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1. Google loses in court, faces trial for collecting data on users who opted out

   By Karlston, January 10   

   • google
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 306 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 10

2. Apple will pay $95 million to people who were spied on by Siri

   By Karlston, January 8   

   • apple
   • siri
   • (and 1 more)

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     • apple
     • siri
     • privacy
   • 1 comment
   • 865 views
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   • Comment by Matt
   • January 9

3. Cryptocurrency wallet drainers stole $494 million in 2024

   By Karlston, January 6   

   • cryptocurrency
   • 0 comments
   • 530 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 6

4. Time to check if you ran any of these 33 malicious Chrome extensions

   By Karlston, January 3   

   • google chrome
   • extenstions
   • (and 1 more)

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     • google chrome
     • extenstions
     • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 984 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 3

5. The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2024

   By Karlston, January 2   

   • cybersecurity
   • cyberattack
   • (and 1 more)

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     • cybersecurity
     • cyberattack
     • 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 535 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 2

6. AI-generated phishing emails are getting very good at targeting executives

   By Karlston, January 2   

   • phishing
   • 0 comments
   • 528 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 2

7. New details reveal how hackers hijacked 35 Google Chrome extensions

   By Karlston, January 1   

   • google chrome
   • extensions
   • (and 1 more)

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     • google chrome
     • extensions
     • phishing
   • 0 comments
   • 464 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 1

8. Passkey technology is elegant, but it’s most definitely not usable security

   By Karlston, December 30, 2024   

   • passkeys
   • 0 comments
   • 697 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 30, 2024

9. Microsoft issues urgent dev warning to update .NET installer link

   By Karlston, December 30, 2024   

   • microsft
   • .net
   • (and 1 more)

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     • microsft
     • .net
     • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 479 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 30, 2024

10. Malware botnets exploit outdated D-Link routers in recent attacks

    By Karlston, December 30, 2024   

    • d-link
    • routers
    • (and 1 more)

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      • d-link
      • routers
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 480 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 30, 2024

11. Honey’s deal-hunting browser extension is accused of ripping off customers and YouTubers

    By Karlston, December 24, 2024   

    • honey
    • 0 comments
    • 1,003 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 24, 2024

12. In the age of AI, captchas are mostly a burden to humans

    By Karlston, December 23, 2024   

    • captcha
    • ai
    • 0 comments
    • 495 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 23, 2024

13. $870M in Zelle fraud losses spark lawsuit against platform, 3 major banks

    By humble3d, December 22, 2024
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    • 628 views
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    • Added by humble3d
    • December 22, 2024

14. Sophos discloses critical Firewall remote code execution flaw

    By Karlston, December 21, 2024   

    • sophos firewall
    • 0 comments
    • 512 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 21, 2024

15. Google says new scam protection feature in Chrome uses AI

    By Karlston, December 21, 2024   

    • google chrome
    • scam protection
    • 0 comments
    • 294 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 21, 2024

16. Microsoft patches four security vulnerabilities in the latest Edge update

    By Karlston, December 20, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 489 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 20, 2024

17. $2.2 billion in crypto stolen in 2024, North Korea largely to blame

    By Karlston, December 20, 2024   

    • cryptocurrency
    • theft
    • 0 comments
    • 491 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 20, 2024

18. Apple criticizes Meta's numerous requests to access its software tools

    By Karlston, December 19, 2024   

    • apple
    • meta
    • 0 comments
    • 524 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 19, 2024

19. Ireland fines Meta $264 million over 2018 Facebook data breach

    By Karlston, December 17, 2024   

    • meta
    • fine
    • (and 1 more)

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      • meta
      • fine
      • ireland
    • 0 comments
    • 514 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 17, 2024

20. Back where it started: “Do Not Track” removed from Firefox after 13 years

    By Karlston, December 12, 2024   

    • mozilla firefox
    • do not track
    • 0 comments
    • 771 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 12, 2024

21. California could become the first state to require social media warning labels

    By Karlston, December 10, 2024   

    • social media
    • california
    • 0 comments
    • 555 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 10, 2024

22. All Windows 11, 10, Server versions affected by a new zero day, unofficial patch out

    By Karlston, December 6, 2024   

    • windows server
    • zero-day
    • 0 comments
    • 755 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 6, 2024

23. BootKitty UEFI malware exploits LogoFAIL to infect Linux systems

    By Karlston, December 3, 2024   

    • linux
    • bootkit
    • 0 comments
    • 780 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 3, 2024

24. ICYMI: Microsoft released new Windows 11/10 Defender update for installations

    By Karlston, December 2, 2024   

    • windows defender
    • update
    • 0 comments
    • 853 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 2, 2024

25. Researchers discover first UEFI bootkit malware for Linux

    By Karlston, November 28, 2024   

    • linux
    • bootkit
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • linux
      • bootkit
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 924 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 28, 2024