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1. New Blast-RADIUS attack breaks 30-year-old protocol used in networks everywhere

   By Karlston, July 10, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,259 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 10, 2024

2. Hackers target WordPress calendar plugin used by 150,000 sites

   By Karlston, July 9, 2024   

   • wordpress plugin
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,106 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 9, 2024

3. Shopify denies it was hacked, links stolen data to third-party app

   By Karlston, July 7, 2024   

   • shopify
   • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 1,178 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 7, 2024

4. Windows XP era unofficial anti-spyware comes to Windows 11 as a fork

   By Karlston, July 3, 2024
   • 1 comment
   • 1,293 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • July 3, 2024

5. Proton launches Docs for encrypted, privacy-focused document editing and collaboration

   By Karlston, July 3, 2024   

   • proton
   • 0 comments
   • 1,137 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 3, 2024

6. “Everything’s frozen”: Ransomware locks credit union users out of bank accounts

   By Karlston, July 3, 2024   

   • ransomware
   • 1 comment
   • 1,564 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • July 3, 2024

7. Prudential Financial now says 2.5 million impacted by data breach

   By Karlston, July 2, 2024   

   • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 1,193 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 2, 2024

8. Microsoft outs details, system requirements of Windows 11's new VBS Enclave security feature

   By Karlston, July 1, 2024   

   • windows 11
   • security
   • 0 comments
   • 1,427 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 1, 2024

9. Australian charged for ‘Evil Twin’ WiFi attack on plane

   By Karlston, July 1, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,092 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 1, 2024

10. Latest Intel CPUs impacted by new Indirector side-channel attack

    By Karlston, July 1, 2024   

    • intel
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,222 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 1, 2024

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

    By Karlston, June 30, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,403 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 30, 2024

12. Meet Brain Cipher — The new ransomware behind Indonesia's data center attack

    By Karlston, June 29, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • indonesia
    • 0 comments
    • 1,583 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 29, 2024

13. Ever put content on the web? Microsoft says that it's okay for them to steal it because it's 'freeware.'

    By Karlston, June 28, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • ai
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • microsoft
      • ai
      • data slurping
    • 0 comments
    • 1,263 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 28, 2024

14. Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims

    By Karlston, June 27, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,451 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 27, 2024

15. Today is your last chance to stop Meta from using your personal data to train its AI models

    By Karlston, June 26, 2024   

    • meta
    • privacy
    • 2 comments
    • 1,899 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • June 28, 2024

16. LockBit lied: Stolen data is from a bank, not US Federal Reserve

    By Karlston, June 26, 2024   

    • lockbit
    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,104 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 26, 2024

17. Proton VPN launches credential-less login on Android and expands free VPN to more countries

    By Karlston, June 26, 2024   

    • proton vpn
    • 0 comments
    • 1,086 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 26, 2024

18. Plugins on WordPress.org backdoored in supply chain attack

    By Karlston, June 26, 2024   

    • wordpress
    • 0 comments
    • 1,100 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 26, 2024

19. Microsoft risks huge fine over “possibly abusive” bundling of Teams and Office

    By Karlston, June 25, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • eu
    • 0 comments
    • 1,309 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 25, 2024

20. Citing national security, US will ban Kaspersky anti-virus software in July

    By alf9872000, June 25, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 1,179 views
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    • Comment by Radpop
    • June 30, 2024

21. Backdoor slipped into multiple WordPress plugins in ongoing supply-chain attack

    By alf9872000, June 25, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 999 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • June 25, 2024

22. Chrome for Android tests feature that securely verifies your ID with sites

    By alf9872000, June 25, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,029 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • June 25, 2024

23. Microsoft Defender thinks you created your own Windows PC virus by writing this one line

    By Karlston, June 24, 2024   

    • microsoft defender
    • 0 comments
    • 1,161 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 24, 2024

24. Microsoft fixes six security vulnerabilities in the latest Edge update

    By Karlston, June 21, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,246 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 21, 2024

25. Exclusive: Biden to ban US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties, source says

    By aum, June 20, 2024
    • 3 comments
    • 1,561 views
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    • Comment by andy2004
    • June 22, 2024