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1. Early tests show Apple’s Private Relay feature does not live up to speed promises

   By Karlston, June 10, 2021   

   • apple
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,444 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 10, 2021

2. EarSpy attack eavesdrops on Android phones via motion sensors

   By alf9872000, December 27, 2022
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   • 628 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 27, 2022

3. Edge is getting its own ad tracking opt-in prompt on Windows 10

   By Karlston, June 9, 2021   

   • microsoft edge
   • ad tracker blocking
   • 0 comments
   • 884 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 9, 2021

4. Elon Musk calls Microsoft's controversial AI Recall a "Black Mirror episode" but NPUs will protect your privacy on Copilot+ PCs

   By Karlston, May 23, 2024   

   • microsoft
   • recall
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     • microsoft
     • recall
     • privacy
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   • 1,230 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 23, 2024

5. Elon Musk is silently training his Grok AI on your X data, but you can stop him

   By Karlston, July 27, 2024   

   • twitter/x
   • 3 comments
   • 899 views
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   • Comment by Akaneharuka
   • July 28, 2024

6. Elon Musk's Twitter followers targeted in fake crypto giveaway scam

   By alf9872000, December 7, 2022
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   • 737 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 7, 2022

7. Elon Musk's X makes passkey login feature available to all iOS users globally

   By Karlston, April 9, 2024   

   • twitter/x
   • passkeys
   • 0 comments
   • 820 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 9, 2024

8. Elon Musk’s X botched an attempt to replace “twitter.com” links with “x.com”

   By Karlston, April 12, 2024   

   • twitter/x
   • 0 comments
   • 927 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 12, 2024

9. Email fatigue among users opens doors for cybercriminals

   By Karlston, July 7, 2021
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   • 632 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 7, 2021

10. Email scams are getting more personal. They even fool cybersecurity experts

    By aum, July 12, 2022
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    • 626 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 12, 2022

11. 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
    • 830 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 4, 2023

12. EmoCheck now detects new 64-bit versions of Emotet malware

    By Karlston, April 28, 2022
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    • 733 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 28, 2022

13. Emotet botnet starts blasting malware again after 5 month break

    By alf9872000, November 2, 2022
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    • 581 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 2, 2022

14. Emotet botnet switches to 64-bit modules, increases activity

    By Karlston, April 20, 2022   

    • emotet
    • 0 comments
    • 933 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 20, 2022

15. Emotet is back: Microsoft OneNote is not a safe place anymore

    By alf9872000, March 22, 2023
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    • 653 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 22, 2023

16. Emotet malware campaign impersonates the IRS for 2022 tax season

    By Karlston, March 16, 2022   

    • emotet
    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 954 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 16, 2022

17. Emotet malware distributed as fake W-9 tax forms from the IRS

    By alf9872000, March 26, 2023
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    • 712 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 26, 2023

18. Emotet malware infects users again after fixing broken installer

    By Karlston, April 25, 2022   

    • emotet malware
    • 0 comments
    • 779 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 25, 2022

19. Emotet malware now distributed in Microsoft OneNote files to evade defenses

    By Karlston, March 19, 2023   

    • emotet malware
    • microsoft onenote
    • 0 comments
    • 861 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 19, 2023

20. Emotet malware now installs via PowerShell in Windows shortcut files

    By Karlston, April 27, 2022   

    • emotet malware
    • 0 comments
    • 918 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 27, 2022

21. Emotet now drops Cobalt Strike, fast forwards ransomware attacks

    By Karlston, December 8, 2021   

    • emotet
    • 0 comments
    • 1,165 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 8, 2021

22. Encrypted email service Skiff gets acquired, will shut down in six months

    By Karlston, February 14, 2024
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    • 892 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 14, 2024

23. Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix

    By Karlston, July 25, 2023   

    • amd
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 899 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 25, 2023

24. End-to-end encryption of Messenger chats is now available for everyone

    By Karlston, January 28, 2022   

    • messenger
    • 0 comments
    • 881 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 28, 2022

25. End-to-end encryption’s central role in modern self-defense

    By Karlston, July 7, 2022   

    • end-to-end encryption
    • 0 comments
    • 765 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 7, 2022