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

   By Karlston, January 16, 2024   

   • windows
   • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,032 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 16, 2024

2. Google updates Chrome's Incognito Mode disclaimer to admit it is tracking users

   By Karlston, January 16, 2024   

   • google chrome
   • incognito mode
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     • google chrome
     • incognito mode
     • tracking
   • 1 comment
   • 742 views
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   • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
   • January 17, 2024

3. Hacker spins up 1 million virtual servers to illegally mine crypto

   By Karlston, January 14, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 782 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 14, 2024

4. The Week in Ransomware - January 12th 2024 - Targeting homeowners' data

   By Karlston, January 13, 2024   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,214 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 13, 2024

5. Microsoft January 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 49 flaws, 12 RCE bugs

   By Karlston, January 10, 2024   

   • windows
   • patch tuesday
   • 0 comments
   • 1,333 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 10, 2024

6. This smart lock can recognize your face

   By Karlston, January 8, 2024   

   • smart lock
   • 0 comments
   • 1,061 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 8, 2024

7. The New Digital Dark Age

   By Karlston, January 8, 2024   

   • online trust
   • 0 comments
   • 854 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 8, 2024

8. AI Needs to Be Both Trusted and Trustworthy

   By Karlston, January 8, 2024   

   • trust
   • ai
   • 0 comments
   • 754 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 8, 2024

9. The Battle for Biometric Privacy

   By Karlston, January 8, 2024   

   • privacy
   • biometrics
   • 0 comments
   • 867 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 8, 2024

10. Twilio will ditch its Authy desktop 2FA app in August, goes mobile only

    By Karlston, January 8, 2024   

    • twilio
    • 2fa
    • 0 comments
    • 895 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 8, 2024

11. X users fed up with constant stream of malicious crypto ads

    By Karlston, January 6, 2024   

    • x/twitter
    • malicious ads
    • 1 comment
    • 1,128 views
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    • Comment by andy2004
    • January 6, 2024

12. The Week in Ransomware - January 5th 2024 - Secret decryptors

    By Karlston, January 6, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,129 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 6, 2024

13. How to Be More Anonymous Online

    By aum, January 5, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 841 views
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    • Added by aum
    • January 5, 2024

14. LastPass now requires 12-character master passwords for better security

    By Karlston, January 3, 2024   

    • lastpass
    • 0 comments
    • 1,013 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 3, 2024

15. Nearly 11 million SSH servers vulnerable to new Terrapin attacks

    By Karlston, January 3, 2024   

    • ssh
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 958 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 3, 2024

16. The law enforcement operations targeting cybercrime in 2023

    By Karlston, January 2, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 788 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 2, 2024

17. The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2023

    By Karlston, January 2, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,046 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 2, 2024

18. Your Car Is Tracking You. Abusive Partners May Be, Too

    By aum, December 31, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 835 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 31, 2023

19. What to do (and avoid) after you’ve been scammed

    By aum, December 31, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 988 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 31, 2023

20. The Week in Ransomware - December 29th 2023 - LockBit targets hospitals

    By Karlston, December 30, 2023   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,014 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 30, 2023

21. Microsoft disables a web-based app installer protocol to shut down malicious activity

    By aum, December 29, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,015 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 29, 2023

22. Microsoft patches critical vulnerability used to install malware on Windows PCs

    By Karlston, December 29, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 909 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • December 29, 2023

23. Most sophisticated iPhone attack ever used a hidden hardware feature to backdoor iOS

    By aum, December 28, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 960 views
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    • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
    • December 28, 2023

24. How to report Gmail messages as spam to improve your life and make you a hero

    By aum, December 28, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 927 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 28, 2023

25. Hackers uploaded malware through a popular game mod on Steam

    By Karlston, December 28, 2023   

    • steam
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,056 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 28, 2023