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1. University of Michigan shuts down network after cyberattack

   By Karlston, August 29, 2023
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   • 1,229 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 29, 2023

2. Scraped data of 2.6 million Duolingo users released on hacking forum

   By Karlston, August 23, 2023   

   • duolingo
   • 0 comments
   • 1,473 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 23, 2023

3. Japanese watchmaker Seiko breached by BlackCat ransomware gang

   By Karlston, August 21, 2023   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,368 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 21, 2023

4. WinRAR 7.10 boosts Windows privacy by stripping MoTW data

   By Karlston, February 19, 2025   

   • winrar
   • privacy
   • 9 comments
   • 2,042 views
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   • Comment by mp68terr
   • March 3, 2025

5. WinRAR flaw lets hackers run programs when you open RAR archives

   By Karlston, August 18, 2023   

   • winrar
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,861 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 18, 2023

6. WinRAR patches bug letting malware launch from extracted archives

   By Karlston, June 25, 2025   

   • winrar
   • vulnerability
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • winrar
     • vulnerability
     • patch
   • 0 comments
   • 726 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 25, 2025

7. Raccoon Stealer malware returns with new stealthier version

   By Karlston, August 15, 2023   

   • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,511 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 15, 2023

8. LinkedIn accounts hacked in widespread hijacking campaign

   By Karlston, August 16, 2023   

   • linkedin
   • hijacking
   • 0 comments
   • 1,659 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 16, 2023

9. Spotify abused to promote pirated software and game cheats

   By Karlston, November 19, 2024   

   • spotify
   • 0 comments
   • 1,366 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 19, 2024

10. New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy

    By Karlston, August 5, 2023
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    • 1,312 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 5, 2023

11. Israel's largest oil refinery website offline after DDoS attack

    By Karlston, July 30, 2023   

    • ddos
    • 0 comments
    • 2,011 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 30, 2023

12. WordPress Ninja Forms plugin flaw lets hackers steal submitted data

    By Karlston, July 27, 2023   

    • wordpress plugin
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,309 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 27, 2023

13. Almost 40% of Ubuntu users vulnerable to new privilege elevation flaws

    By Karlston, July 26, 2023   

    • ubuntu
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,562 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 26, 2023

14. Amazon agrees to $25 million fine for Alexa children privacy violations

    By alf9872000, July 21, 2023
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    • 1,210 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • July 21, 2023

15. The Week in Ransomware - November 17th 2023 - Citrix in the Crosshairs

    By Karlston, November 18, 2023   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,929 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 18, 2023

16. Facebook behavioral ads banned by Norwegian privacy watchdog

    By alf9872000, July 19, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 1,296 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • July 19, 2023

17. Google Play will enforce business checks to curb malware submissions

    By alf9872000, July 15, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,101 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • July 15, 2023

18. Razer investigates data breach claims, resets user sessions

    By Karlston, July 10, 2023   

    • razer
    • data breach
    • 0 comments
    • 1,334 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 10, 2023

19. New ‘Big Head’ ransomware displays fake Windows update alert

    By Karlston, July 9, 2023   

    • ransomware
    • windows
    • 0 comments
    • 1,540 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 9, 2023

20. Japan’s largest port stops operations after ransomware attack

    By Karlston, July 5, 2023   

    • ransomware
    • japan
    • 0 comments
    • 1,682 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 5, 2023

21. Over 130,000 solar energy monitoring systems exposed online

    By Karlston, July 6, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,147 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 6, 2023

22. Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30 million customer accounts

    By Karlston, July 3, 2023   

    • microsoft
    • data breach
    • 0 comments
    • 1,517 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 3, 2023

23. Critical flaw in Shim bootloader impacts major Linux distros

    By Karlston, February 7, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,255 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 7, 2024

24. Free Download Manager releases script to check for Linux malware

    By Karlston, September 21, 2023   

    • free download manager
    • linux
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      • free download manager
      • linux
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,406 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 21, 2023

25. Microsoft: Hackers hijack Linux systems using trojanized OpenSSH version

    By Karlston, June 22, 2023   

    • linux
    • 0 comments
    • 1,511 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 22, 2023