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1. Gmail: Google plans to end SMS verification in favor of QR codes

   By Karlston, February 24   

   • gmail
   • verification
   • 1 comment
   • 215 views
   • 
   • Comment by charlien
   • February 24

2. Microsoft Edge get three security patches in the latest update

   By Karlston, February 22   

   • microsoft edge
   • security patches
   • 0 comments
   • 319 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 22

3. The US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry?

   By Karlston, February 21   

   • tp-link
   • routers
   • 1 comment
   • 306 views
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   • Comment by Mutton
   • February 22

4. Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK

   By Karlston, February 21   

   • apple
   • icloud
   • 0 comments
   • 211 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 21

5. Did Microsoft just try to gaslight us? The tech giant has seemingly backtracked on changes to the account sign-in experience.

   By Karlston, February 20
   • 1 comment
   • 283 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • February 22

6. WinRAR 7.10 boosts Windows privacy by stripping MoTW data

   By Karlston, February 19   

   • winrar
   • privacy
   • 9 comments
   • 578 views
   • 
   • Comment by mp68terr
   • March 3

7. Google Chrome's AI-powered security feature rolls out to everyone

   By Karlston, February 17   

   • google chrome
   • security
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • google chrome
     • security
     • ai
   • 1 comment
   • 296 views
   • 
   • Comment by dabourzannan
   • February 17

8. Angry users react as Apple reportedly considers bringing ads to Apple Maps

   By Karlston, February 17   

   • apple maps
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 238 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 17

9. Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says

   By Karlston, February 14   

   • reddit
   • paywall
   • 0 comments
   • 424 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 14

10. Discord now lets you quietly block people

    By Karlston, February 10   

    • discord
    • 0 comments
    • 368 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 10

11. Massive brute force attack uses 2.8 million IPs to target VPN devices

    By Karlston, February 9
    • 0 comments
    • 348 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • February 9

12. AMD fixes bug that lets hackers load malicious microcode patches

    By Karlston, February 6   

    • amd
    • 0 comments
    • 374 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 6

13. "Disturbing" new detail emerges about DeepSeek and what it does with your data

    By Karlston, February 6   

    • deepseek
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 318 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 6

14. Despite Catastrophic Hacks, Ransomware Payments Dropped Dramatically Last Year

    By Karlston, February 5   

    • ransomware
    • 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 288 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 5

15. Netgear warns users to patch critical WiFi router vulnerabilities

    By Karlston, February 5   

    • netgear
    • routers
    • (and 1 more)

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      • netgear
      • routers
      • vulnerabilties
    • 0 comments
    • 314 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 5

16. Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices citing 'unacceptable security risk'

    By Karlston, February 5   

    • deepseek
    • australia
    • 0 comments
    • 256 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 5

17. Inside the Bust That Took Down Pavel Durov—and Upended Telegram

    By Karlston, February 4   

    • telegram
    • pavel durov
    • 0 comments
    • 494 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 4

18. Massive Data Leak Exposes 1.5 Billion Records from Chinese Platforms and Government

    By Karlston, February 4   

    • data leak
    • china
    • 0 comments
    • 283 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • February 4

19. Microsoft Defender VPN to be discontinued for Microsoft 365 subscribers

    By Karlston, February 1   

    • microsoft 365
    • microsoft defender vpn
    • 0 comments
    • 264 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 1

20. Gmail Security Warning For 2.5 Billion Users—AI Hack Confirmed

    By Karlston, January 31   

    • gmail
    • 0 comments
    • 565 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 31

21. How to enable Edge's Scareware blocker and protect yourself from online scams

    By Karlston, January 31   

    • microsoft edge
    • scareware
    • 0 comments
    • 359 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 31

22. DeepSeek exposes database with over 1 million chat records

    By Karlston, January 31   

    • deepseek
    • 0 comments
    • 360 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • January 31

23. NordVPN’s New Tech Claims to Outsmart VPN Blockers—Here’s How

    By Karlston, January 30   

    • nordvpn
    • 0 comments
    • 265 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 30

24. FBI seizes Cracked.io, Nulled.to hacking forums in Operation Talent

    By Karlston, January 30   

    • fbi
    • seizures
    • 1 comment
    • 513 views
    • 
    • Comment by Kaitlan
    • January 31

25. DeepSeek gets removed from Apple and Google app stores in Italy amid GDPR and privacy probe

    By Karlston, January 29   

    • deepseek
    • privacy
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • deepseek
      • privacy
      • italy
    • 0 comments
    • 228 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 29