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3353 news in this category

1. Microsoft's GitHub is under siege as security experts claim over 100,000 Github repositories are infected

   By Karlston, March 2   

   • github
   • 1 comment
   • 769 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • March 2

2. The Week in Ransomware - March 1st 2024 - Healthcare under siege

   By Karlston, March 2   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 530 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 2

3. Here Come the AI Worms

   By Karlston, March 1
   • 0 comments
   • 561 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 1

4. The Proton Pass for Windows app finally launches with the addition of an offline mode

   By Karlston, February 29
   • 0 comments
   • 475 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 29

5. Registrars can now block all domains that resemble brand names

   By Karlston, February 28
   • 0 comments
   • 3,998 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 28

6. German state of Hessen says systems encrypted by ransomware

   By Karlston, February 27   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 499 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 27

7. LockBit ransomware returns, restores servers after police disruption

   By Karlston, February 26   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 604 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 26

8. PayPal files patent for new method to detect stolen cookies

   By Karlston, February 25   

   • paypal
   • cookies
   • 0 comments
   • 567 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 25

9. AIs Hacking Websites

   By aum, February 23
   • 0 comments
   • 455 views
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   • Added by aum
   • February 23

10. Avast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing data

    By Karlston, February 23   

    • avast
    • data slurping
    • 0 comments
    • 655 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 23

11. FTC Bans Antivirus Provider Avast From Selling Users' Browsing Data

    By aum, February 22
    • 0 comments
    • 475 views
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    • Added by aum
    • February 22

12. Apple is already defending iMessage against tomorrow’s quantum computing attacks

    By Karlston, February 21   

    • apple imessage
    • 0 comments
    • 515 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 21

13. Signal rolls out usernames that let you hide your phone number

    By Karlston, February 21   

    • signal
    • 0 comments
    • 442 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 21

14. Police arrest LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown

    By Karlston, February 20   

    • ransomeware
    • 0 comments
    • 532 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 20

15. Anatsa Android malware downloaded 150,000 times via Google Play

    By alf9872000, February 19
    • 0 comments
    • 326 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • February 19

16. Hackers exploit critical RCE flaw in Bricks WordPress site builder

    By Karlston, February 19
    • 0 comments
    • 452 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 19

17. KeyTrap attack: Internet access disrupted with one DNS packet

    By Karlston, February 19   

    • dns
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 522 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 19

18. A future Google Chrome update will safeguard your private network devices

    By Karlston, February 19   

    • google chrome
    • 1 comment
    • 283 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • February 19

19. European Court of Human Rights rules against government backdoors in end-to-end encryption

    By Karlston, February 17
    • 0 comments
    • 536 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 17

20. EU watchdogs are concerned about Meta's "Pay or Okay" model for ad-free subscriptions

    By Karlston, February 16   

    • meta
    • privacy
    • 1 comment
    • 611 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 16

21. New ‘Gold Pickaxe’ Android, iOS malware steals your face for fraud

    By Karlston, February 15   

    • android
    • ios & ipados
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • android
      • ios & ipados
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 817 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 15

22. AI-powered romantic chatbots are a privacy nightmare

    By Karlston, February 15   

    • ai chatbots
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 625 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 15

23. Microsoft: New critical Exchange bug exploited as zero-day

    By Karlston, February 15   

    • microsoft exchange server
    • zero-day
    • 0 comments
    • 533 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 15

24. DuckDuckGo browser gets end-to-end encrypted sync feature

    By alf9872000, February 14
    • 0 comments
    • 494 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • February 14

25. Encrypted email service Skiff gets acquired, will shut down in six months

    By Karlston, February 14
    • 0 comments
    • 511 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 14