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1. ExpressVPN Removes Servers in India After Refusing to Comply with Government Order

   By aum, June 2, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 599 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 2, 2022

2. ExpressVPN sells to Kape Technologies for $936 million

   By MagicSahar, September 14, 2021
   • 3 comments
   • 1,170 views
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   • Comment by Radpop
   • September 21, 2021

3. Extortion DDoS attacks grow stronger and more common

   By Karlston, January 11, 2022   

   • ddos
   • 0 comments
   • 1,439 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 11, 2022

4. F-Secure: Data of 200k Finnish LinkedIn users posted on hacker forum

   By aum, October 31, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 600 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 31, 2022

5. Facebook ads for Windows desktop themes push info-stealing malware

   By Karlston, July 15, 2024   

   • facebook
   • ads
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • facebook
     • ads
     • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 787 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 15, 2024

6. Facebook ads push Android adware with 7 million installs on Google Play

   By Karlston, July 30, 2022   

   • facebook
   • ads
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • facebook
     • ads
     • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 622 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 30, 2022

7. Facebook advertisers are panicking after iOS cuts off key tracking data

   By Karlston, July 15, 2021   

   • facebook
   • ios
   • 0 comments
   • 1,265 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 15, 2021

8. Facebook begins tying social media use to ads served inside its VR ecosystem

   By Karlston, June 17, 2021   

   • facebook
   • oculus
   • (and 1 more)

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     • facebook
     • oculus
     • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 1,120 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 17, 2021

9. Facebook behavioral ads banned by Norwegian privacy watchdog

   By alf9872000, July 19, 2023
   • 1 comment
   • 756 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • July 19, 2023

10. Facebook Catches Iranian Spies Catfishing US Military Targets

    By Karlston, July 15, 2021   

    • facebook
    • 0 comments
    • 934 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 15, 2021

11. Facebook is now showing subscribe or continue with ads prompts to EU users

    By Karlston, November 10, 2023   

    • facebook
    • eu
    • (and 1 more)

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      • facebook
      • eu
      • ads
    • 3 comments
    • 1,558 views
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    • Comment by Kalju
    • November 11, 2023

12. Facebook is receiving sensitive medical information from hospital websites

    By Karlston, June 16, 2022   

    • facebook
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,287 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 16, 2022

13. Facebook scatters privacy settings all over the place on mobile

    By Karlston, August 6, 2021   

    • facebook
    • privacy
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • facebook
      • privacy
      • mobile
    • 0 comments
    • 1,227 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 6, 2021

14. Facebook's Zuckerberg targeted in US privacy lawsuit

    By aum, May 23, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 612 views
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    • Added by aum
    • May 23, 2022

15. Fake 'Cthulhu World' P2E project used to push info-stealing malware

    By alf9872000, August 29, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 596 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • August 29, 2022

16. Fake adult sites push data wipers disguised as ransomware

    By alf9872000, October 9, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 700 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 9, 2022

17. Fake Bitwarden ads on Facebook push info-stealing Chrome extension

    By Karlston, November 18, 2024   

    • facebook
    • malware
    • 1 comment
    • 988 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • November 18, 2024

18. Fake Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' has 200,000 installs

    By alf9872000, August 26, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,190 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • August 26, 2022

19. Fake CrowdStrike repair manual pushes new infostealer malware

    By Karlston, July 23, 2024   

    • crowdstrike
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 669 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 23, 2024

20. Fake cryptocurrency giveaway sites have tripled this year

    By alf9872000, September 20, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 654 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 20, 2022

21. Fake DarkSide gang targets energy, food industry in extortion emails

    By Karlston, June 18, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 901 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 18, 2021

22. Fake in-browser Windows updates push Aurora info-stealer malware

    By alf9872000, May 11, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 805 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 11, 2023

23. Fake IT support sites push malicious PowerShell scripts as Windows fixes

    By Karlston, June 30, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 715 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 30, 2024

24. Fake Kaseya VSA security update backdoors networks with Cobalt Strike

    By aum, July 7, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 697 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 7, 2021

25. Fake LastPass password manager spotted on Apple’s App Store

    By Karlston, February 8, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 748 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 8, 2024