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

   By Karlston, June 15, 2022   

   • microsft
   • 0 comments
   • 820 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 15, 2022

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

   By Karlston, August 3, 2023
   • 1 comment
   • 1,011 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • August 3, 2023

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

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

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

   By Karlston, January 19, 2024   

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

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

   By Karlston, March 2, 2022   

   • ddos
   • 0 comments
   • 1,351 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 2, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

   By Karlston, October 29, 2022   

   • vmware
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,146 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 29, 2022

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

   By Karlston, July 14, 2021   

   • ios
   • zero-day
   • 0 comments
   • 1,253 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 14, 2021

10. 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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    • 1,157 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 30, 2021

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

    By Karlston, September 13, 2021   

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

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

    By Karlston, July 26, 2024   

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

13. Never-before-seen malware has infected hundreds of Linux and Windows devices

    By aum, September 29, 2022
    • 1 comment
    • 827 views
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    • Comment by Tux 528
    • September 29, 2022

14. 300+ models of MSI motherboards have Secure Boot turned off. Is yours affected?

    By alf9872000, January 21, 2023
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    • 633 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 21, 2023

15. Malware turns home routers into proxies for Chinese state-sponsored hackers

    By alf9872000, May 17, 2023
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    • 971 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 17, 2023

16. Two-for-Tuesday vulnerabilities send Windows and Linux users scrambling

    By Karlston, July 20, 2021   

    • windows
    • linux
    • (and 1 more)

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      • windows
      • linux
      • vulnerabilties
    • 0 comments
    • 1,546 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 20, 2021

17. Facebook begins tying social media use to ads served inside its VR ecosystem

    By Karlston, June 17, 2021   

    • facebook
    • oculus
    • (and 1 more)

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      • facebook
      • oculus
      • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,112 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 17, 2021

18. Three big questions about Facebook’s new VR ads

    By Karlston, June 17, 2021   

    • facebook
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,150 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 17, 2021

19. Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade in years

    By Karlston, December 5, 2023   

    • google
    • spam
    • (and 1 more)

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      • google
      • spam
      • ai
    • 0 comments
    • 1,017 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 5, 2023

20. Mac and Windows users infected by software updates delivered over hacked ISP

    By aum, August 6, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 543 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 6, 2024

21. Meet the Windows servers that have been fueling massive DDoSes for months

    By Karlston, October 28, 2022   

    • ddos
    • 0 comments
    • 894 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 28, 2022

22. Biggest DDoSes of all time generated by protocol 0-day in HTTP/2

    By Karlston, October 13, 2023   

    • ddos
    • 1 comment
    • 1,418 views
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    • Comment by Ha91
    • October 21, 2023

23. FCC tackles a thorny robocall problem—how to verify caller ID on old landlines

    By Karlston, October 10, 2022   

    • fcc
    • robocalls
    • (and 1 more)

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      • fcc
      • robocalls
      • landlines
    • 0 comments
    • 701 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 10, 2022

24. Massive botnet that appeared overnight is delivering record-size DDoSes

    By Karlston, March 6   

    • botnet
    • ddos
    • 1 comment
    • 432 views
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    • Comment by Mutton
    • March 6

25. After lying low, SSH botnet mushrooms and is harder than ever to take down

    By Karlston, February 10, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 853 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 10, 2022