Security & Privacy News

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1. Password Manager KeePass 2.55 warns users about weak security settings

   By Karlston, October 13, 2023   

   • keepass
   • release
   • 0 comments
   • 884 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 13, 2023

2. Biggest DDoSes of all time generated by protocol 0-day in HTTP/2

   By Karlston, October 13, 2023   

   • ddos
   • 1 comment
   • 1,324 views
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   • Comment by Ha91
   • October 21, 2023

3. How to create a passkey for your Google account from Windows 11

   By Karlston, October 13, 2023   

   • google
   • passkeys
   • 0 comments
   • 706 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 13, 2023

4. Ransomware attacks now target unpatched WS_FTP servers

   By Karlston, October 13, 2023   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 777 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 13, 2023

5. Linux might be your best bet for heightening your desktop computer security

   By aum, October 12, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 717 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 12, 2023

6. YouTube adblock measures gets Edge very wrong

   By Karlston, October 12, 2023   

   • youtube
   • ads
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • youtube
     • ads
     • microsoft edge
   • 2 comments
   • 1,077 views
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   • Comment by Ha91
   • October 21, 2023

7. New WordPress backdoor creates rogue admin to hijack websites

   By Karlston, October 12, 2023   

   • wordpress
   • backdoor
   • 1 comment
   • 1,002 views
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   • Comment by Kalju
   • October 12, 2023

8. Cloudflare, Google, and Amazon explain what’s behind the largest DDoS attacks ever

   By aum, October 11, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 535 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 11, 2023

9. Google Chrome 118 is a massive security update

   By Karlston, October 11, 2023   

   • google chrome
   • 0 comments
   • 600 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 11, 2023

10. Google has made passkeys the default option for signing into personal accounts

    By Karlston, October 10, 2023   

    • google
    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 495 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 10, 2023

11. YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers more aggressively, here's how to bypass it

    By Karlston, October 10, 2023   

    • youtube
    • adblockers
    • 3 comments
    • 2,885 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • October 13, 2023

12. Microsoft to kill off VBScript in Windows to block malware delivery

    By Karlston, October 10, 2023   

    • windows
    • vbscript
    • 0 comments
    • 875 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 10, 2023

13. Does your employer have to tell if they’re spying on you through your work computer?

    By aum, October 9, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 756 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 9, 2023

14. UK Lawmakers Call for Halt to Live Facial Recognition

    By aum, October 9, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 636 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 9, 2023

15. 7 things even new Linux users can do to better secure the OS

    By aum, October 9, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 773 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 9, 2023

16. HelloKitty ransomware source code leaked on hacking forum

    By Karlston, October 9, 2023   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 865 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 9, 2023

17. Google Chrome now allows you delete last 15 minutes of browsing data on desktop

    By Karlston, October 9, 2023   

    • google chrome
    • 0 comments
    • 485 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 9, 2023

18. Chinese programmer ordered to pay 1m yuan for using virtual private network

    By aum, October 9, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 693 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 9, 2023

19. Security News This Week: Apple’s Encryption Is Under Attack by a Mysterious Group

    By Karlston, October 7, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 807 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 7, 2023

20. X users report unlabeled clickbait ads that you can’t block or report

    By Karlston, October 7, 2023   

    • twitter/x
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 956 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 7, 2023

21. Patch now: This serious Linux vulnerability affects nearly all distributions

    By aum, October 7, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 871 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 7, 2023

22. FTC warns of ‘staggering’ losses to social media scams since 2021

    By Karlston, October 6, 2023   

    • social media scams
    • 0 comments
    • 593 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 6, 2023

23. Firefox is getting a button to Reset Private Browsing Sessions

    By Karlston, October 6, 2023   

    • mozilla firefox
    • private browsing
    • 0 comments
    • 778 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 6, 2023

24. Microsoft's Windows 11 Copilot experience gets worse with it now showing ads on desktop

    By Karlston, October 4, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • copilot
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows 11
      • copilot
      • ads
    • 2 comments
    • 1,227 views
    • 
    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • October 5, 2023

25. Emergency alert test to hit all cell phones, TVs, and radios at 2:20 pm ET today [US only]

    By Karlston, October 4, 2023   

    • us
    • emergency alert system
    • 0 comments
    • 765 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 4, 2023