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1. 80% of firms that experienced a ransomware attack have paid up, says research - generating millions of dollars of easy cash for criminals

   By aum, October 6, 2025
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   • October 6, 2025

2. Steam and Microsoft warn of Unity flaw exposing gamers to attacks

   By Karlston, October 6, 2025   

   • unity
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 406 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 6, 2025

3. Meta is preparing another way to show you targeted ads and you can't opt out

   By Karlston, October 6, 2025   

   • meta
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 392 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 6, 2025

4. Linux Desktop Security: 5 Key Measures [Video]

   By Karlston, October 5, 2025   

   • linux
   • security
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   • 407 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 5, 2025

5. Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year

   By aum, October 5, 2025
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   • 343 views
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   • October 5, 2025

6. Microsoft Outlook will no longer show inline SVG images regularly exploited in phishing attacks

   By aum, October 5, 2025
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   • 497 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 5, 2025

7. Hackers steal identifiable Discord user data in third-party breach

   By Karlston, October 4, 2025   

   • discord
   • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 1,172 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 4, 2025

8. CometJacking: One Click Can Turn Perplexity's Comet AI Browser Into a Data Thief

   By aum, October 4, 2025
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   • 513 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 4, 2025

9. New Plague Linux malware stealthily maintains SSH access

   By aum, October 4, 2025
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   • 312 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 4, 2025

10. Gmail users can now send end-to-end encrypted emails to anyone

    By Karlston, October 3, 2025   

    • gmail
    • encryption
    • 0 comments
    • 522 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 3, 2025

11. Instagram says it is not listening to users' microphones to serve ads

    By Karlston, October 2, 2025   

    • instagram
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    • 409 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 2, 2025

12. DrayTek warns of remote code execution bug in Vigor routers

    By Karlston, October 2, 2025   

    • draytek
    • routers
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      • routers
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 378 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 2, 2025

13. Microsoft Defender bug triggers erroneous BIOS update alerts

    By Karlston, October 2, 2025   

    • microsoft defender
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    • 347 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 2, 2025

14. Meta must stop forcing algorithmic feeds on users, court rules

    By Karlston, October 2, 2025   

    • meta
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    • 427 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 2, 2025

15. Meta won’t allow users to opt out of targeted ads based on AI chats

    By Karlston, October 2, 2025   

    • meta
    • ads
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      • meta
      • ads
      • ai
    • 1 comment
    • 435 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • October 2, 2025

16. UK once again demands backdoor to Apple’s encrypted cloud storage

    By Karlston, October 1, 2025
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    • 377 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 1, 2025

17. Imgur blocks UK users after data watchdog signals possible fine

    By Karlston, October 1, 2025   

    • imgur
    • united kingdom
    • 0 comments
    • 364 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 1, 2025

18. Critical WD My Cloud bug allows remote command injection

    By Karlston, September 30, 2025   

    • western digital
    • my cloud
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      • western digital
      • my cloud
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 403 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 30, 2025

19. CISA warns of critical Linux Sudo flaw exploited in attacks

    By Karlston, September 30, 2025   

    • linux
    • sudo
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      • linux
      • sudo
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 368 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 30, 2025

20. How to check if TPM is supported and enabled on your PC

    By Karlston, September 28, 2025
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    • 588 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 28, 2025

21. Can Google be trusted without a break up?

    By Karlston, September 27, 2025   

    • google
    • 0 comments
    • 407 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 27, 2025

22. As many as 2 million Cisco devices affected by actively exploited 0-day

    By Karlston, September 25, 2025   

    • cisco
    • 0-day
    • 0 comments
    • 438 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 25, 2025

23. Amazon agrees to make canceling Prime easy, will refund customers $1.5B

    By Karlston, September 25, 2025   

    • amazon
    • prime
    • 0 comments
    • 409 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 25, 2025

24. Microsoft will soon use your LinkedIn data to train AI and serve better ads

    By Karlston, September 24, 2025
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    • 524 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 24, 2025

25. EU investigates Apple, Google, and Microsoft over handling of online scams

    By Karlston, September 23, 2025   

    • eu
    • online scams
    • 0 comments
    • 358 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 23, 2025