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1. Belarus hackers target foreign diplomats with help of local ISPs, researchers say

   By aum, August 10, 2023
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   • August 10, 2023

2. Google Chrome 132 update fixes 16 unique security issues

   By Karlston, January 16, 2025   

   • google chrome
   • update
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   • 992 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 16, 2025

3. Microsoft Defender mistakenly flags SQL Server as end-of-life

   By Karlston, October 10, 2025   

   • microsoft defender
   • sql server
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   • 373 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 10, 2025

4. Have I Been Pwned adds biggest trove of breaches, and no, Gmail wasn't hacked

   By Karlston, November 5, 2025
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   • November 5, 2025

5. Microsoft's AI slop is infecting GitHub — Copilot is now injecting ads into pull requests (Update)

   By Karlston, March 30   

   • github
   • copilot
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     • github
     • copilot
     • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 436 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 30

6. Scammer arrested for phishing operation, sent 25,000 texts in a day

   By Karlston, June 23, 2021
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   • 1,283 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 23, 2021

7. Malicious NPM Package Caught Stealing Users' Saved Passwords From Browsers

   By aum, July 21, 2021
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   • 1,212 views
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   • July 21, 2021

8. New "Elon Musk Club" crypto giveaway scam promoted via email

   By Karlston, September 19, 2021   

   • email scam
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   • 1,351 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 19, 2021

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

   By Karlston, July 7, 2022   

   • microsoft edge
   • emergency patch
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   • 1,082 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 7, 2022

10. DuckDuckGo's email protection service is now available for all users

    By Karlston, August 26, 2022   

    • duckduckgo
    • email
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    • 1,549 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 26, 2022

11. FBI warns of Vice Society ransomware attacks on school districts

    By alf9872000, September 6, 2022
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 6, 2022

12. Drinik Android malware now targets users of 18 Indian banks

    By alf9872000, October 27, 2022
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    • October 27, 2022

13. Microsoft sued for open-source piracy through GitHub Copilot

    By alf9872000, November 5, 2022
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    • November 5, 2022

14. 200 million Twitter users' email addresses allegedly leaked online

    By alf9872000, January 5, 2023
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    • January 5, 2023

15. FBI and CISA warn of increasing Royal ransomware attack risks

    By alf9872000, March 3, 2023
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 3, 2023

16. Hundreds of thousands trafficked to work as online scammers in SE Asia, says UN report

    By aum, August 30, 2023
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    • August 30, 2023

17. 7 things even new Linux users can do to better secure the OS

    By aum, October 9, 2023
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    • 1,477 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 9, 2023

18. X hit by ‘massive cyberattack’ amid Dark Storm’s DDoS claims

    By Karlston, March 10, 2025
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    • 1,021 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 10, 2025

19. Amazon’s giant ads have ruined the Echo Show

    By Karlston, October 10, 2025   

    • amazon
    • echo show
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      • amazon
      • echo show
      • ads
    • 1 comment
    • 570 views
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    • Comment by Mutton
    • October 10, 2025

20. Hackers earn $1,024,750 for 73 zero-days at Pwn2Own Ireland

    By Karlston, October 24, 2025   

    • pwn2own 2025
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    • 275 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 24, 2025

21. NordVPN denies breach claims, says attackers have "dummy data"

    By Karlston, January 5   

    • nordvpn
    • 0 comments
    • 355 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 5

22. Healthcare giant Grupo Fleury hit by REvil ransomware attack

    By Karlston, June 23, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,252 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 23, 2021

23. AMD confirms its Windows driver was at the mercy of hackers due to a dozen security exploits

    By zanderthunder, November 13, 2021
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    • November 13, 2021

24. Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan's Financial Trading Sector with Supply Chain Attack

    By aum, February 22, 2022
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    • Added by aum
    • February 22, 2022

25. Microsoft tests new cloud-based Microsoft Defender for home users

    By Karlston, March 9, 2022   

    • microsoft defender
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    • 1,360 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 9, 2022