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1. [US] Kaspersky users suddenly finding "UltraAV" automatically installed on their PC, here's why

   By Karlston, September 23, 2024   

   • kaspersky
   • united states
   • 1 comment
   • 1,027 views
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   • Comment by lurch234
   • September 23, 2024

2. Steam Data Leak: Valve says nothing to worry about and gives this advice to users

   By Karlston, May 15   

   • steam
   • data leak
   • 0 comments
   • 119 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 15

3. Thunderbird 91.5.0 fixes several security issues

   By Karlston, January 12, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 736 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 12, 2022

4. ESET releases crucial product updates that fix security vulnerabilities for Windows AMSI

   By Karlston, February 2, 2022   

   • eset
   • 0 comments
   • 1,046 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 2, 2022

5. Tor project upgrades network speed performance with new system

   By Karlston, May 5, 2022   

   • tor
   • 0 comments
   • 909 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 5, 2022

6. LastPass confirms breach, says user data is safe

   By Karlston, August 26, 2022   

   • lastpass
   • 0 comments
   • 869 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 26, 2022

7. This Malicious App Abused Hacked Devices to Create Fake Accounts on Multiple Platforms

   By alf9872000, November 30, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 684 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 30, 2022

8. New 'Zombinder' platform binds Android malware with legitimate apps

   By alf9872000, December 8, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 704 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 8, 2022

9. BTC.com lost $3 million worth of cryptocurrency in cyberattack

   By alf9872000, December 27, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 642 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 27, 2022

10. 5 charged in “Scattered Spider,” one of the most profitable phishing scams ever

    By Karlston, November 21, 2024   

    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 901 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 21, 2024

11. DeepSeek exposes database with over 1 million chat records

    By Karlston, January 31   

    • deepseek
    • 0 comments
    • 517 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 31

12. Did Microsoft just try to gaslight us? The tech giant has seemingly backtracked on changes to the account sign-in experience.

    By Karlston, February 20
    • 1 comment
    • 417 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 22

13. New Attack Let Attacker Collect and Spoof Browser's Digital Fingerprints

    By aum, October 25, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 845 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 25, 2021

14. Firefox’s anti-tracking feature adds per-account VPN for more privacy

    By Karlston, February 2, 2022   

    • firefox
    • 0 comments
    • 584 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 2, 2022

15. Android's March 2022 security updates fix three critical bugs

    By Karlston, March 8, 2022   

    • android
    • security updates
    • 0 comments
    • 1,224 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 8, 2022

16. Android Messages and Dialer apps allegedly sent data to Google without consent

    By vissha, March 23, 2022   

    • google
    • google phone
    • (and 8 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google
      • google phone
      • google messages
      • android phone
      • phone app
      • messages app
      • data collection
      • data collection abuse
      • spying
      • google dialer
    • 1 comment
    • 869 views
    • 
    • Comment by Matt
    • March 23, 2022

17. Australia warns of money recovery phishing luring past victims

    By Karlston, April 6, 2022   

    • australia
    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 983 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 6, 2022

18. Microsoft, Apple, and Google to support FIDO passwordless logins

    By Karlston, May 5, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 609 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 5, 2022

19. Microsoft warns of brute-force attacks targeting MSSQL servers

    By Karlston, May 18, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 610 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 18, 2022

20. Over 9,000 VNC servers exposed online without a password

    By Karlston, August 14, 2022   

    • vnc server
    • 0 comments
    • 782 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 14, 2022

21. Americans duped into losing $10 billion by illegal Indian call centres in 2022: Report

    By aum, December 27, 2022
    • 1 comment
    • 814 views
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    • Comment by Fame
    • December 28, 2022

22. Mastodon vulnerability allows attackers to take over accounts

    By Karlston, February 3, 2024   

    • mastodon
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 878 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 3, 2024

23. Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions

    By Karlston, November 6, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 645 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 6, 2024

24. Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs

    By Karlston, April 11   

    • google chrome
    • extensions
    • 0 comments
    • 251 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 11

25. 15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark

    By Karlston, September 1, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 848 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 1, 2021