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1. Microsoft October 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 4 zero-days, 71 flaws

   By Karlston, October 12, 2021
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   • October 12, 2021

2. The Russian hacker group behind the SolarWinds attack is at it again, Microsoft says

   By aum, October 25, 2021
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   • 1,220 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 25, 2021

3. Windows 11 22H2 comes with brute force attacks protection enabled by default

   By Karlston, July 21, 2022   

   • windows 11
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   • 1,142 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 21, 2022

4. Windows 11 Smart App Control blocks files used to push malware

   By Karlston, August 3, 2022   

   • windows 11
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   • 1,099 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 3, 2022

5. Google will pay $391M to settle Android location tracking lawsuit

   By alf9872000, November 15, 2022
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   • 924 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 15, 2022

6. NortonLifeLock warns that hackers breached Password Manager accounts

   By Karlston, January 13, 2023
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   • 1,109 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 13, 2023

7. Hackers are selling a service that bypasses ChatGPT restrictions on malware

   By Karlston, February 9, 2023   

   • chatgpt
   • hackers
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   • 1,448 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 9, 2023

8. Hackers backdoor Microsoft IIS servers with new Frebniis malware

   By alf9872000, February 16, 2023
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   • 1,209 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • February 16, 2023

9. BBC, British Airways among big-name victims in MOVEit software hack

   By aum, June 7, 2023
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   • Added by aum
   • June 7, 2023

10. Ragnar Locker ransomware developer arrested in France

    By Karlston, October 20, 2023   

    • ransomware
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    • 1,289 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 20, 2023

11. Facebook is now showing subscribe or continue with ads prompts to EU users

    By Karlston, November 10, 2023   

    • facebook
    • eu
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      • facebook
      • eu
      • ads
    • 3 comments
    • 2,376 views
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    • Comment by Kalju
    • November 11, 2023

12. How a 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin’s anonymity

    By Karlston, January 18, 2024   

    • bitcoin
    • privacy
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    • 1,543 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 18, 2024

13. Google Messages is trying to tackle today’s most annoying messaging spam

    By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

    • google messages
    • spam
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    • 988 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 23, 2024

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

    By Karlston, January 31, 2025   

    • microsoft edge
    • scareware
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    • 1,103 views
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    • January 31, 2025

15. The Tor Project's new Oniux tool protects all your Linux apps from snoopers

    By Karlston, May 15, 2025
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    • 759 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 15, 2025

16. OpenAI denies rolling out ads on ChatGPT paid plans

    By Karlston, December 8, 2025
    • 2 comments
    • 412 views
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    • Comment by Akaneharuka
    • December 8, 2025

17. Canadian retail giant Loblaw notifies customers of data breach

    By Karlston, March 12   

    • data breach
    • canada
    • 0 comments
    • 202 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 12

18. Trusted platform module security defeated in 30 minutes, no soldering required

    By Karlston, August 3, 2021   

    • tpm
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    • 2,499 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 3, 2021

19. Software flaw puts computer systems around the world at risk, allowing cyberattacks

    By aum, December 11, 2021
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    • 1,757 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 11, 2021

20. New Xenomorph Android malware targets customers of 56 banks

    By Karlston, February 21, 2022   

    • android
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 21, 2022

21. APC UPS zero-day bugs can remotely burn out devices, disable power

    By Karlston, March 9, 2022   

    • apc
    • ups
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      • apc
      • ups
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,595 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 9, 2022

22. Cybersecurity researchers warn of new malware, tracked as OrBit, which is a fully undetected Linux threat.

    By aum, July 7, 2022
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    • 1,120 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 7, 2022

23. UK phone companies will have to identify and block spoofed calls

    By Karlston, November 15, 2022
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    • 905 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 15, 2022

24. WhatsApp fined €5.5 million by Irish DPC for GDPR violation

    By alf9872000, January 22, 2023
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 22, 2023

25. First look at Brave Browser's upcoming Off The Record feature

    By Karlston, May 29, 2023   

    • brave browser
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    • 1,347 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 29, 2023