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1. US recovers most of Colonial Pipeline's $4.4M ransomware payment

   By Karlston, June 7, 2021   

   • ransomware
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   • 1,411 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 7, 2021

2. US sanctions Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence over Albania cyberattack

   By alf9872000, September 9, 2022
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • September 9, 2022

3. US seizes $3.6 billion stolen in 2016 Bitfinex cryptoexchange hack

   By Karlston, February 8, 2022
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   • 1,147 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 8, 2022

4. US seizes WT1SHOP market selling credit cards, credentials, and IDs

   By alf9872000, September 7, 2022
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   • 1,141 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • September 7, 2022

5. US sues TikTok over 'massive-scale' privacy violations of kids under 13

   By aum, August 2, 2024
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   • 950 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 2, 2024

6. US supermarket chain Wegmans notifies customers of data breach

   By aum, June 18, 2021
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   • 1,106 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 18, 2021

7. US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks

   By Karlston, March 20
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   • 210 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 20

8. US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks

   By aum, March 20
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   • 230 views
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   • Added by aum
   • March 20

9. US uncovers “Swiss Army knife” for hacking industrial control systems

   By Karlston, April 15, 2022
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   • 1,217 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 15, 2022

10. US uncovers 100,000 SIM cards that could have “shut down” NYC cell network

    By Karlston, September 23, 2025
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    • 533 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 23, 2025

11. US warns of action against ransomware gangs if Russia refuses

    By Karlston, July 6, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,255 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 6, 2021

12. US warns of Lazarus hackers using malicious cryptocurrency apps

    By Karlston, April 19, 2022   

    • lazarus
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    • 1,191 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 19, 2022

13. US-collected biometric data in Taliban’s killer hands

    By alf9872000, January 10, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 1,173 views
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    • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
    • January 11, 2023

14. US, Japan warn of China-backed hackers lurking in networking gear

    By aum, September 27, 2023
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    • 1,021 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 27, 2023

15. US, UK Sanction 7 Russians for Running Infamous Trickbot Malware

    By aum, February 9, 2023
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    • 999 views
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    • Added by aum
    • February 9, 2023

16. Users aren't thrilled, but Meta is continuing its ad push with video ads on Threads

    By Karlston, May 8, 2025   

    • meta
    • threads
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      • meta
      • threads
      • ads
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    • 861 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 8, 2025

17. Users claim that iCloud for Windows is showing photos from strangers in their library

    By Karlston, November 22, 2022   

    • icloud
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    • 1,159 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 22, 2022

18. Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent

    By Karlston, March 20, 2024   

    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,361 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 20, 2024

19. Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here’s how it works.

    By Karlston, March 18   

    • age check
    • 1 comment
    • 320 views
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    • Comment by DKT27
    • March 20

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

    By Karlston, April 3, 2024   

    • google
    • vpn app
    • 0 comments
    • 1,087 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 3, 2024

21. Using Fake Reviews to Find Dangerous Extensions

    By Karlston, May 29, 2021
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    • 1,391 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 29, 2021

22. Using quantum physics to secure wireless devices

    By aum, April 28, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,259 views
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    • Added by aum
    • April 28, 2023

23. USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation

    By aum, August 9, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 1,593 views
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    • Comment by andy2004
    • August 9, 2024

24. Vandalism hits communication lines in France, but the Paris Olympics aren’t affected

    By aum, July 29, 2024
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    • 973 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 29, 2024

25. Vatican Website Down in Suspected Hacker Attack

    By aum, November 30, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,111 views
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    • Added by aum
    • November 30, 2022