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1. Flaw in Kia’s web portal let researchers track, hack cars

   By Karlston, September 27, 2024
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   • 793 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 27, 2024

2. Flood of malicious junk traffic makes Ukrainian websites unreachable

   By Karlston, February 16, 2022
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   • 888 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 16, 2022

3. Florida hospital takes IT systems offline after cyberattack

   By alf9872000, February 3, 2023
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   • 661 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • February 3, 2023

4. FlyTrap malware hijacks thousands of Facebook accounts

   By Karlston, August 10, 2021   

   • facebook
   • malware
   • (and 1 more)

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     • facebook
     • malware
     • android
   • 0 comments
   • 1,291 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 10, 2021

5. Following Chrome, Edge gets emergency update for high severity 0-day exploit too

   By Karlston, July 7, 2022   

   • microsoft edge
   • emergency patch
   • 0 comments
   • 673 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 7, 2022

6. For the first time, FBI admits to purchasing location data on Americans

   By alf9872000, March 9, 2023
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   • 612 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • March 9, 2023

7. Forcing WhatsApp and iMessage to Work Together Is Doomed to Fail

   By Karlston, March 29, 2022
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   • 985 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 29, 2022

8. Forget security – Google's reCAPTCHA v2 is exploiting users for profit

   By aum, July 24, 2024
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   • 432 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 24, 2024

9. FormBook Abuses New Zero-Day Vulnerability in Office 365

   By aum, October 6, 2021
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   • 834 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 6, 2021

10. France grants police power to spy on citizens through phones

    By aum, July 6, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 696 views
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    • Comment by mp68terr
    • July 7, 2023

11. France hopes to force Microsoft Edge and others to censor websites at a browser level

    By Karlston, August 23, 2023
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    • 749 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 23, 2023

12. France Rules That Using Google Analytics Violates GDPR Data Protection Law

    By vissha, February 13, 2022   

    • gdpr
    • google
    • (and 5 more)

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      • gdpr
      • google
      • france
      • eu
      • european union
      • google analytics
      • austria
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    • 901 views
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    • Added by vissha
    • February 13, 2022

13. FreakOut malware worms its way into vulnerable VMware servers

    By Karlston, June 4, 2021   

    • vmware
    • malware
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    • 1,994 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 4, 2021

14. Free decryptor released for TrickBot gang's Diavol ransomware

    By Karlston, March 18, 2022   

    • ransomware
    • decryptor
    • 0 comments
    • 918 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 18, 2022

15. Free decryptor released for Yanluowang ransomware victims

    By Karlston, April 19, 2022   

    • ransomware
    • decryptor
    • 0 comments
    • 781 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 19, 2022

16. Free Download Manager releases script to check for Linux malware

    By Karlston, September 21, 2023   

    • free download manager
    • linux
    • (and 1 more)

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      • free download manager
      • linux
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 940 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 21, 2023

17. Free Download Manager site redirected Linux users to malware for years

    By aum, September 12, 2023
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    • 916 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 12, 2023

18. Free REvil ransomware master decrypter released for past victims

    By Karlston, September 16, 2021   

    • revil
    • ransomware
    • (and 1 more)

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      • revil
      • ransomware
      • decrypter
    • 0 comments
    • 1,280 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 16, 2021

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

    By Karlston, October 29, 2024   

    • free
    • france
    • (and 1 more)

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

20. From tomorrow, Google Maps will limit navigation features if you don’t agree to share your live location data

    By Karlston, August 30, 2021   

    • google maps
    • location data
    • 0 comments
    • 911 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 30, 2021

21. Fruits and vegetables company Dole suffers ransomware attack

    By aum, February 24, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 615 views
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    • Added by aum
    • February 24, 2023

22. Frustrated by phone scammers? Let AI-generated grandma 'Daisy' handle them

    By Karlston, November 15, 2024   

    • phone scammers
    • 2 comments
    • 1,021 views
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    • Comment by Mutton
    • November 15, 2024

23. FTC Bans Antivirus Provider Avast From Selling Users' Browsing Data

    By aum, February 22, 2024
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    • 765 views
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    • Added by aum
    • February 22, 2024

24. FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA info for targeted advertising

    By Karlston, May 25, 2022   

    • twitter
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 779 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 25, 2022

25. FTC imposes $1.5M fine on drug discount firm for sharing user data with Microsoft and Google

    By aum, February 2, 2023
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    • 518 views
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    • Added by aum
    • February 2, 2023