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1. Internet Blackout in Andorra during Minecraft Twitch competition

   By kasper, January 30, 2022
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   • January 30, 2022

2. Attackers can force Amazon Echos to hack themselves with self-issued commands

   By Karlston, March 6, 2022   

   • amazon echo
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   • 1,686 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 6, 2022

3. More than 90% of cyberattacks are made possible by human error

   By aum, June 9, 2022
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   • 1,133 views
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   • June 9, 2022

4. Smiling Dogs? Horses Made of Clouds? Captcha Has Gone Too Far

   By Karlston, August 11, 2022   

   • captcha
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   • 1,284 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 11, 2022

5. Massive cryptomining campaign abuses free-tier cloud dev resources

   By alf9872000, October 25, 2022
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   • 1,080 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • October 25, 2022

6. Microsoft Defender boosts default protection for all enterprise users

   By alf9872000, November 29, 2022
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   • 1,081 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 29, 2022

7. Samsung Galaxy S22 hacked twice on first day of Pwn2Own Toronto

   By alf9872000, December 7, 2022
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   • 1,072 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 7, 2022

8. Ransomware-as-a-service groups rain money on their affiliates

   By aum, May 17, 2023
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   • 1,172 views
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   • Added by aum
   • May 17, 2023

9. Blatant tech frauds run amok on the biggest online marketplaces

   By Karlston, June 5, 2023   

   • scams
   • technology
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   • 1,436 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 5, 2023

10. Amazon Told Drivers Not to Worry About In-Van Surveillance Cameras. Now Footage Is Leaking Online

    By aum, July 18, 2023
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    • 1,260 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 18, 2023

11. The Week in Ransomware - October 27th 2023 - Breaking Records

    By Karlston, October 28, 2023   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,929 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 28, 2023

12. AI-powered romantic chatbots are a privacy nightmare

    By Karlston, February 15, 2024   

    • ai chatbots
    • privacy
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    • 1,473 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 15, 2024

13. Here Come the AI Worms

    By Karlston, March 1, 2024
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    • 1,609 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 1, 2024

14. Critical flaw in Next.js lets hackers bypass authorization

    By Karlston, March 24, 2025   

    • next.js
    • vulnerability
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    • 998 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 24, 2025

15. Microsoft warns of Windows smart card auth issues after October updates

    By Karlston, October 20, 2025
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    • 474 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 20, 2025

16. Inside a Wild Bitcoin Heist: Five-Star Hotels, Cash-Stuffed Envelopes, and Vanishing Funds

    By Karlston, November 17, 2025
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    • 434 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 17, 2025

17. Is it time to leave Discord? We asked Windows Central readers as the platform faces severe backlash over age verification — and ties to Peter Thiel

    By Karlston, February 20   

    • discord
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    • 309 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 20

18. Mozilla Says Google's New Ad Tech—FLoC—Doesn't Protect User Privacy

    By aum, June 11, 2021
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    • 1,026 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 11, 2021

19. Researchers use GPU fingerprinting to track users online

    By Karlston, January 31, 2022
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    • 1,262 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 31, 2022

20. A big bet to kill the password for good

    By Karlston, March 20, 2022   

    • passwords
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    • 1,467 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 20, 2022

21. New Lenovo UEFI Firmware Vulnerabilities Affect Millions of Laptops

    By aum, April 19, 2022
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    • Added by aum
    • April 19, 2022

22. Brave partners with Guardian to bring a paid VPN and Firewall to its browser

    By Karlston, May 29, 2022   

    • brave browser
    • vpn
    • (and 1 more)

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      • brave browser
      • vpn
      • firewall
    • 0 comments
    • 1,294 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 29, 2022

23. This Anti-Tracking Tool Checks If You’re Being Followed

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022
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    • 6,839 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2022

24. Google to test disabling Chrome Manifest V2 extensions in June 2023

    By Karlston, September 28, 2022   

    • google chrome
    • manifest v2
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      • google chrome
      • manifest v2
      • extensions
    • 1 comment
    • 1,066 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • September 28, 2022

25. Acer fixes UEFI bugs that can be used to disable Secure Boot

    By alf9872000, November 29, 2022
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    • 1,237 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 29, 2022