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1. Microsoft makes it harder to enable ActiveX in Office apps to improve security

   By Karlston, April 15   

   • microsoft office
   • activex
   • 0 comments
   • 216 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 15

2. Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days

   By Karlston, April 15   

   • android
   • phones
   • 0 comments
   • 226 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 15

3. Chrome 136 fixes 20-year browser history privacy risk

   By Karlston, April 14   

   • google chrome
   • 0 comments
   • 270 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 14

4. TraderTraitor: The Kings of the Crypto Heist

   By Karlston, April 14
   • 0 comments
   • 267 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 14

5. SSL/TLS certificate lifespans reduced to 47 days by 2029

   By Karlston, April 14
   • 0 comments
   • 243 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 14

6. Microsoft Defender will isolate undiscovered endpoints to block attacks

   By Karlston, April 12   

   • microsoft defender
   • 0 comments
   • 261 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 12

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

   By Karlston, April 11   

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

8. OpenAI helps spammers plaster 80,000 sites with messages that bypassed filters

   By Karlston, April 10   

   • openai
   • spam
   • 0 comments
   • 304 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 10

9. WhatsApp attachment flaw could trick Windows users into downloading and installing malware

   By Karlston, April 9   

   • whatsapp
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 283 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 9

10. Fake Microsoft Office add-in tools push malware via SourceForge

    By Karlston, April 9   

    • sourceforge
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 290 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 9

11. WhatsApp flaw can let attackers run malicious code on Windows PCs

    By Karlston, April 8   

    • whatsapp
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 264 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 8

12. Coinbase to fix 2FA account activity entry freaking out users

    By Karlston, April 5   

    • coinbase
    • 0 comments
    • 314 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 5

13. WinRAR flaw bypasses Windows Mark of the Web security alerts

    By Karlston, April 5   

    • winrar
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 394 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 5

14. Mozilla improves the way Firefox add-ons and extensions will collect your data

    By Karlston, April 4   

    • mozilla firefox
    • data collection
    • 1 comment
    • 377 views
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    • Comment by Bagels
    • April 4

15. Microsoft is killing something inside Edge but it's to improve user data privacy

    By Karlston, April 4   

    • microsoft edge
    • 1 comment
    • 350 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • April 5

16. Proton launches redesigned VPN client for Windows with new profiles feature

    By Karlston, April 3   

    • proton vpn
    • windows
    • 0 comments
    • 243 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 3

17. Microsoft's ‘ultimate goal is to remove passwords completely’ — this overhaul could make it happen

    By Karlston, April 2   

    • microsoft
    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 270 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 2

18. Microsoft uses AI to find flaws in GRUB2, U-Boot, Barebox bootloaders

    By Karlston, April 1   

    • bootloaders
    • ai
    • 0 comments
    • 305 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 1

19. Hackers abuse WordPress MU-Plugins to hide malicious code

    By Karlston, April 1   

    • wordpress plugins
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 263 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 1

20. New Ubuntu Linux security bypasses require manual mitigations

    By Karlston, March 28   

    • ubuntu
    • vulnerabilties
    • 0 comments
    • 338 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 28

21. Mozilla warns Windows users of critical Firefox sandbox escape flaw

    By Karlston, March 27   

    • mozilla firefox
    • security update
    • 0 comments
    • 526 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 27

22. The Best Password Managers to Secure Your Digital Life

    By Karlston, March 26   

    • password managers
    • 0 comments
    • 506 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 26

23. Broadcom warns of authentication bypass in VMware Windows Tools

    By Karlston, March 26   

    • vmware tools
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 366 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 26

24. Critical flaw in Next.js lets hackers bypass authorization

    By Karlston, March 24   

    • next.js
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 335 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 24

25. Oops: Google says it might have deleted your Maps Timeline data

    By Karlston, March 24   

    • google
    • maps timeline
    • 0 comments
    • 221 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 24