Security & Privacy News

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1. iPhones [and iPads] have been exposing their unique MAC despite Apple’s promises otherwise

   By Karlston, October 27, 2023
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   • October 27, 2023

2. Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more

   By Karlston, October 26, 2023
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   • 1,269 views
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   • October 26, 2023

3. Apple releases iOS 16.7.2 and iOS 15.8 security updates to patch old hardware

   By Karlston, October 26, 2023
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   • 1,381 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 26, 2023

4. Researchers show how easy it is to defeat AI watermarks

   By Karlston, October 3, 2023
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   • 1,067 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 3, 2023

5. Stealthy Linux rootkit found in the wild after going undetected for 2 years

   By aum, December 8, 2023
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   • 1,249 views
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   • Added by aum
   • December 8, 2023

6. Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024

   By Karlston, November 22, 2023   

   • google chrome
   • adblockers
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   • 1,298 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 22, 2023

7. Elon Musk’s X botched an attempt to replace “twitter.com” links with “x.com”

   By Karlston, April 12, 2024   

   • twitter/x
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   • 1,447 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 12, 2024

8. Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosed

   By Karlston, Tuesday at 11:58 PM
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   • 96 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • Tuesday at 11:58 PM

9. The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed

   By Karlston, May 1   

   • linux
   • vulnerability
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   • 341 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 1

10. Google announces new algorithm that makes FIDO encryption safe from quantum computers

    By Karlston, August 19, 2023   

    • google
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    • 1,188 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 19, 2023

11. Sites scramble to block ChatGPT web crawler after instructions emerge

    By Karlston, August 12, 2023
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    • 1,416 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 12, 2023

12. YouTube may face billions in fines if FTC confirms child privacy violations

    By Karlston, August 23, 2023
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    • 1,360 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 23, 2023

13. X (née Twitter) wants to collect your biometric data and employment history

    By aum, August 31, 2023
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    • 1,255 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 31, 2023

14. Crypto botnet on X is powered by ChatGPT

    By Karlston, August 22, 2023
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    • 1,387 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 22, 2023

15. Apple releases, quickly pulls Rapid Security Response update for 0-day WebKit bug

    By Karlston, July 11, 2023   

    • apple
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,314 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 11, 2023

16. Reddit mods fear spam overload as BotDefense leaves “antagonistic” Reddit

    By Karlston, July 7, 2023   

    • reddit
    • spam
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    • 1,493 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 7, 2023

17. Norway has had it with Meta, threatens $100K fines for data violations

    By Karlston, July 18, 2023   

    • meta
    • norway
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    • 1,622 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 18, 2023

18. How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’)

    By Karlston, July 8, 2023   

    • privacy policies
    • 0 comments
    • 1,413 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 8, 2023

19. EU investigates Apple, Google, and Microsoft over handling of online scams

    By Karlston, September 23, 2025   

    • eu
    • online scams
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    • 341 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 23, 2025

20. Microsoft’s Entra ID vulnerabilities could have been catastrophic

    By Karlston, September 20, 2025
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    • 927 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 20, 2025

21. Google finds custom backdoor being installed on SonicWall network devices

    By Karlston, July 17, 2025   

    • sonicwall
    • malware
    • 1 comment
    • 553 views
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    • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
    • July 17, 2025

22. Researchers disclose vulnerabilities in IP KVMs from four manufacturers

    By Karlston, March 17
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    • 204 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 17

23. Never-before-seen Linux malware is “far more advanced than typical”

    By Karlston, January 14   

    • linux
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 341 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 14

24. Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets

    By Karlston, June 27, 2025   

    • servers
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 710 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 27, 2025

25. Zyxel warns of vulnerabilities in a wide range of its products

    By Karlston, September 5, 2024   

    • zyxel
    • vulnerabilties
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    • 1,254 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 5, 2024