Security & Privacy News

4149 news in this category

1. In search of riches, hackers plant 4G-enabled Raspberry Pi in bank network

   By Karlston, July 31, 2025
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   • 499 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 31, 2025

2. Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

   By Karlston, August 26, 2025   

   • google
   • android
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • google
     • android
     • sideloading
   • 0 comments
   • 571 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 26, 2025

3. Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 2.5kB of data into 64-byte space

   By Karlston, February 28
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   • 274 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 28

4. Two certificate authorities booted from the good graces of Chrome

   By Karlston, June 4, 2025
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   • 825 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 4, 2025

5. Mis-issued certificates for 1.1.1.1 DNS service pose a threat to the Internet

   By Karlston, September 4, 2025   

   • certificates
   • 0 comments
   • 655 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 4, 2025

6. Ubuntu disables Intel GPU security mitigations, promises 20% performance boost

   By Karlston, June 25, 2025
   • 1 comment
   • 816 views
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   • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
   • June 26, 2025

7. Smart TV OS owners face “constant conflict” between privacy, advertiser demands

   By Karlston, June 19, 2025   

   • smart tvs
   • privacy
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • smart tvs
     • privacy
     • ads
   • 7 comments
   • 1,518 views
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   • Comment by Mutton
   • June 19, 2025

8. Open source package with 1 million monthly downloads stole user credentials

   By Karlston, April 28
   • 0 comments
   • 276 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 28

9. Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers

   By Karlston, June 3, 2025   

   • meta
   • yandex
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • meta
     • yandex
     • android
   • 0 comments
   • 1,113 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 3, 2025

10. Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost

    By Karlston, May 3, 2025
    • 2 comments
    • 1,328 views
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    • Comment by coopers
    • May 3, 2025

11. VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them

    By Karlston, May 13, 2025   

    • vpn
    • 0 comments
    • 1,096 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 13, 2025

12. Breaking down why Apple TVs are privacy advocates’ go-to streaming device

    By Karlston, June 1, 2025
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    • 1,074 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 1, 2025

13. Discord lures users to click on ads by offering them new Orbs currency

    By Karlston, May 29, 2025   

    • discord
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 922 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 29, 2025

14. Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs

    By Karlston, April 11, 2025   

    • google chrome
    • extensions
    • 0 comments
    • 929 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 11, 2025

15. Researchers claim breakthrough in fight against AI’s frustrating security hole

    By Karlston, April 16, 2025   

    • ai
    • security
    • 0 comments
    • 911 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 16, 2025

16. Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days

    By Karlston, April 15, 2025   

    • android
    • phones
    • 0 comments
    • 936 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 15, 2025

17. Discord heightens ad focus by introducing video ads to mobile apps in June

    By Karlston, March 21, 2025   

    • discord
    • ads
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • discord
      • ads
      • enshittification
    • 1 comment
    • 1,155 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • March 21, 2025

18. Google Password Manager finally syncs to iOS [and iPadOS]—here’s how

    By Karlston, February 26, 2025   

    • google password manager
    • ios & ipados
    • 0 comments
    • 987 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 26, 2025

19. TraderTraitor: The Kings of the Crypto Heist

    By Karlston, April 14, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 983 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 14, 2025

20. How North Korea pulled off a $1.5 billion crypto heist—the biggest in history

    By Karlston, February 25, 2025
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    • 1,203 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 25, 2025

21. Millions of Subarus could be remotely unlocked, tracked due to security flaws

    By Karlston, January 24, 2025   

    • subaru
    • security flaws
    • 0 comments
    • 979 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 24, 2025

22. Time to check if you ran any of these 33 malicious Chrome extensions

    By Karlston, January 3, 2025   

    • google chrome
    • extenstions
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google chrome
      • extenstions
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 2,021 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 3, 2025

23. Researchers say new attack could take down the European power grid

    By Karlston, January 23, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 942 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 23, 2025

24. Passkey technology is elegant, but it’s most definitely not usable security

    By Karlston, December 30, 2024   

    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 1,526 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 30, 2024

25. Back where it started: “Do Not Track” removed from Firefox after 13 years

    By Karlston, December 12, 2024   

    • mozilla firefox
    • do not track
    • 0 comments
    • 1,623 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 12, 2024