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

   By Karlston, April 1   

   • linux
   • backdoor
   • 1 comment
   • 816 views
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   • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
   • April 1

2. Discord to start showing ads in the coming week after resisting for almost a decade

   By Karlston, April 1   

   • discord
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 557 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 1

3. AT&T confirms data breach affecting more than 70 million customers

   By Karlston, March 31   

   • at&t
   • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 514 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 31

4. Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections

   By Karlston, March 30   

   • linux
   • backdoor
   • 0 comments
   • 708 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 30

5. How to report phishing emails to Microsoft in Outlook for Windows 11

   By Karlston, March 23   

   • microsoft outlook for wimdows
   • phishing
   • 0 comments
   • 685 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 23

6. Hackers earn $1,132,500 for 29 zero-days at Pwn2Own Vancouver

   By Karlston, March 22   

   • pwn2own 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 521 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 22

7. Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple chip leaks secret encryption keys

   By Karlston, March 21   

   • apple
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 686 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 21

8. Proton Pass gets passkey support for both free and paid users

   By Karlston, March 21   

   • proton pass
   • 0 comments
   • 537 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 21

9. Hackers Found a Way to Open Any of 3 Million Hotel Keycard Locks in Seconds

   By Karlston, March 21
   • 0 comments
   • 501 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 21

10. Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux hacked at Pwn2Own Vancouver

    By Karlston, March 21
    • 0 comments
    • 622 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 21

11. Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent

    By Karlston, March 20   

    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 556 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • March 20

12. Microsoft finally killing 1024-bit TLS so Windows stops loading old outdated shady web apps

    By Karlston, March 16   

    • microsoft windows
    • tls
    • 0 comments
    • 615 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 16

13. StopCrypt: Most widely distributed ransomware now evades detection

    By Karlston, March 15   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 663 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 15

14. Tor launches WebTunnel Bridge as another way to bypass censorship

    By alf9872000, March 14
    • 0 comments
    • 574 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 14

15. The EU AI Act passed — here’s what comes next

    By Karlston, March 13
    • 1 comment
    • 549 views
    • 
    • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
    • March 14

16. Five reasons antivirus has gotten worse

    By alf9872000, March 12
    • 0 comments
    • 657 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 12

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

    By Karlston, March 12   

    • linux
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 814 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 12

18. KeePassXC adds support for Passkeys, improves database import from Bitwarden and 1Password

    By Karlston, March 11   

    • keepassxc
    • 0 comments
    • 584 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 11

19. The Week in Ransomware - March 8th 2024 - Waiting for the BlackCat rebrand

    By Karlston, March 9   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 719 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 9

20. Microsoft says it's struggling to fight off Russian cyberspies who stole company secrets

    By aum, March 8
    • 1 comment
    • 550 views
    • 
    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • March 10

21. Hacked WordPress sites use visitors' browsers to hack other sites

    By Karlston, March 7   

    • wordpress
    • 0 comments
    • 554 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 7

22. Spain tells Sam Altman, Worldcoin to shut down its eyeball-scanning orbs

    By Karlston, March 6
    • 0 comments
    • 457 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 6

23. Meta Abandons Hacking Victims, Draining Law Enforcement Resources, Officials Say

    By Karlston, March 6   

    • meta
    • 0 comments
    • 518 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 6

24. Hackers target Docker, Hadoop, Redis, Confluence with new Golang malware

    By Karlston, March 6
    • 0 comments
    • 439 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 6

25. BlackCat ransomware shuts down in exit scam, blames the "feds"

    By Karlston, March 5   

    • ransomware gang
    • 0 comments
    • 443 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 5