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4149 news in this category

1. Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits

   By Karlston, February 7, 2024   

   • linux
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,689 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 7, 2024

2. In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges

   By Karlston, January 27, 2024   

   • microsoft
   • security hole
   • 0 comments
   • 1,335 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 27, 2024

3. Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn’t “evil”

   By Karlston, July 7, 2023   

   • denuvo
   • drm
   • 0 comments
   • 1,460 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 7, 2023

4. Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix

   By Karlston, July 25, 2023   

   • amd
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,348 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 25, 2023

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

   By Karlston, June 5, 2023   

   • scams
   • technology
   • 0 comments
   • 1,442 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 5, 2023

6. Never-before-seen Linux malware gets installed using 1-day exploits

   By Karlston, March 12, 2024   

   • linux
   • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,927 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 12, 2024

7. Google’s Android and Chrome extensions are a very sad place. Here’s why

   By Karlston, June 3, 2023   

   • android
   • google chrome
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • android
     • google chrome
     • extensions
   • 0 comments
   • 1,066 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 3, 2023

8. New Blast-RADIUS attack breaks 30-year-old protocol used in networks everywhere

   By Karlston, July 10, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,213 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 10, 2024

9. Hackers try to exploit WordPress plugin vulnerability that’s as severe as it gets

   By Karlston, April 27, 2024   

   • wordpress
   • plugin
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • wordpress
     • plugin
     • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,530 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 27, 2024

10. FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers

    By Karlston, September 23, 2023   

    • robocallers
    • fcc
    • 0 comments
    • 1,201 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 23, 2023

11. Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days

    By aum, May 28, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,228 views
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    • Added by aum
    • May 28, 2023

12. Google Workspace users can now log in without a password, thanks to passkeys

    By Karlston, June 7, 2023   

    • google workspace
    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 1,286 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 7, 2023

13. Google passkeys are a no-brainer. You’ve turned them on, right?

    By Karlston, May 8, 2023   

    • google
    • passkeys
    • 1 comment
    • 1,263 views
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    • Comment by Kalju
    • May 8, 2023

14. Phishers have found a way to downgrade—not bypass—FIDO MFA

    By Karlston, July 18, 2025   

    • fido
    • mfa
    • 0 comments
    • 609 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 18, 2025

15. Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why

    By alf9872000, May 13, 2023
    • 2 comments
    • 1,504 views
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    • Comment by Edion Gecos
    • May 14, 2023

16. Copilot exposes private GitHub pages, some removed by Microsoft

    By Karlston, February 28, 2025   

    • microsoft copilot
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,164 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 28, 2025

17. White House challenges hackers to break top AI models at DEF CON 31

    By alf9872000, May 8, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,108 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 8, 2023

18. How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

    By Karlston, November 22, 2025   

    • asus
    • 0 comments
    • 395 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 22, 2025

19. There’s a new form of keyless car theft that works in under 2 minutes

    By Karlston, April 8, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,300 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 8, 2023

20. Apple’s Macs have long escaped ransomware, but that may be changing

    By Karlston, April 18, 2023   

    • apple macs
    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,266 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 18, 2023

21. Europe’s privacy watchdog probes Google over data used for AI training

    By Karlston, September 12, 2024   

    • google
    • privacy
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google
      • privacy
      • eu
    • 0 comments
    • 1,044 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 12, 2024

22. Android app from China executed 0-day exploit on millions of devices

    By alf9872000, March 27, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,481 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 27, 2023

23. Thousands scammed by AI voices mimicking loved ones in emergencies

    By Karlston, March 7, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,102 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 7, 2023

24. New UEFI vulnerabilities send firmware devs industry wide scrambling

    By Karlston, January 17, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,808 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 17, 2024

25. For the first time, FBI admits to purchasing location data on Americans

    By alf9872000, March 9, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,040 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 9, 2023