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1. We just saw one of the biggest months of ransomware ever recorded

   By aum, October 24, 2023
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   • Added by aum
   • October 24, 2023

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

   By Karlston, February 20   

   • windows 11
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 263 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 20

3. Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity

   By Karlston, May 27
   • 1 comment
   • 210 views
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   • Comment by Mutton
   • May 28

4. Websites may write to the clipboard in Chrome without user permission

   By Karlston, August 27, 2022   

   • chromium browsers
   • clipboard
   • 0 comments
   • 1,446 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 27, 2022

5. Welcome to the age of paranoia as deepfakes and scams abound

   By Karlston, May 13, 2025   

   • deepfakes
   • scams
   • (and 1 more)

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     • deepfakes
     • scams
     • ai
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   • 817 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 13, 2025

6. Western Digital app bug gives elevated privileges in Windows, macOS

   By Karlston, March 20, 2022
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   • 1,200 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 20, 2022

7. Western Digital discloses network breach, My Cloud service down

   By alf9872000, April 3, 2023
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   • 1,099 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • April 3, 2023

8. Western Digital fixes critical bug giving root on My Cloud NAS devices

   By Karlston, March 26, 2022   

   • western digital
   • 0 comments
   • 1,553 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 26, 2022

9. Western Digital says hackers stole customer data in March cyberattack

   By Karlston, May 7, 2023
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   • 1,181 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 7, 2023

10. Western Digital warns customers to update their My Cloud devices

    By Karlston, December 19, 2021   

    • western digital
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    • 1,697 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 19, 2021

11. What Are Shadow IDs, and How Are They Crucial in 2022?

    By aum, June 27, 2022
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    • 1,195 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 27, 2022

12. What can browser history inadvertently reveal about a person's health?

    By aum, May 2, 2022
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    • 1,313 views
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    • Added by aum
    • May 2, 2022

13. What caused the great CrowdStrike-Windows meltdown of 2024? History has the answer

    By aum, July 22, 2024
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    • 1,302 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 22, 2024

14. What Do Those Pesky 'Cookie Preferences' Pop-Ups Really Mean?

    By Karlston, May 27, 2022
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    • 1,249 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 27, 2022

15. What Is A VPN Block?

    By MagicSahar, October 20, 2022
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    • 1,221 views
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    • Added by MagicSahar
    • October 20, 2022

16. What Is App and Browser Control on Windows?

    By Karlston, March 19, 2023   

    • windows
    • 0 comments
    • 1,304 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 19, 2023

17. What is X's new login method - Passkeys, a.k.a. "alternative to passwords"? And how is it different?

    By Karlston, January 25, 2024   

    • passkeys
    • twitter/x
    • 0 comments
    • 1,701 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 25, 2024

18. What the Zola Hack Can Teach Us About Password Security

    By aum, August 11, 2022
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    • 1,113 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2022

19. What to do (and avoid) after you’ve been scammed

    By aum, December 31, 2023
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    • 1,466 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 31, 2023

20. What to Expect From ‘What’s Next in Security from Microsoft’ Digital Event

    By Karlston, February 22, 2022   

    • microsoft
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    • 1,218 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 22, 2022

21. What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world

    By Karlston, April 1, 2024   

    • linux
    • backdoor
    • 1 comment
    • 2,186 views
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    • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
    • April 1, 2024

22. WhatsApp adds a crucial feature to help stop impersonation

    By Karlston, August 11, 2025   

    • whatsapp
    • 0 comments
    • 413 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2025

23. WhatsApp adds default disappearing messages for new chats

    By Karlston, December 6, 2021   

    • whatsapp
    • 0 comments
    • 1,534 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 6, 2021

24. WhatsApp adds proxy support to help bypass Internet blocks

    By alf9872000, January 5, 2023
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    • 1,099 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 5, 2023

25. WhatsApp Announces More Upcoming Privacy Features

    By Karlston, August 10, 2022   

    • whatsapp
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,221 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 10, 2022