapp
    • privacy policy
    • 0 comments
    • 996 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 30, 2021

24. WhatsApp fined €5.5 million by Irish DPC for GDPR violation

    By alf9872000, January 22, 2023
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 22, 2023

25. WhatsApp flaw can let attackers run malicious code on Windows PCs

    By Karlston, April 8   

    • whatsapp
    • vulnerability
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    • 271 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 8