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

   By Karlston, February 14
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   • February 14

2. Can a $10 Raspberry Pi break your PC’s disk encryption? It’s complicated.

   By Karlston, February 13
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   • 559 views
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   • February 13

3. Bank of America warns customers of data breach after vendor hack

   By Karlston, February 13   

   • bank of america
   • data breach
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   • 551 views
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   • February 13

4. ExpressVPN bug has been leaking some DNS requests for years

   By Karlston, February 12   

   • expressvpn
   • bug
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   • 387 views
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   • February 12

5. KB5035238: Microsoft released Group Policy security fix for oldest Windows 10 version

   By Karlston, February 11   

   • windows 10
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   • February 11

6. Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts

   By Karlston, February 10   

   • canada
   • 1 comment
   • 692 views
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   • Comment by Arachnoid
   • February 10

7. Fake LastPass password manager spotted on Apple’s App Store

   By Karlston, February 8
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   • February 8

8. Critical flaw in Shim bootloader impacts major Linux distros

   By Karlston, February 7
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   • 473 views
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   • February 7

9. Ransomware payments reached record $1.1 billion in 2023

   By Karlston, February 7   

   • ransomware
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   • 503 views
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   • February 7

10. The unlikely 3 million electric toothbrush DDoS attack

    By Karlston, February 7   

    • ddos
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    • 532 views
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    • February 7

11. YouTuber breaks BitLocker encryption in less than a minute using $5 Raspberry Pi Pico

    By Karlston, February 7   

    • bitlocker
    • cracked
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    • February 7

12. Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits

    By Karlston, February 7   

    • linux
    • vulnerability
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    • 710 views
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    • February 7

13. Mozilla’s new service tries to wipe your data off the web

    By Karlston, February 6   

    • mozilla
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    • February 6

14. Verizon insider data breach hits over 63,000 employees

    By Karlston, February 6   

    • verizon
    • data breach
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    • February 6

15. Microsoft Outlook December updates trigger ICS security alerts

    By Karlston, February 6   

    • microsoft outlook
    • 1 comment
    • 661 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 6

16. 1Password is down, preventing some users from logging in

    By Karlston, February 5   

    • 1password
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    • 556 views
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    • February 5

17. The ransomware business is booming, even as enforcers shut down some major players

    By Karlston, February 5   

    • ransomware
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    • 525 views
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    • February 5

18. KeePass 2.56 released: options search and history improvements

    By Karlston, February 5
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    • February 5

19. Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer

    By lurch234, February 4
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    • 642 views
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    • Comment by lurch234
    • February 4

20. Microsoft explains how Russian hackers spied on its executives

    By MagicSahar, February 4
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    • 512 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 5

21. Mastodon vulnerability allows attackers to take over accounts

    By Karlston, February 3   

    • mastodon
    • vulnerability
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    • February 3

22. The Week in Ransomware - February 2nd 2024 - No honor among thieves

    By Karlston, February 3   

    • ransomware
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    • February 3

23. New Windows Event Log zero-day flaw gets unofficial patches

    By Karlston, February 1
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    • February 1

24. Linux users beware — this security flaw could allow attackers to get root on major distros, so take extra care

    By aum, January 31
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    • January 31

25. Online ransomware decryptor helps recover partially encrypted files

    By Karlston, January 31   

    • ransomware decryptor
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    • 472 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 31