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1. Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack

   By Karlston, December 6, 2023
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   • 980 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 6, 2023

2. Fancy Bear goes phishing in US, European high-value networks

   By aum, December 6, 2023
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   • 713 views
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   • Added by aum
   • December 6, 2023

3. Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade in years

   By Karlston, December 5, 2023   

   • google
   • spam
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • google
     • spam
     • ai
   • 0 comments
   • 936 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 5, 2023

4. Hackers stole ancestry data of 6.9 million users, 23andMe finally confirmed

   By Karlston, December 5, 2023
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   • 765 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 5, 2023

5. Fake WordPress security advisory pushes backdoor plugin

   By Karlston, December 4, 2023
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   • 647 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 4, 2023

6. Ad Speedup: mute, skip and fast forward ads on YouTube

   By Karlston, December 3, 2023   

   • youtube
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 1,007 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 3, 2023

7. Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates

   By Karlston, December 2, 2023   

   • google
   • ads
   • 2 comments
   • 1,167 views
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   • Comment by Matt
   • December 2, 2023

8. TrickBot malware dev pleads guilty, faces 35 years in prison

   By Karlston, December 2, 2023   

   • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 847 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 2, 2023

9. The Week in Ransomware - December 1st 2023 - Police hits affiliates

   By Karlston, December 2, 2023   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 901 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 2, 2023

10. Apple fixes two new iOS [and iPadOS and MacOS] zero-days in emergency updates

    By Karlston, December 1, 2023
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    • 708 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 1, 2023

11. How to go incognito in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari

    By Karlston, November 29, 2023   

    • private browsing
    • 0 comments
    • 928 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 29, 2023

12. Police dismantle ransomware group behind attacks in 71 countries

    By Karlston, November 28, 2023   

    • ransomware group
    • 0 comments
    • 689 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 28, 2023

13. Hackers spent 2+ years looting secrets of chipmaker NXP before being detected

    By Karlston, November 28, 2023
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    • 685 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 28, 2023

14. Google Play keeps banning the same web browser due to vague DMCA notices

    By Karlston, November 28, 2023   

    • dmca
    • google play
    • 0 comments
    • 653 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 28, 2023

15. Google is the master of fake Privacy features

    By Karlston, November 26, 2023   

    • google
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 611 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 26, 2023

16. My doctor diagnosed me with ADHD – so how did my phone find out?

    By aum, November 25, 2023
    • 2 comments
    • 924 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • November 27, 2023

17. Researchers have successfully bypassed Microsoft's Windows Hello fingerprint authentication

    By Karlston, November 22, 2023   

    • windows hello
    • 0 comments
    • 932 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 22, 2023

18. Malware dev says they can revive expired Google auth cookies

    By Karlston, November 22, 2023
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    • 512 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 22, 2023

19. Atomic Stealer Malware is tricking Mac users with fake browser updates

    By Karlston, November 22, 2023   

    • mac
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 937 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 22, 2023

20. Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024

    By Karlston, November 22, 2023   

    • google chrome
    • adblockers
    • 0 comments
    • 712 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 22, 2023

21. Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records

    By aum, November 21, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 895 views
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    • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
    • November 21, 2023

22. After Boeing declines to pay up, ransomware group leaks 45 GB of data

    By aum, November 21, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 923 views
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    • Comment by andy2004
    • November 23, 2023

23. Microsoft may use your Edge browsing history for ads on mobile, insiders spotted

    By Karlston, November 20, 2023   

    • microsoft edge
    • canary channel
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • microsoft edge
      • canary channel
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 792 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 20, 2023

24. Researchers extract RSA keys from SSH server signing errors

    By Karlston, November 20, 2023   

    • rsa
    • 0 comments
    • 775 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 20, 2023

25. Google shares plans for blocking third-party cookies in Chrome

    By Karlston, November 19, 2023   

    • google chrome
    • cookies
    • 0 comments
    • 544 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 19, 2023