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1. Amnesty International Canada breached by suspected Chinese hackers

   By alf9872000, December 7, 2022
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   • December 7, 2022

2. Mozilla acquires review-checking, scammer-spotting service Fakespot for Firefox

   By Karlston, May 3, 2023   

   • mozilla firefox
   • scams
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   • 1,267 views
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   • May 3, 2023

3. KeePass v2.54 fixes bug that leaked cleartext master password

   By Karlston, June 5, 2023   

   • keepass
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   • 1,809 views
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   • June 5, 2023

4. New ‘Gold Pickaxe’ Android, iOS malware steals your face for fraud

   By Karlston, February 15, 2024   

   • android
   • ios & ipados
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     • android
     • ios & ipados
     • malware
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 15, 2024

5. We’re not the only ones saying it: Windows 11 desperately needs a single privacy toggle

   By Karlston, February 20   

   • windows 11
   • privacy
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   • 260 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 20

6. Google adding a WebGPU kill switch for Chrome on Android 16

   By Karlston, March 10   

   • google chrome
   • android 16
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   • 204 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 10

7. New Cyber Espionage Group Targeting Ministries of Foreign Affairs

   By aum, June 11, 2021
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   • 1,244 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 11, 2021

8. NSA, FBI Reveal Hacking Methods Used by Russian Military Hackers

   By aum, July 2, 2021
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   • 1,250 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 2, 2021

9. Microsoft Defender for Identity to detect Windows Bronze Bit attacks

   By aum, October 11, 2021
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   • 1,380 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 11, 2021

10. Russian hacker group APT29 targeting diplomats

    By aum, May 3, 2022
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    • 1,228 views
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    • Added by aum
    • May 3, 2022

11. Bitwarden to add support for passwordless login to vault, autofill for other desktop apps

    By Karlston, July 5, 2022   

    • bitwarden
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    • 1,393 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 5, 2022

12. Chinese hackers create Linux version of the SideWalk Windows malware

    By aum, September 14, 2022
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    • 1,068 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 14, 2022

13. Cloudflare announces invisible alternative to CAPTCHAs

    By Karlston, September 28, 2022   

    • cloudflare
    • captchas
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    • 1,356 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 28, 2022

14. New Samsung Maintenance Mode protects your data during phone repairs

    By alf9872000, October 25, 2022
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    • 1,038 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 25, 2022

15. Malicious Android app found powering account creation service

    By alf9872000, November 29, 2022
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    • 1,111 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 29, 2022

16. The Week in Ransomware - December 23rd 2022 - Targeting Microsoft Exchange

    By Karlston, December 24, 2022   

    • ransomware
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    • 1,420 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 24, 2022

17. The Comedy of Errors That Let China-Backed Hackers Steal Microsoft’s Signing Key

    By aum, September 7, 2023
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    • 1,222 views
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    • September 7, 2023

18. The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2023

    By Karlston, January 2, 2024
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    • 1,544 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 2, 2024

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

    By Karlston, May 13, 2025   

    • vpn
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    • 1,089 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 13, 2025

20. Microsoft plans to bury its NTLM security relic after 30 years — replacing it with stronger Kerberos-based alternatives via future Windows client releases

    By Karlston, February 2   

    • microsoft
    • ntlm
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    • 204 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 2

21. Hackers are selling a Windows exploit for $220,000 on the dark web

    By Karlston, March 10   

    • windows
    • exploit
    • 0 comments
    • 280 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 10

22. 7-Year-Old Polkit Flaw Lets Unprivileged Linux Users Gain Root Access

    By aum, June 11, 2021
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    • 1,261 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 11, 2021

23. Inside a ransomware attack: How dark webs of cybercriminals collaborate to pull one off

    By aum, June 21, 2021
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    • 1,081 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 21, 2021

24. New Google Scorecards Tool Scans Open-Source Software for More Security Risks

    By aum, July 2, 2021
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    • 1,037 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 2, 2021

25. HelloKitty ransomware is targeting vulnerable SonicWall devices

    By Karlston, July 17, 2021   

    • sonicwall
    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,520 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 17, 2021