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1. WordPress sites hacked with fake Cloudflare DDoS alerts pushing malware

   By Karlston, August 20, 2022   

   • wordpress
   • 0 comments
   • 1,445 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 20, 2022

2. Workaround for security issue in 7-Zip until it is fixed

   By Karlston, April 18, 2022   

   • 7-zip
   • vulnerability
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • 7-zip
     • vulnerability
     • workaround
   • 0 comments
   • 1,673 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 18, 2022

3. Wormable DarkRadiation Ransomware Targets Linux and Docker Instances

   By aum, June 22, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 1,327 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 22, 2021

4. X (née Twitter) wants to collect your biometric data and employment history

   By aum, August 31, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,254 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 31, 2023

5. X cuts off the European Commission’s ad account after being fined €120 million

   By Karlston, December 8, 2025   

   • twitter/x
   • eu
   • 0 comments
   • 326 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 8, 2025

6. X hit by ‘massive cyberattack’ amid Dark Storm’s DDoS claims

   By Karlston, March 10, 2025
   • 0 comments
   • 1,021 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 10, 2025

7. X makes Likes private starting this week to help users avoid backlash for what they like

   By Karlston, June 12, 2024   

   • twitter/x
   • 0 comments
   • 1,160 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 12, 2024

8. X users fed up with constant stream of malicious crypto ads

   By Karlston, January 6, 2024   

   • x/twitter
   • malicious ads
   • 1 comment
   • 1,713 views
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   • Comment by andy2004
   • January 6, 2024

9. X users report unlabeled clickbait ads that you can’t block or report

   By Karlston, October 7, 2023   

   • twitter/x
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 1,461 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 7, 2023

10. Xenomorph Android malware now steals data from 400 banks

    By alf9872000, March 10, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,064 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 10, 2023

11. XLoader malware steals logins from macOS and Windows systems

    By Karlston, July 21, 2021   

    • macos
    • windows
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • macos
      • windows
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 2,001 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 21, 2021

12. Xnspy stalkerware spied on thousands of iPhones and Android devices

    By alf9872000, December 12, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,126 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 12, 2022

13. Xubuntu website compromised to deliver crypto malware to Windows 10 refugees

    By aum, October 20, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 318 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 20, 2025

14. Yahoo was the most phished brand of 4Q'22, according to research

    By Karlston, January 24, 2023   

    • yahoo
    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 1,364 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 24, 2023

15. You Can Now Ask Google to Remove Your Phone Number, Email or Address from Search Results

    By Karlston, April 29, 2022   

    • google
    • 1 comment
    • 2,648 views
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    • Comment by DKT27
    • April 29, 2022

16. You can now try Microsoft’s more modern Windows Hello UI

    By Karlston, November 1, 2024   

    • windows 11
    • windows hello
    • 0 comments
    • 1,466 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 1, 2024

17. You can scrub your personal information from Google searches. Here’s how to do it

    By aum, October 24, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,097 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 24, 2023

18. You can still enable uBlock Origin in Chrome, here is how

    By Karlston, July 13, 2025   

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

      Tagged with:

      • google chrome
      • ublock origin
      • manifest v3
    • 0 comments
    • 944 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 13, 2025

19. You Can’t Trust App Developers’ Privacy Claims on Google Play

    By alf9872000, February 26, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,013 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • February 26, 2023

20. You may soon add notes to passwords in Google Chrome

    By Karlston, February 20, 2023   

    • google chrome
    • passwords
    • 0 comments
    • 999 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 20, 2023

21. 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

22. You Need to Update iOS, Chrome, Windows, and Zoom ASAP

    By Karlston, May 31, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,211 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 31, 2022

23. You Should Always Question the Default Settings

    By Karlston, April 20, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,447 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 20, 2022

24. You Shouldn't Store Passwords In Your Web Browser — Here's Why

    By aum, November 2, 2025
    • 1 comment
    • 498 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • November 2, 2025

25. You Tube Team sent you a video? It is a scary phishing scam

    By Karlston, April 6, 2023   

    • youtube
    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 1,508 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 6, 2023