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1. Git patches two critical remote code execution security flaws

   By Karlston, January 18, 2023   

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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 18, 2023

2. MSI accidentally breaks Secure Boot for hundreds of motherboards

   By alf9872000, January 16, 2023
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   • 1,287 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • January 16, 2023

3. NortonLifeLock warns that hackers breached Password Manager accounts

   By Karlston, January 13, 2023
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   • 1,108 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 13, 2023

4. Android TV box on Amazon came pre-installed with malware

   By alf9872000, January 12, 2023
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   • 1,243 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • January 12, 2023

5. PlugX malware hides on USB devices to infect new Windows hosts

   By alf9872000, January 27, 2023
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • January 27, 2023

6. DeepSeek exposes database with over 1 million chat records

   By Karlston, January 31, 2025   

   • deepseek
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   • 1,146 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 31, 2025

7. Hackers use fake ChatGPT apps to push Windows, Android malware

   By alf9872000, February 23, 2023
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • February 23, 2023

8. Scattered Spider hackers use old Intel driver to bypass security

   By alf9872000, January 11, 2023
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • January 11, 2023

9. Darknet drug markets move to custom Android apps for increased privacy

   By alf9872000, January 9, 2023
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • January 9, 2023

10. Microsoft Visual Studio Code flaw lets extensions steal passwords

    By Karlston, August 9, 2023   

    • microsoft visual studio
    • flaw
    • 1 comment
    • 1,878 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • August 10, 2023

11. Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions steal passwords, open remote shells

    By alf9872000, May 17, 2023
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 17, 2023

12. VSCode Marketplace can be abused to host malicious extensions

    By alf9872000, January 6, 2023
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 6, 2023

13. Amazon S3 will now encrypt all new data with AES-256 by default

    By alf9872000, January 6, 2023
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    • 1,279 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 6, 2023

14. 200 million Twitter users' email addresses allegedly leaked online

    By alf9872000, January 5, 2023
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 5, 2023

15. Toyota, Mercedes, BMW API flaws exposed owners’ personal info

    By alf9872000, January 4, 2023
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 4, 2023

16. Royal ransomware claims attack on Queensland University of Technology

    By alf9872000, January 3, 2023
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    • 1,169 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 3, 2023

17. Ransomware gang apologizes, gives SickKids hospital free decryptor

    By alf9872000, January 1, 2023
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    • 1,172 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 1, 2023

18. LockBit ransomware claims attack on Port of Lisbon in Portugal

    By Karlston, January 1, 2023   

    • ransomware
    • portugal
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    • 1,330 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 1, 2023

19. Ukraine shuts down fraudulent call center claiming 18,000 victims

    By alf9872000, December 30, 2022
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    • 1,030 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 30, 2022

20. Google Home speakers allowed hackers to snoop on conversations

    By alf9872000, December 29, 2022
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 29, 2022

21. Ransomware attack at Louisiana hospital impacts 270,000 patients

    By alf9872000, December 28, 2022
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 28, 2022

22. Lastpass: Hackers stole customer vault data in cloud storage breach

    By Karlston, December 23, 2022   

    • lastpass
    • data leak
    • 0 comments
    • 1,657 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 23, 2022

23. Cybercriminals pose as LastPass staff to hack password vaults

    By Karlston, April 18, 2024   

    • lastpass
    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 1,412 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 18, 2024

24. DuckDuckGo now blocks Google sign-in pop-ups on all sites

    By alf9872000, December 23, 2022
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    • 951 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 23, 2022

25. Russians hacked JFK airport’s taxi dispatch system for profit

    By alf9872000, December 21, 2022
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    • 1,076 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 21, 2022