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1. Apple and Google’s AI wizardry promises privacy—at a cost

   By Karlston, June 18, 2021   

   • apple
   • google
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     • apple
     • google
     • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 759 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 18, 2021

2. Hear ye, DarkSide! This honorable ransomware court is now in session

   By Karlston, May 22, 2021   

   • darkside ransomware
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   • 1,026 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 22, 2021

3. 11 million devices infected with botnet malware hosted in Google Play

   By Karlston, September 24, 2024   

   • google play
   • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 672 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 24, 2024

4. US hits anti-robocall milestone but annoying calls won’t stop any time soon

   By Karlston, July 2, 2021   

   • robocalls
   • 0 comments
   • 819 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 2, 2021

5. WordPress plugin installed on 1 million+ sites logged plaintext passwords

   By Karlston, July 13, 2023   

   • wordpress
   • plugin
   • 0 comments
   • 1,139 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 13, 2023

6. ~11,000 sites have been infected with malware that’s good at avoiding detection

   By alf9872000, February 13, 2023
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   • 792 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • February 13, 2023

7. AT&T: Data breach affects 73 million or 51 million customers. No, we won’t explain.

   By Karlston, April 11, 2024   

   • at&t
   • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 788 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 11, 2024

8. Google says Google should do a better job of patching Android phones

   By Karlston, November 28, 2022   

   • google
   • android phones
   • 0 comments
   • 493 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 28, 2022

9. New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities

   By alf9872000, September 10, 2022
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   • 702 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • September 10, 2022

10. New Chrome security measure aims to curtail an entire class of Web attack

    By Karlston, January 14, 2022   

    • google chrome
    • 0 comments
    • 757 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 14, 2022

11. Google can’t quit third-party cookies—delays shut down for a third time

    By Karlston, April 25, 2024   

    • google
    • third-party cookies
    • 1 comment
    • 446 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • April 25, 2024

12. You may soon disable individual compromised password warnings in Chrome

    By Karlston, February 13, 2022   

    • chrome
    • 1 comment
    • 1,096 views
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    • Comment by DKT27
    • February 14, 2022

13. With 0-days hitting Chrome, iOS, and dozens more this month, is no software safe?

    By Karlston, September 14, 2023   

    • software
    • 0-day
    • 0 comments
    • 959 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 14, 2023

14. Botched and silent patches from Microsoft put customers at risk, critics say

    By Karlston, June 15, 2022   

    • microsft
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    • 740 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 15, 2022

15. Microsoft comes under blistering criticism for “grossly irresponsible” security

    By Karlston, August 3, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 912 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • August 3, 2023

16. Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status

    By alf9872000, July 21, 2023
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    • 832 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • July 21, 2023

17. Google search is losing the fight with SEO spam, study says

    By Karlston, January 19, 2024   

    • google search
    • 2 comments
    • 615 views
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    • Comment by tedrickpanrell
    • August 20, 2024

18. DDoSers are using a potent new method to deliver attacks of unthinkable size

    By Karlston, March 2, 2022   

    • ddos
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 2, 2022

19. Actors behind PyPI supply chain attack have been active since late 2021

    By alf9872000, September 2, 2022
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    • 674 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 2, 2022

20. Sensitive data is being leaked from servers running Salesforce software

    By alf9872000, April 30, 2023
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    • 715 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • April 30, 2023

21. VMware patches vulnerability with 9.8/10 severity rating in Cloud Foundation

    By Karlston, October 29, 2022   

    • vmware
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,037 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 29, 2022

22. iOS zero-day let SolarWinds hackers compromise fully updated iPhones

    By Karlston, July 14, 2021   

    • ios
    • zero-day
    • 0 comments
    • 1,162 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 14, 2021

23. Covert channel in Apple’s M1 is mostly harmless, but it sure is interesting

    By Karlston, May 30, 2021   

    • apple m1
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    • 1,075 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 30, 2021

24. Apple fixes security vulnerabilities in new versions of iOS, macOS, and watchOS

    By Karlston, September 13, 2021   

    • apple
    • 0 comments
    • 871 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 13, 2021

25. Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers

    By Karlston, July 26, 2024   

    • secure boot
    • broken
    • 2 comments
    • 765 views
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    • Comment by UberGeek
    • July 26, 2024