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1. Facebook advertisers are panicking after iOS cuts off key tracking data

   By Karlston, July 15, 2021   

   • facebook
   • ios
   • 0 comments
   • 1,255 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 15, 2021

2. Teens with “digital bazookas” are winning the ransomware war, researcher laments

   By Karlston, November 14, 2023
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   • 823 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 14, 2023

3. 7,000 LockBit decryption keys now in the hands of the FBI, offering victims hope

   By Karlston, June 6, 2024   

   • lockbit
   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 754 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 6, 2024

4. It’s ransomware, or maybe a disk wiper, and it’s striking targets in Israel

   By Karlston, May 25, 2021
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   • 944 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 25, 2021

5. Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome

   By Karlston, September 8, 2023   

   • google chrome
   • data slurping
   • 1 comment
   • 658 views
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   • Comment by dabourzannan
   • September 8, 2023

6. Google Play apps with >20M downloads depleted batteries and network bandwidth

   By Karlston, October 21, 2022   

   • google play
   • 0 comments
   • 663 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 21, 2022

7. Google makes small Android advertising concession in wake of iOS 14.5

   By Karlston, June 4, 2021   

   • google
   • advertising
   • 0 comments
   • 750 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 4, 2021

8. Google Workspace will re-enable tracking for many users today

   By Karlston, March 29, 2022   

   • google workspace
   • tracking
   • 0 comments
   • 748 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 29, 2022

9. Hackers are exploiting 0-days more than ever

   By Karlston, April 23, 2022   

   • 0-day
   • 0 comments
   • 832 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 23, 2022

10. Telegram emerges as new dark web for cyber criminals

    By Karlston, September 17, 2021   

    • telegram
    • 0 comments
    • 1,387 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 17, 2021

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

    By Karlston, January 19, 2022   

    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 905 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 19, 2022

12. Developers can’t seem to stop exposing credentials in publicly accessible code

    By Karlston, November 16, 2023
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    • 981 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 16, 2023

13. Users say Google’s VPN app “breaks” the Windows DNS settings

    By Karlston, April 3, 2024   

    • google
    • vpn app
    • 0 comments
    • 567 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 3, 2024

14. Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai doesn’t understand Google’s privacy controls

    By Karlston, October 26, 2023   

    • google
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 631 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 26, 2023

15. Up to 29,000 unpatched QNAP storage devices are sitting ducks to ransomware

    By Karlston, February 2, 2023   

    • qnap
    • ransomware
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      Tagged with:

      • qnap
      • ransomware
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,338 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 2, 2023

16. VMware bug with 9.8 severity rating exploited to install witch’s brew of malware

    By aum, October 22, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 886 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 22, 2022

17. NHS Digital exposes hundreds of email addresses after BCC blunder copies in entire invite list to 'Let's talk cyber' event

    By aum, October 20, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 857 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 20, 2021

18. Researchers Track Linux Intrusions to Cryptojacking Gang

    By aum, July 31, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 836 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 31, 2021

19. Apple is looking to add even more advertising across the iPhone and iPad

    By Karlston, August 16, 2022   

    • apple
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 762 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 16, 2022

20. Brave update improves script blocking and Google Sign-In privacy

    By alf9872000, May 4, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 524 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 4, 2023

21. Researchers Uncover 10 Flaws in Google's File Transfer Tool Quick Share

    By aum, August 10, 2024
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    • 515 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 10, 2024

22. Over 1 Million Domains at Risk of 'Sitting Ducks' Domain Hijacking Technique

    By aum, August 1, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 515 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 1, 2024

23. Iranian APT Group OilRig Using New Menorah Malware for Covert Operations

    By aum, September 30, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 710 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 30, 2023

24. New Attack Technique 'Sleepy Pickle' Targets Machine Learning Models

    By aum, June 13, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 625 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 13, 2024

25. How Phishing Attacks Adapt Quickly to Capitalize on Current Events

    By aum, August 12, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 607 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2024