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1. European consumer watchdog again goes after Meta's ad-free subscription

   By Karlston, January 23, 2025   

   • meta
   • eu
   • 0 comments
   • 1,017 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 23, 2025

2. PayPal hit with $2 million fine by regulators after investigation revealed massive breach

   By Karlston, January 23, 2025   

   • paypal
   • breach
   • (and 1 more)

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     • paypal
     • breach
     • fine
   • 0 comments
   • 1,108 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 23, 2025

3. Researchers say new attack could take down the European power grid

   By Karlston, January 23, 2025
   • 0 comments
   • 971 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 23, 2025

4. The Internet is (once again) awash with IoT botnets delivering record DDoSes

   By Karlston, January 22, 2025
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   • 1,087 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 22, 2025

5. 7-Zip fixes bug that bypasses Windows MoTW security warnings, patch now

   By Karlston, January 22, 2025   

   • 7-zip
   • security patch
   • 0 comments
   • 1,548 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 22, 2025

6. Cloudflare mitigated a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack

   By Karlston, January 22, 2025   

   • cloudflare
   • ddos attack
   • 0 comments
   • 1,267 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 22, 2025

7. Microsoft blocks critical Secure Boot loophole after over 7 months — fortifying Windows 11 against sophisticated firmware attacks camouflaged as verified UEFI apps

   By Karlston, January 18, 2025   

   • secure boot
   • security update
   • 0 comments
   • 1,243 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 18, 2025

8. How to manage personal info saved on Microsoft Edge

   By Karlston, January 17, 2025   

   • microsoft edge
   • 0 comments
   • 6,932 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 17, 2025

9. First Bitwarden password manager update of 2025 improves password auto-fill

   By Karlston, January 16, 2025   

   • bitwarden
   • update
   • 0 comments
   • 1,796 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 16, 2025

10. Google Password Manager passkey support added to iOS and iPadOS 17 and newer

    By Karlston, January 16, 2025   

    • google password manager
    • ios & ipados
    • 0 comments
    • 1,198 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 16, 2025

11. Google Chrome 132 update fixes 16 unique security issues

    By Karlston, January 16, 2025   

    • google chrome
    • update
    • 0 comments
    • 1,044 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 16, 2025

12. Rsync package in Ubuntu distros updated to fix remote code execution bugs, download now

    By Karlston, January 15, 2025   

    • rsync
    • security patch
    • (and 1 more)

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      • rsync
      • security patch
      • ubuntu
    • 0 comments
    • 1,394 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 15, 2025

13. Google allows advertisers to fingerprint you for even better tracking

    By Karlston, January 13, 2025   

    • google
    • fingerprinting
    • 0 comments
    • 875 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 13, 2025

14. Google loses in court, faces trial for collecting data on users who opted out

    By Karlston, January 10, 2025   

    • google
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 905 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 10, 2025

15. Apple will pay $95 million to people who were spied on by Siri

    By Karlston, January 8, 2025   

    • apple
    • siri
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • apple
      • siri
      • privacy
    • 1 comment
    • 1,675 views
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    • Comment by Matt
    • January 9, 2025

16. Cryptocurrency wallet drainers stole $494 million in 2024

    By Karlston, January 6, 2025   

    • cryptocurrency
    • 0 comments
    • 1,442 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 6, 2025

17. Time to check if you ran any of these 33 malicious Chrome extensions

    By Karlston, January 3, 2025   

    • google chrome
    • extenstions
    • (and 1 more)

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      • google chrome
      • extenstions
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 2,086 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 3, 2025

18. The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2024

    By Karlston, January 2, 2025   

    • cybersecurity
    • cyberattack
    • (and 1 more)

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      • cybersecurity
      • cyberattack
      • 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,335 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 2, 2025

19. AI-generated phishing emails are getting very good at targeting executives

    By Karlston, January 2, 2025   

    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 1,310 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 2, 2025

20. New details reveal how hackers hijacked 35 Google Chrome extensions

    By Karlston, January 1, 2025   

    • google chrome
    • extensions
    • (and 1 more)

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      • google chrome
      • extensions
      • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 1,279 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 1, 2025

21. Passkey technology is elegant, but it’s most definitely not usable security

    By Karlston, December 30, 2024   

    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 1,560 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 30, 2024

22. Microsoft issues urgent dev warning to update .NET installer link

    By Karlston, December 30, 2024   

    • microsft
    • .net
    • (and 1 more)

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      • microsft
      • .net
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,301 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 30, 2024

23. Malware botnets exploit outdated D-Link routers in recent attacks

    By Karlston, December 30, 2024   

    • d-link
    • routers
    • (and 1 more)

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      • d-link
      • routers
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,252 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 30, 2024

24. Honey’s deal-hunting browser extension is accused of ripping off customers and YouTubers

    By Karlston, December 24, 2024   

    • honey
    • 0 comments
    • 1,756 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 24, 2024

25. In the age of AI, captchas are mostly a burden to humans

    By Karlston, December 23, 2024   

    • captcha
    • ai
    • 0 comments
    • 1,163 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 23, 2024