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1. Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internet

   By Karlston, Yesterday at 04:30 AM
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   • Yesterday at 04:30 AM

2. Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

   By Karlston, July 20, 2021   

   • spam
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   • 1,474 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 20, 2021

3. QNAP patches zero-day used in new Deadbolt ransomware attacks

   By alf9872000, September 5, 2022
   • 1 comment
   • 1,374 views
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   • Comment by Corleone
   • September 5, 2022

4. Google to roll out Privacy Sandbox on Android 13 starting early 2023

   By alf9872000, November 15, 2022
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   • 930 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 15, 2022

5. Cisco discloses high-severity IP phone bug with exploit code

   By alf9872000, December 8, 2022
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 8, 2022

6. Phishing attacks are getting scarily sophisticated. Here's what to watch out for

   By aum, February 1, 2023
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   • 1,528 views
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   • Added by aum
   • February 1, 2023

7. Russian malware dev behind NLBrute hacking tool extradited to US

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

8. Chinese hackers use new custom backdoor to evade detection

   By alf9872000, March 3, 2023
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   • 1,139 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • March 3, 2023

9. ASUS urges customers to patch critical router vulnerabilities

   By Karlston, June 19, 2023   

   • asus
   • routers
   • (and 1 more)

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     • asus
     • routers
     • security updates
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   • 1,712 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 19, 2023

10. WinRAR flaw lets hackers run programs when you open RAR archives

    By Karlston, August 18, 2023   

    • winrar
    • vulnerability
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    • 1,861 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 18, 2023

11. How the FBI nuked Qakbot malware from infected Windows PCs

    By Karlston, August 30, 2023   

    • botnet
    • fbi
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    • 1,673 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 30, 2023

12. Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer

    By lurch234, February 4, 2024
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    • 1,661 views
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    • Comment by lurch234
    • February 4, 2024

13. Instagram makes more money from ads than YouTube does, and it has for years

    By Karlston, April 6, 2024   

    • instagram
    • ads
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    • 1,375 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 6, 2024

14. Twilio kills off Authy for desktop, forcibly logs out all users

    By Karlston, August 2, 2024   

    • authy for desktop
    • end of life
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    • 1,556 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 2, 2024

15. New Malware Hits 300,000 Users with Rogue Chrome and Edge Extensions

    By aum, August 10, 2024
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    • 1,053 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 10, 2024

16. Microsoft Defender will isolate undiscovered endpoints to block attacks

    By Karlston, April 12, 2025   

    • microsoft defender
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    • 955 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 12, 2025

17. Meta says you'll soon be getting ads on WhatsApp

    By Karlston, June 16, 2025   

    • whatsapp
    • ads
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    • 649 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 16, 2025

18. French telecom giant Orange discloses cyberattack

    By Karlston, July 29, 2025   

    • orange
    • cyberattack
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      • orange
      • cyberattack
      • france
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    • 445 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 29, 2025

19. Researchers Find Severe Vulnerabilities in AI Browser

    By aum, October 23, 2025
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    • 272 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 23, 2025

20. Tesla hacked, 37 zero-days demoed at Pwn2Own Automotive 2026

    By Karlston, January 21
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    • 264 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 21

21. Google fixes two new Chrome zero-days exploited in attacks

    By Karlston, March 13   

    • google chrome
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 339 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 13

22. Chrome now features better privacy and security without draining the battery

    By Karlston, July 20, 2021   

    • google chrome
    • 0 comments
    • 1,405 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 20, 2021

23. WhatsApp to appeal $266 million fine for violating EU privacy laws

    By Karlston, September 2, 2021   

    • whatsapp
    • fine
    • (and 1 more)

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      • whatsapp
      • fine
      • privacy
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    • 1,708 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 2, 2021

24. Critical Jupiter WordPress plugin flaws let hackers take over sites

    By Karlston, May 18, 2022   

    • wordpress
    • vulnerability
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    • 1,435 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 18, 2022

25. TikTok denies security breach after hackers leak user data, source code

    By alf9872000, September 5, 2022
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    • 1,129 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 5, 2022