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1. Mastodon vulnerability allows attackers to take over accounts

   By Karlston, February 3, 2024   

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

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

   By Karlston, February 3, 2024   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 958 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 3, 2024

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

   By Karlston, February 1, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 895 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 1, 2024

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

   By aum, January 31, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 867 views
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   • Added by aum
   • January 31, 2024

5. Online ransomware decryptor helps recover partially encrypted files

   By Karlston, January 31, 2024   

   • ransomware decryptor
   • 0 comments
   • 790 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 31, 2024

6. Microsoft Edge reportedly steals data from Chrome without user permission

   By Karlston, January 29, 2024   

   • microsoft edge
   • google chrome
   • 0 comments
   • 883 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 29, 2024

7. The Week in Ransomware - January 26th 2024 - Govts strike back

   By Karlston, January 27, 2024   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,150 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 27, 2024

8. In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges

   By Karlston, January 27, 2024   

   • microsoft
   • security hole
   • 0 comments
   • 904 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 27, 2024

9. What is X's new login method - Passkeys, a.k.a. "alternative to passwords"? And how is it different?

   By Karlston, January 25, 2024   

   • passkeys
   • twitter/x
   • 0 comments
   • 1,237 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 25, 2024

10. UK says AI will empower ransomware over the next two years

    By Karlston, January 24, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • ai
    • 0 comments
    • 960 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 24, 2024

11. Ambient light sensors can reveal your device activity. How big a threat is it?

    By Karlston, January 23, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 841 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 23, 2024

12. Brave to end 'Strict' fingerprinting protection as it breaks websites

    By Karlston, January 22, 2024   

    • brave browser
    • 0 comments
    • 974 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 22, 2024

13. Watch out for "I can't believe he is gone" Facebook phishing posts

    By Karlston, January 22, 2024   

    • facebook
    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 1,011 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 22, 2024

14. Google ends support for less secure passwords in third-party apps (workaround)

    By Karlston, January 20, 2024   

    • google
    • third-party apps
    • 0 comments
    • 762 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 20, 2024

15. Experts think they've found a great new way to see if your iPhone is infected with malware iOS spyware remains a prominent threat, but Kaspersky has a new solution

    By aum, January 20, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 826 views
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    • Added by aum
    • January 20, 2024

16. Microsoft says a Russian intelligence group got access to emails from its top executives

    By aum, January 20, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 790 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • January 20, 2024

17. How to watch age-restricted content on YouTube without signing in to your Google account

    By Karlston, January 19, 2024   

    • youtube
    • 1 comment
    • 1,522 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • January 19, 2024

18. AdGuard Temp Mail: new temporary email service launched

    By Karlston, January 19, 2024   

    • adguard
    • 0 comments
    • 1,438 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 19, 2024

19. Google search is losing the fight with SEO spam, study says

    By Karlston, January 19, 2024   

    • google search
    • 2 comments
    • 701 views
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    • Comment by tedrickpanrell
    • August 20, 2024

20. How a 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin’s anonymity

    By Karlston, January 18, 2024   

    • bitcoin
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,070 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 18, 2024

21. Researcher uncovers one of the biggest password dumps in recent history

    By Karlston, January 18, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 781 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 18, 2024

22. New UEFI vulnerabilities send firmware devs industry wide scrambling

    By Karlston, January 17, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,215 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 17, 2024

23. MacOS info-stealers quickly evolve to evade XProtect detection

    By Karlston, January 17, 2024   

    • macos
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 958 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 17, 2024

24. A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data

    By Karlston, January 16, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 913 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 16, 2024

25. New malware bypassing Windows SmartScreen is hungry for your data, and it wants it all

    By Karlston, January 16, 2024   

    • windows
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,030 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 16, 2024