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4149 news in this category

1. Microsoft's ‘ultimate goal is to remove passwords completely’ — this overhaul could make it happen

   By Karlston, April 2, 2025   

   • microsoft
   • passkeys
   • 0 comments
   • 959 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 2, 2025

2. These companies are the most impersonated in email phishing campaigns

   By Karlston, February 25, 2022   

   • phishing
   • 1 comment
   • 1,771 views
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   • Comment by DKT27
   • February 25, 2022

3. Gmail update will go some way to eliminating phishing once and for all

   By Karlston, July 14, 2021   

   • gmail
   • phishing
   • 1 comment
   • 3,111 views
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   • Comment by funkyy
   • July 16, 2021

4. How to enable Edge's Scareware blocker and protect yourself from online scams

   By Karlston, January 31, 2025   

   • microsoft edge
   • scareware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,103 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 31, 2025

5. Russian hackers hit Windows machines via Linux VMs with new custom malware

   By aum, November 5, 2025
   • 0 comments
   • 329 views
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   • Added by aum
   • November 5, 2025

6. This malicious Google Chrome extension could hijack your devices if you try and download pirate movies

   By aum, June 15, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,147 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 15, 2023

7. Microsoft 365 will tell your boss if you're misbehaving online

   By aum, October 20, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 1,118 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 20, 2021

8. Microsoft blames EU rules for its inability to lock down Windows following CrowdStrike incident

   By aum, July 22, 2024
   • 1 comment
   • 1,172 views
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   • Comment by Akaneharuka
   • July 22, 2024

9. France grants police power to spy on citizens through phones

   By aum, July 6, 2023
   • 1 comment
   • 1,129 views
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   • Comment by mp68terr
   • July 7, 2023

10. Microsoft Teams hit with a class action lawsuit for allegedly collecting voice data — violating Illinois biometric privacy laws

    By Karlston, February 17   

    • microsoft teams
    • data collrction
    • 0 comments
    • 249 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 17

11. Elon Musk calls Microsoft's controversial AI Recall a "Black Mirror episode" but NPUs will protect your privacy on Copilot+ PCs

    By Karlston, May 23, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • recall
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • microsoft
      • recall
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,680 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 23, 2024

12. Google slams Linux kernel, says it needs major security investment

    By aum, August 5, 2021
    • 1 comment
    • 1,204 views
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    • Comment by pintas
    • August 5, 2021

13. Massive Microsoft account security change almost snuck out without enough warning

    By Karlston, January 23, 2025   

    • microsoft account
    • 0 comments
    • 1,086 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 23, 2025

14. This painful malware targets new victims through Google Ads

    By aum, April 21, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,002 views
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    • Added by aum
    • April 21, 2023

15. One of the most dangerous ransomware kits around might have just gotten a rebrand

    By aum, October 30, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,274 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 30, 2023

16. We just saw one of the biggest months of ransomware ever recorded

    By aum, October 24, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,134 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 24, 2023

17. This malicious Android app steals your phone number — delete it right now

    By alf9872000, November 29, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,245 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 29, 2022

18. A new California law requires age checks in Windows, macOS, and every other operating system — even Linux. Good luck with that.

    By Karlston, March 2   

    • age verification
    • 0 comments
    • 296 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 2

19. Google Workspace is getting a long-awaited security upgrade

    By Karlston, June 15, 2021   

    • google workspace
    • 0 comments
    • 1,501 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 15, 2021

20. 16 billion accounts suffer "the largest data breach" — Google, Facebook, Telegram, and more are susceptible to malicious attacks

    By Karlston, June 20, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 700 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 20, 2025

21. New Linux kernel attack slips past modern defenses — SLUBStick boasts a 99% success rate

    By aum, August 7, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,079 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 7, 2024

22. Privacy is now the most important factor when picking a browser

    By Karlston, August 9, 2021   

    • browsers
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,516 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 9, 2021

23. DNS is now more important than ever for internet traffic

    By aum, August 25, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,052 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 25, 2022

24. How to choose the right password

    By aum, September 15, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,610 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 15, 2023

25. Elon Musk is 'working on' UK age verification for X — and Xbox should steal his idea

    By Karlston, July 30, 2025   

    • x
    • age verification
    • 2 comments
    • 639 views
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    • Comment by Bl4ckCyb3rEnigm4
    • August 1, 2025