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1. Report: Google Chrome lacks a very important feature Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Brave have

   By Karlston, April 17
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   • April 17

2. "Microsoft fired the skilled people, leaving flowchart followers": Microsoft's Security Response Center is being blamed for the zero-day BlueHammer exploit leak, but I can't tell who's right

   By Karlston, April 16   

   • microsoft
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   • 234 views
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   • April 16

3. I've finally found a loophole to block a specific type of YouTube ads, and it won’t cost you a dime: Just a little teamwork

   By Karlston, April 15   

   • youtube
   • ads
   • 1 comment
   • 282 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • April 15

4. Microsoft finally fixes a security limitation in Office for the web

   By Karlston, April 14
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   • 177 views
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   • April 14

5. Google will now punish websites that hijack the back button to serve you ads

   By Karlston, April 14   

   • google
   • ads
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   • 173 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 14

6. Your tech support company runs scams. Stop—or disguise with more fraud?

   By Karlston, April 13
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   • 199 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 13

7. Beware! This "Windows 11 24H2" update download can quietly steal your sensitive data

   By Karlston, April 13
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   • 237 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 13

8. Adobe Attacks Underway—Windows And Mac Users Given 72 Hours To Update

   By Karlston, April 12   

   • adobe
   • vulnerability
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   • 319 views
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   • April 12

9. CPUID hacked to deliver malware via CPU-Z, HWMonitor downloads

   By Karlston, April 10
   • 1 comment
   • 331 views
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   • Comment by new1born
   • April 11

10. Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord

    By aum, April 10
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    • April 10

11. Microsoft: Canadian employees targeted in payroll pirate attacks

    By aum, April 10
    • 2 comments
    • 297 views
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    • Comment by new1born
    • April 11

12. Browser Extensions Are the New AI Consumption Channel That No One Is Talking About

    By aum, April 10
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    • 231 views
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    • Added by aum
    • April 10

13. Hackers use pixel-large SVG trick to hide credit card stealer

    By Karlston, April 9
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    • 288 views
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    • April 9

14. Google wants you to trust Gemini with your Gmail inbox

    By Karlston, April 8   

    • gmail
    • gemini
    • 1 comment
    • 253 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • April 8

15. New GPUBreach attack enables system takeover via GPU rowhammer

    By Karlston, April 7
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    • April 7

16. German authorities identify REvil and GangCrab ransomware bosses

    By Karlston, April 7   

    • ransomware
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    • 216 views
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    • April 7

17. Microsoft releases new Defender update for Windows 11, 10, Server ISO installations

    By Karlston, April 6   

    • windows defender
    • update
    • 0 comments
    • 300 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 6

18. LinkedIn secretely scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data

    By Karlston, April 4   

    • linkedin
    • google chrome
    • 0 comments
    • 271 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 4

19. Google fixes fourth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks in 2026

    By Karlston, April 1   

    • google chrome
    • 0 comments
    • 228 views
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    • April 1

20. GIGABYTE Control Center vulnerable to arbitrary file write flaw

    By Karlston, April 1   

    • gigabyte
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 230 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 1

21. UK watchdog to probe Microsoft business software over market dominance concerns

    By Karlston, March 31   

    • microsoft
    • uk
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    • March 31

22. GitHub Copilot ads in PRs were due to a "programming logic issue", claims Microsoft

    By Karlston, March 31
    • 1 comment
    • 240 views
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    • Comment by Mutton
    • March 31

23. JavaScript devs beware: this very popular NPM package has been compromised by attackers

    By Karlston, March 31
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    • 240 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 31

24. Google Drive for desktop now scans uploads for ransomware

    By Karlston, March 31   

    • google drive
    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 188 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 31

25. Microsoft's AI slop is infecting GitHub — Copilot is now injecting ads into pull requests (Update)

    By Karlston, March 30   

    • github
    • copilot
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      • github
      • copilot
      • ads
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    • 426 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 30