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1. For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer

   By Karlston, Monday at 09:47 PM
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   • 97 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • Monday at 10:30 PM

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

   By alf9872000, March 9, 2023
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   • 1,041 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • March 9, 2023

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

   By Karlston, March 29, 2022
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   • 1,526 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 29, 2022

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

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

5. Forget Windows Recall — This Chrome VPN is the real privacy nightmare, secretly screenshotting every site visited by over 100,000 users and sending them to an anonymous developer

   By Karlston, August 25, 2025   

   • privacy nightmare
   • 0 comments
   • 405 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 25, 2025

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

   By aum, October 6, 2021
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   • 1,266 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 6, 2021

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

   By aum, July 6, 2023
   • 1 comment
   • 1,129 views
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   • Comment by mp68terr
   • July 7, 2023

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

   By Karlston, August 23, 2023
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   • 1,159 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 23, 2023

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

   By vissha, February 13, 2022   

   • gdpr
   • google
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     • google
     • france
     • eu
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     • austria
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   • 1,353 views
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   • Added by vissha
   • February 13, 2022

10. FreakOut malware worms its way into vulnerable VMware servers

    By Karlston, June 4, 2021   

    • vmware
    • malware
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    • 2,721 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 4, 2021

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

    By Karlston, March 18, 2022   

    • ransomware
    • decryptor
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    • 1,355 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 18, 2022

12. Free decryptor released for Yanluowang ransomware victims

    By Karlston, April 19, 2022   

    • ransomware
    • decryptor
    • 0 comments
    • 1,254 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 19, 2022

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

    By Karlston, September 21, 2023   

    • free download manager
    • linux
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      • linux
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,406 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 21, 2023

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

    By aum, September 12, 2023
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    • 1,372 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 12, 2023

15. Free REvil ransomware master decrypter released for past victims

    By Karlston, September 16, 2021   

    • revil
    • ransomware
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      • ransomware
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    • 1,755 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 16, 2021

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

    By Karlston, October 29, 2024   

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    • france
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    • 1,465 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 29, 2024

17. French telecom giant Orange discloses cyberattack

    By Karlston, July 29, 2025   

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

18. 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
    • 1,388 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 30, 2021

19. Fruits and vegetables company Dole suffers ransomware attack

    By aum, February 24, 2023
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    • 1,018 views
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    • Added by aum
    • February 24, 2023

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

    By Karlston, November 15, 2024   

    • phone scammers
    • 2 comments
    • 1,688 views
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    • Comment by Mutton
    • November 15, 2024

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

    By aum, February 22, 2024
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    • 1,206 views
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    • Added by aum
    • February 22, 2024

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

    By Karlston, May 25, 2022   

    • twitter
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,222 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 25, 2022

23. 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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    • 890 views
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    • Added by aum
    • February 2, 2023

24. FTC warns of ‘staggering’ losses to social media scams since 2021

    By Karlston, October 6, 2023   

    • social media scams
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    • 1,103 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 6, 2023

25. FTC: Americans lost $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022 after 30% surge

    By alf9872000, February 24, 2023
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    • 1,025 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • February 24, 2023