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1. Pirated Microsoft Office delivers malware cocktail on systems

   By appzter, June 1, 2024
   • 1 comment
   • 1,129 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • June 1, 2024

2. Google to begin phasing out Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome on June 3

   By Karlston, May 31, 2024   

   • google
   • manifest v2
   • 1 comment
   • 458 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • May 31, 2024

3. Internet Archive is continuing to face DDoS attacks after several days

   By Karlston, May 29, 2024   

   • internet archive
   • ddos
   • 0 comments
   • 905 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 29, 2024

4. Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation

   By Karlston, May 29, 2024   

   • google search
   • 1 comment
   • 518 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • May 29, 2024

5. How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet

   By Karlston, May 28, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,168 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 28, 2024

6. Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data

   By Karlston, May 25, 2024   

   • ransomware
   • bitlocker
   • 0 comments
   • 1,130 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 25, 2024

7. Elon Musk calls Microsoft's controversial AI Recall a "Black Mirror episode" but NPUs will protect your privacy on Copilot+ PCs

   By Karlston, May 23, 2024   

   • microsoft
   • recall
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • microsoft
     • recall
     • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,139 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 23, 2024

8. Lawyers say OpenAI could be in real trouble with Scarlett Johansson

   By Karlston, May 23, 2024   

   • openai
   • 0 comments
   • 919 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 23, 2024

9. Microsoft's new Windows 11 Recall is a privacy nightmare

   By Karlston, May 23, 2024   

   • windows 11
   • recall
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows 11
     • recall
     • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,106 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 23, 2024

10. Microsoft shares more info about privacy controls in the new 'Recall' feature in Windows 11

    By Karlston, May 22, 2024   

    • windows 11
    • recall
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows 11
      • recall
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 995 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 22, 2024

11. Two students find security bug that could let millions do laundry for free

    By Karlston, May 20, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 918 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 20, 2024

12. Slack users horrified to discover messages used for AI training

    By Karlston, May 18, 2024   

    • slack
    • 1 comment
    • 1,152 views
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    • Comment by SatinOverlord
    • May 20, 2024

13. The Week in Ransomware - May 17th 2024 - Mailbombing is back

    By Karlston, May 18, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 474 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 18, 2024

14. Microsoft Edge gets fixes for five more security vulnerabilities

    By Karlston, May 17, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • security fixes
    • 0 comments
    • 837 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 17, 2024

15. VPN by Google One is shutting down on June 20

    By Karlston, May 16, 2024   

    • google
    • vpn
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google
      • vpn
      • shutdown
    • 0 comments
    • 494 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 16, 2024

16. Fedora Linux 38 users told to upgrade now or risk exposure to exploits

    By Karlston, May 16, 2024   

    • fedora linux
    • vulnerabilities
    • 0 comments
    • 808 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 16, 2024

17. Microsoft fixes another exploited Chromium security vulnerability in the latest Edge update

    By Karlston, May 15, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 929 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 15, 2024

18. FBI seize BreachForums hacking forum used to leak stolen data

    By Karlston, May 15, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,067 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 15, 2024

19. Apple fixes Safari WebKit zero-day flaw exploited at Pwn2Own

    By Karlston, May 14, 2024   

    • apple
    • safari
    • (and 1 more)

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      • apple
      • safari
      • zero-day
    • 0 comments
    • 946 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 14, 2024

20. Apple and Google launch unwanted location tracking detection for iPhone [iOS and iPadOS] and Android

    By Karlston, May 14, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 453 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 14, 2024

21. Microsoft is taking away this Edge feature you never should have used if you care about privacy

    By Karlston, May 13, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • privacy
    • 2 comments
    • 1,553 views
    • 
    • Comment by UberGeek
    • May 14, 2024

22. Microsoft updates Edge to fix security vulnerabilities exploited in the wild

    By Karlston, May 11, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • security update
    • 0 comments
    • 938 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 11, 2024

23. The Week in Ransomware - May 10th 2024 - Chipping away at LockBit

    By Karlston, May 11, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,013 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 11, 2024

24. How long does it take to crack a password in 2024?

    By Karlston, May 9, 2024   

    • passwords
    • cracking
    • 0 comments
    • 1,095 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 9, 2024

25. Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebook

    By Karlston, May 9, 2024   

    • facebook
    • 0 comments
    • 910 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 9, 2024