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1. Trusted platform module security defeated in 30 minutes, no soldering required

   By Karlston, August 3, 2021   

   • tpm
   • 0 comments
   • 2,498 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 3, 2021

2. End-to-end encryption’s central role in modern self-defense

   By Karlston, July 7, 2022   

   • end-to-end encryption
   • 0 comments
   • 1,230 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 7, 2022

3. VPN servers seized by Ukrainian authorities weren’t encrypted

   By Karlston, July 27, 2021   

   • windscribe
   • vpn
   • 0 comments
   • 1,810 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 27, 2021

4. With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware

   By Karlston, July 31, 2021   

   • brave
   • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,348 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 31, 2021

5. An explosive spyware report shows limits of iOS, Android security

   By Karlston, July 24, 2021   

   • ios
   • android
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • ios
     • android
     • spyware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,701 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 24, 2021

6. Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions

   By Karlston, November 6, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,152 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 6, 2024

7. Hackers spent 2+ years looting secrets of chipmaker NXP before being detected

   By Karlston, November 28, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,244 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 28, 2023

8. Hackers can mess with HTTPS connections by sending data to your email server

   By Karlston, June 9, 2021
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   • 1,208 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 9, 2021

9. Mystery malware steals 26M passwords from 3M PCs. Are you affected?

   By Karlston, June 10, 2021   

   • malware
   • password leak
   • 0 comments
   • 1,737 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 10, 2021

10. Monero emerges as crypto of choice for cybercriminals

    By Karlston, June 22, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,149 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 22, 2021

11. Password-stealing Linux malware served for 3 years and no one noticed

    By aum, September 13, 2023
    • 3 comments
    • 1,921 views
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    • Comment by Kalju
    • September 21, 2023

12. This is not a drill: VMware vuln with 9.8 severity rating is under attack

    By Karlston, June 4, 2021   

    • vmware
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 2,325 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 4, 2021

13. Hackers exploited 0-day, not 2018 bug, to mass-wipe My Book Live devices

    By Karlston, June 29, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,661 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 29, 2021

14. Apple and Google’s AI wizardry promises privacy—at a cost

    By Karlston, June 18, 2021   

    • apple
    • google
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • apple
      • google
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,453 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 18, 2021

15. Hear ye, DarkSide! This honorable ransomware court is now in session

    By Karlston, May 22, 2021   

    • darkside ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,637 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 22, 2021

16. 11 million devices infected with botnet malware hosted in Google Play

    By Karlston, September 24, 2024   

    • google play
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,324 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 24, 2024

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

    By Karlston, July 2, 2021   

    • robocalls
    • 0 comments
    • 1,331 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 2, 2021

18. WordPress plugin installed on 1 million+ sites logged plaintext passwords

    By Karlston, July 13, 2023   

    • wordpress
    • plugin
    • 0 comments
    • 1,715 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 13, 2023

19. Supply-chain attacks on open source software are getting out of hand

    By Karlston, July 26, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 498 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 26, 2025

20. ~11,000 sites have been infected with malware that’s good at avoiding detection

    By alf9872000, February 13, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,389 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • February 13, 2023

21. AT&T: Data breach affects 73 million or 51 million customers. No, we won’t explain.

    By Karlston, April 11, 2024   

    • at&t
    • data breach
    • 0 comments
    • 1,411 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 11, 2024

22. Google says Google should do a better job of patching Android phones

    By Karlston, November 28, 2022   

    • google
    • android phones
    • 0 comments
    • 946 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 28, 2022

23. New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities

    By alf9872000, September 10, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,299 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 10, 2022

24. New Chrome security measure aims to curtail an entire class of Web attack

    By Karlston, January 14, 2022   

    • google chrome
    • 0 comments
    • 1,272 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 14, 2022

25. Google can’t quit third-party cookies—delays shut down for a third time

    By Karlston, April 25, 2024   

    • google
    • third-party cookies
    • 1 comment
    • 1,040 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • April 25, 2024