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1. Google Gemini flaw hijacks email summaries for phishing

   By Karlston, July 13, 2025   

   • google gemini
   • phishing
   • 0 comments
   • 472 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 13, 2025

2. WinRAR zero-day exploited to plant malware on archive extraction

   By Karlston, August 9, 2025   

   • winrar
   • zero-day
   • 0 comments
   • 761 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 9, 2025

3. US uncovers 100,000 SIM cards that could have “shut down” NYC cell network

   By Karlston, September 23, 2025
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   • 533 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 23, 2025

4. Beware! This "Windows 11 24H2" update download can quietly steal your sensitive data

   By Karlston, April 13
   • 0 comments
   • 240 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 13

5. NATO's Cloud Platform has been Hacked

   By aum, June 21, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 1,256 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 21, 2021

6. From tomorrow, Google Maps will limit navigation features if you don’t agree to share your live location data

   By Karlston, August 30, 2021   

   • google maps
   • location data
   • 0 comments
   • 1,387 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 30, 2021

7. Chrome under hacker attack — how to update ASAP

   By aum, September 15, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 1,517 views
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   • Added by aum
   • September 15, 2021

8. Post-quantum encryption contender is taken out by single-core PC and 1 hour

   By Karlston, August 2, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,968 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 2, 2022

9. U.S. Government Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Conti Ransomware Gang

   By aum, August 12, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,067 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 12, 2022

10. CISA orders agencies to patch Windows, iOS bugs used in attacks

    By alf9872000, September 14, 2022
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    • 1,077 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 14, 2022

11. Google is killing passwords and replacing them with passkeys — what you need to know

    By alf9872000, May 3, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 1,081 views
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    • Comment by mp68terr
    • May 5, 2023

12. Microsoft fails to fix major PowerShell Gallery security flaws even after claiming it did

    By Karlston, August 17, 2023   

    • microsoft powershell
    • security flaws
    • 0 comments
    • 1,496 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 17, 2023

13. Police Use of Face Recognition Is Sweeping the UK

    By Karlston, November 9, 2023   

    • facial recognition
    • uk
    • 1 comment
    • 1,840 views
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    • Comment by lurch234
    • November 9, 2023

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

    By Karlston, March 20, 2024   

    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,361 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 20, 2024

15. Microsoft: Protect yourself with VBS, TPM-based Enhanced Sign-in Security using our guide

    By Karlston, June 7, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,316 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 7, 2024

16. If Google disabled uBlock Origin in Chrome, use uBlock Origin Lite, or another browser

    By Karlston, July 13, 2025   

    • google chrome
    • ublock origin
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google chrome
      • ublock origin
      • manifest v3
    • 2 comments
    • 745 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • July 15, 2025

17. Cloudflare mitigates new record-breaking 22.2 Tbps DDoS attack

    By Karlston, September 23, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 475 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 23, 2025

18. This lawsuit could actually force Big Tech to completely redesign Reels, Shorts, and TikTok

    By Karlston, March 26   

    • big tech
    • 0 comments
    • 205 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 26

19. US hits anti-robocall milestone but annoying calls won’t stop any time soon

    By Karlston, July 2, 2021   

    • robocalls
    • 0 comments
    • 1,335 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 2, 2021

20. Don't track me Google for Firefox blocks links manipulations by Google when clicking or copying

    By Karlston, September 30, 2021   

    • firefox
    • extension
    • 0 comments
    • 1,190 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 30, 2021

21. Researchers Uncover Kimusky Infra Targeting South Korean Politicians and Diplomats

    By aum, August 25, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 948 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 25, 2022

22. Malware dev open-sources CodeRAT after being exposed

    By alf9872000, September 3, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,370 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 3, 2022

23. This malicious Android app steals your phone number — delete it right now

    By alf9872000, November 29, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,243 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 29, 2022

24. Microsoft admits it couldn't really fix Windows 11 Security and Defender LSA issues

    By Karlston, May 17, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,365 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 17, 2023

25. Police cracks down on DDoS-for-hire service active since 2013

    By Karlston, June 16, 2023   

    • ddos
    • 0 comments
    • 1,331 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 16, 2023