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4149 news in this category

1. You may soon disable individual compromised password warnings in Chrome

   By Karlston, February 13, 2022   

   • chrome
   • 1 comment
   • 1,706 views
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   • Comment by DKT27
   • February 14, 2022

2. With 0-days hitting Chrome, iOS, and dozens more this month, is no software safe?

   By Karlston, September 14, 2023   

   • software
   • 0-day
   • 0 comments
   • 2,063 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 14, 2023

3. Botched and silent patches from Microsoft put customers at risk, critics say

   By Karlston, June 15, 2022   

   • microsft
   • 0 comments
   • 1,325 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 15, 2022

4. Microsoft comes under blistering criticism for “grossly irresponsible” security

   By Karlston, August 3, 2023
   • 1 comment
   • 1,512 views
   • 
   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • August 3, 2023

5. Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status

   By alf9872000, July 21, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,400 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • July 21, 2023

6. Google search is losing the fight with SEO spam, study says

   By Karlston, January 19, 2024   

   • google search
   • 2 comments
   • 1,348 views
   • 
   • Comment by tedrickpanrell
   • August 20, 2024

7. DDoSers are using a potent new method to deliver attacks of unthinkable size

   By Karlston, March 2, 2022   

   • ddos
   • 0 comments
   • 1,842 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 2, 2022

8. Actors behind PyPI supply chain attack have been active since late 2021

   By alf9872000, September 2, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,221 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • September 2, 2022

9. Sensitive data is being leaked from servers running Salesforce software

   By alf9872000, April 30, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,211 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • April 30, 2023

10. VMware patches vulnerability with 9.8/10 severity rating in Cloud Foundation

    By Karlston, October 29, 2022   

    • vmware
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,767 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 29, 2022

11. iOS zero-day let SolarWinds hackers compromise fully updated iPhones

    By Karlston, July 14, 2021   

    • ios
    • zero-day
    • 0 comments
    • 1,738 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 14, 2021

12. Covert channel in Apple’s M1 is mostly harmless, but it sure is interesting

    By Karlston, May 30, 2021   

    • apple m1
    • 0 comments
    • 1,653 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 30, 2021

13. Apple fixes security vulnerabilities in new versions of iOS, macOS, and watchOS

    By Karlston, September 13, 2021   

    • apple
    • 0 comments
    • 1,390 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • September 13, 2021

14. Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers

    By Karlston, July 26, 2024   

    • secure boot
    • broken
    • 2 comments
    • 1,606 views
    • 
    • Comment by UberGeek
    • July 26, 2024

15. Never-before-seen malware has infected hundreds of Linux and Windows devices

    By aum, September 29, 2022
    • 1 comment
    • 1,408 views
    • 
    • Comment by Tux 528
    • September 29, 2022

16. 300+ models of MSI motherboards have Secure Boot turned off. Is yours affected?

    By alf9872000, January 21, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,149 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 21, 2023

17. Malware turns home routers into proxies for Chinese state-sponsored hackers

    By alf9872000, May 17, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,529 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 17, 2023

18. ClickFix may be the biggest security threat your family has never heard of

    By Karlston, November 11, 2025   

    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 371 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • November 11, 2025

19. Two-for-Tuesday vulnerabilities send Windows and Linux users scrambling

    By Karlston, July 20, 2021   

    • windows
    • linux
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows
      • linux
      • vulnerabilties
    • 0 comments
    • 2,133 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • July 20, 2021

20. Facebook begins tying social media use to ads served inside its VR ecosystem

    By Karlston, June 17, 2021   

    • facebook
    • oculus
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • facebook
      • oculus
      • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,591 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • June 17, 2021

21. Three big questions about Facebook’s new VR ads

    By Karlston, June 17, 2021   

    • facebook
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,673 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 17, 2021

22. Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade in years

    By Karlston, December 5, 2023   

    • google
    • spam
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google
      • spam
      • ai
    • 0 comments
    • 1,537 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 5, 2023

23. Mac and Windows users infected by software updates delivered over hacked ISP

    By aum, August 6, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,105 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 6, 2024

24. Meet the Windows servers that have been fueling massive DDoSes for months

    By Karlston, October 28, 2022   

    • ddos
    • 0 comments
    • 1,400 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • October 28, 2022

25. Biggest DDoSes of all time generated by protocol 0-day in HTTP/2

    By Karlston, October 13, 2023   

    • ddos
    • 1 comment
    • 2,185 views
    • 
    • Comment by Ha91
    • October 21, 2023