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1. LockBit ransomware returns, restores servers after police disruption

   By Karlston, February 26, 2024   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,412 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 26, 2024

2. PayPal files patent for new method to detect stolen cookies

   By Karlston, February 25, 2024   

   • paypal
   • cookies
   • 0 comments
   • 1,430 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 25, 2024

3. AIs Hacking Websites

   By aum, February 23, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,231 views
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   • Added by aum
   • February 23, 2024

4. Avast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing data

   By Karlston, February 23, 2024   

   • avast
   • data slurping
   • 0 comments
   • 1,565 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 23, 2024

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

   By aum, February 22, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,203 views
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   • Added by aum
   • February 22, 2024

6. Apple is already defending iMessage against tomorrow’s quantum computing attacks

   By Karlston, February 21, 2024   

   • apple imessage
   • 0 comments
   • 1,378 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 21, 2024

7. Signal rolls out usernames that let you hide your phone number

   By Karlston, February 21, 2024   

   • signal
   • 0 comments
   • 1,217 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 21, 2024

8. Police arrest LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown

   By Karlston, February 20, 2024   

   • ransomeware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,471 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 20, 2024

9. Anatsa Android malware downloaded 150,000 times via Google Play

   By alf9872000, February 19, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,087 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • February 19, 2024

10. Hackers exploit critical RCE flaw in Bricks WordPress site builder

    By Karlston, February 19, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,159 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 19, 2024

11. KeyTrap attack: Internet access disrupted with one DNS packet

    By Karlston, February 19, 2024   

    • dns
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,276 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 19, 2024

12. A future Google Chrome update will safeguard your private network devices

    By Karlston, February 19, 2024   

    • google chrome
    • 1 comment
    • 1,229 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • February 19, 2024

13. European Court of Human Rights rules against government backdoors in end-to-end encryption

    By Karlston, February 17, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,240 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 17, 2024

14. EU watchdogs are concerned about Meta's "Pay or Okay" model for ad-free subscriptions

    By Karlston, February 16, 2024   

    • meta
    • privacy
    • 1 comment
    • 1,547 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 16, 2024

15. New ‘Gold Pickaxe’ Android, iOS malware steals your face for fraud

    By Karlston, February 15, 2024   

    • android
    • ios & ipados
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • android
      • ios & ipados
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 3,158 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 15, 2024

16. AI-powered romantic chatbots are a privacy nightmare

    By Karlston, February 15, 2024   

    • ai chatbots
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,470 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 15, 2024

17. Microsoft: New critical Exchange bug exploited as zero-day

    By Karlston, February 15, 2024   

    • microsoft exchange server
    • zero-day
    • 0 comments
    • 1,366 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 15, 2024

18. DuckDuckGo browser gets end-to-end encrypted sync feature

    By alf9872000, February 14, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,352 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • February 14, 2024

19. Encrypted email service Skiff gets acquired, will shut down in six months

    By Karlston, February 14, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,510 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 14, 2024

20. Can a $10 Raspberry Pi break your PC’s disk encryption? It’s complicated.

    By Karlston, February 13, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,378 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 13, 2024

21. Bank of America warns customers of data breach after vendor hack

    By Karlston, February 13, 2024   

    • bank of america
    • data breach
    • 0 comments
    • 1,342 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 13, 2024

22. ExpressVPN bug has been leaking some DNS requests for years

    By Karlston, February 12, 2024   

    • expressvpn
    • bug
    • 0 comments
    • 1,131 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 12, 2024

23. KB5035238: Microsoft released Group Policy security fix for oldest Windows 10 version

    By Karlston, February 11, 2024   

    • windows 10
    • 1507
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows 10
      • 1507
      • security patch
    • 0 comments
    • 1,761 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 11, 2024

24. Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts

    By Karlston, February 10, 2024   

    • canada
    • 1 comment
    • 1,544 views
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    • Comment by Arachnoid
    • February 10, 2024

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

    By Karlston, February 8, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,184 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 8, 2024