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1. New tool bypasses Google Chrome’s new cookie encryption system

   By Karlston, October 29, 2024   

   • google chrome
   • 0 comments
   • 1,213 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 29, 2024

2. Free, France’s second largest ISP, confirms data breach after leak

   By Karlston, October 29, 2024   

   • free
   • france
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • free
     • france
     • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 1,460 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 29, 2024

3. New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs

   By lurch234, October 27, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,310 views
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   • Added by lurch234
   • October 27, 2024

4. UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare breach

   By Karlston, October 25, 2024   

   • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 1,138 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 25, 2024

5. uBlock Origin alternative AdGuard fixes Windows-induced BSOD, promises dark mode everywhere

   By Karlston, October 25, 2024   

   • adguard
   • update
   • 3 comments
   • 3,036 views
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   • Comment by UberGeek
   • October 25, 2024

6. WhatsApp now encrypts contact databases for privacy-preserving synching

   By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

   • whatsapp
   • 0 comments
   • 1,351 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 23, 2024

7. Microsoft Authenticator gets three major improvements to enable secure authentication

   By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

   • microsoft authenticator
   • 0 comments
   • 1,491 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 23, 2024

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

   By Karlston, October 23, 2024   

   • google messages
   • spam
   • 0 comments
   • 983 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 23, 2024

9. Over 6,000 WordPress hacked to install plugins pushing infostealers

   By Karlston, October 21, 2024   

   • wordpress
   • 0 comments
   • 1,362 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 21, 2024

10. Internet Archive breached again through stolen access tokens

    By Karlston, October 20, 2024   

    • internet archive
    • 3 comments
    • 2,997 views
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    • Comment by oki
    • October 21, 2024

11. ESET partner breached to send data wipers to Israeli orgs

    By Karlston, October 19, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,279 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 19, 2024

12. As Google Chrome disables uBlock Origin, Brave assures it won't, flaunts its default adblock

    By Karlston, October 18, 2024   

    • brave browser
    • manifest v3
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • brave browser
      • manifest v3
      • adblockers
    • 3 comments
    • 1,388 views
    • 
    • Comment by noeh
    • October 20, 2024

13. Intel, AMD CPUs on Linux impacted by newly disclosed Spectre bypass

    By Karlston, October 18, 2024   

    • linux
    • spectre
    • 0 comments
    • 1,318 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 18, 2024

14. Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon

    By Karlston, October 14, 2024   

    • google chrome
    • adblockers
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google chrome
      • adblockers
      • banned
    • 13 comments
    • 2,341 views
    • 
    • Comment by vide
    • October 17, 2024

15. Robot Vacuums Hacked to Shout Slurs at Their Owners

    By lurch234, October 13, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 1,237 views
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    • Comment by vide
    • October 19, 2024

16. Mozilla fixes critical Firefox vulnerability exploited in the wild

    By Karlston, October 10, 2024   

    • mozilla firefox
    • update
    • 0 comments
    • 1,289 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 10, 2024

17. Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users

    By Karlston, October 10, 2024   

    • internet archive
    • data breach
    • 1 comment
    • 1,792 views
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    • Comment by vide
    • October 17, 2024

18. Microsoft will add new Windows passkey features, including third-party provider support

    By Karlston, October 9, 2024   

    • windows
    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 1,293 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 9, 2024

19. Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes

    By Karlston, October 8, 2024   

    • smart tvs
    • snooping
    • 0 comments
    • 1,359 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 8, 2024

20. Security experts claim new 'Perfctl' malware could pose a risk to any Linux server

    By Matt, October 5, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,331 views
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    • Added by Matt
    • October 5, 2024

21. Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021

    By Karlston, October 4, 2024   

    • linux
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,899 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 4, 2024

22. Microsoft’s new “Copilot Vision” AI experiment can see what you browse

    By Karlston, October 4, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • copilot vision
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • microsoft
      • copilot vision
      • privacy
    • 1 comment
    • 9,399 views
    • 
    • Comment by dabourzannan
    • October 4, 2024

23. Pavel Durov Defends Telegram's Privacy Changes Amid User Unrest

    By Karlston, October 2, 2024   

    • telegram
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,361 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 2, 2024

24. PayPal's data sharing controversy: New setting raises privacy concerns

    By Karlston, October 2, 2024   

    • paypal
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,530 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 2, 2024

25. EU requests algorithm data from YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok

    By Karlston, October 2, 2024   

    • eu
    • 0 comments
    • 1,250 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 2, 2024