Security & Privacy News

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1. Microsoft Defender back to its charming best in the latest AV-TEST rankings

   By Karlston, August 15, 2022   

   • av-test
   • 1 comment
   • 1,482 views
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   • Comment by UberGeek
   • August 16, 2022

2. DuckDuckGo to begin blocking Microsoft scripts in its browsers

   By Karlston, August 5, 2022   

   • duckduckgo
   • 0 comments
   • 1,291 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 5, 2022

3. Microsoft releases mandatory Windows updates to fix PrintNightmare exploit [Update]

   By Karlston, July 6, 2021   

   • windows
   • security updates
   • 0 comments
   • 2,690 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 6, 2021

4. WhatsApp Announces More Upcoming Privacy Features

   By Karlston, August 10, 2022   

   • whatsapp
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,224 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 10, 2022

5. WhatsApp is now offering encrypted cloud backups, here's how you can enable it

   By Karlston, July 17, 2021   

   • whatsapp
   • cloud backup
   • 0 comments
   • 1,531 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 17, 2021

6. Latest Chrome and Edge stable channel builds fix critical memory UAF security vulnerability

   By Karlston, September 25, 2021   

   • google chrome
   • microsoft edge
   • 0 comments
   • 2,466 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 25, 2021

7. Latest Microsoft Edge 99.0.1150.46 and Chrome 99.0.4844.74 fix many security vulnerabilities

   By Karlston, March 18, 2022   

   • microsoft edge
   • google chrome
   • 0 comments
   • 1,549 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 18, 2022

8. Instagram fined €405 million for sharing children's data

   By aum, September 5, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 972 views
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   • Added by aum
   • September 5, 2022

9. Microsoft acknowledges Windows zero-day that leverages Office files for attacks

   By Karlston, September 8, 2021   

   • windows
   • zero-day
   • 0 comments
   • 1,954 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 8, 2021

10. Beware: Magniber ransomware now spreading via fake malicious Windows updates

    By Karlston, April 30, 2022
    • 1 comment
    • 1,227 views
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    • Comment by andy2004
    • May 1, 2022

11. Beware: Microsoft lookalike fake Windows 11 download website unsurprisingly downloads virus

    By Karlston, April 19, 2022   

    • windows 11
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,421 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 19, 2022

12. Beware: Powershell Windows Toolbox that helped install Google Play on Windows 11 is malware

    By Karlston, April 15, 2022   

    • powershell
    • 0 comments
    • 1,123 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 15, 2022

13. Overbearing Google Drive flagging innocent files as copyright infringement

    By Karlston, January 25, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 977 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 25, 2022

14. How to hide your WhatsApp Online status

    By Karlston, November 7, 2022   

    • whatsapp
    • 0 comments
    • 1,130 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 7, 2022

15. Apple's upcoming operating systems will feature ultra-secure Lockdown Mode

    By Karlston, July 6, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,055 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 6, 2022

16. Video Ad-Block for Twitch extension banned from Chrome and Firefox for redirecting users and injecting referral links

    By Karlston, April 4, 2022   

    • twitch
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 2,040 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 4, 2022

17. Twitch suffers massive data breach, sensitive details leaked

    By Karlston, October 6, 2021   

    • twitch
    • data breach
    • 0 comments
    • 2,086 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 6, 2021

18. How to configure RSS Guard to block all cookies

    By Karlston, September 6, 2022   

    • rss guard
    • cookies
    • 0 comments
    • 1,135 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 6, 2022

19. Zuckerberg claims WhatsApp is superior to iMessage in privacy and security

    By Karlston, October 17, 2022   

    • whatsapp
    • imessage
    • 0 comments
    • 1,460 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 17, 2022

20. Over 1.5 billion Facebook records possibly for sale on a hacker forum

    By aum, October 5, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,076 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 5, 2021

21. Latest .NET 6.0.9 fixes stack overflow denial of service in .NET Core and Visual Studio

    By Karlston, September 14, 2022   

    • .net
    • 0 comments
    • 1,349 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 14, 2022

22. Google no longer allows username and passwords on third-party email applications

    By Karlston, June 20, 2022
    • 2 comments
    • 1,502 views
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    • Comment by hip2b2
    • May 2, 2023

23. IRS To Ditch Biometric Requirement for Online Access

    By Karlston, February 8, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,221 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 8, 2022

24. Google's plan to phase out third-party cookies by late 2023, pushed back to late 2024

    By Karlston, July 27, 2022   

    • google
    • cookies
    • 0 comments
    • 1,056 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • July 27, 2022

25. Denuvo is now going after DLC pirates with its new DRM solution

    By Karlston, July 2, 2022   

    • denuvo
    • 0 comments
    • 1,382 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 2, 2022