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1. New phishing scam uses legit software to hijack computers, but the real story is even wilder

   By Karlston, March 4   

   • phishing
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   • March 4

2. Florida woman jailed over massive Microsoft "Genuine" Windows & Office activation key fraud

   By Karlston, March 3
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   • March 3

3. Clueless cops post seized crypto wallet password. $5M quickly stolen.

   By Karlston, March 3   

   • oops
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   • 308 views
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   • March 3

4. Motorola announces partnership with GrapheneOS Foundation

   By Karlston, March 3   

   • motorola
   • grapheneos
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   • 200 views
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   • March 3

5. A new California law requires age checks in Windows, macOS, and every other operating system — even Linux. Good luck with that.

   By Karlston, March 2   

   • age verification
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   • 287 views
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   • March 2

6. Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 2.5kB of data into 64-byte space

   By Karlston, February 28
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   • 270 views
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   • February 28

7. NATO says iPhones are secure enough to handle classified data

   By Karlston, February 26
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   • 204 views
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   • February 26

8. YouTube’s war on ad-blockers just got personal — punishing users by hiding video descriptions and comments

   By Karlston, February 25   

   • youtube
   • ad-blockers
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   • 331 views
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   • February 25

9. Zyxel warns of critical RCE flaw affecting over a dozen routers

   By Karlston, February 25   

   • zyxel
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   • 233 views
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   • February 25

10. Discord delays its global age verification update after widespread backlash, severing Persona ties — "We’re listening. We'll get this right"

    By Karlston, February 25   

    • discord
    • age verification
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    • 249 views
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    • February 25

11. 1Password is going up in price

    By Karlston, February 25   

    • 1password
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    • 249 views
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    • February 25

12. Passwords are finally coming to WhatsApp soon

    By Karlston, February 25   

    • whatsapp
    • passwords
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    • 207 views
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    • February 25

13. Microsoft updates security baseline package for Windows Server 2025

    By Karlston, February 24   

    • windows server 2025
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    • February 24

14. AIs can generate near-verbatim copies of novels from training data

    By Karlston, February 23   

    • ai
    • copyright
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    • 206 views
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    • February 23

15. This Windows security feature blocks dangerous drivers before they strike

    By Karlston, February 22
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    • 269 views
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    • February 22

16. Microsoft is removing a security feature from the Edge browser

    By Karlston, February 21   

    • microsoft edge
    • 1 comment
    • 331 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 21

17. PayPal discloses data breach that exposed user info for 6 months

    By Karlston, February 20   

    • paypal
    • data breach
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    • 257 views
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    • February 20

18. We’re not the only ones saying it: Windows 11 desperately needs a single privacy toggle

    By Karlston, February 20   

    • windows 11
    • privacy
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    • 258 views
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    • February 20

19. Is it time to leave Discord? We asked Windows Central readers as the platform faces severe backlash over age verification — and ties to Peter Thiel

    By Karlston, February 20   

    • discord
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    • 306 views
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    • February 20

20. "The majority of the attacks allow recovery of passwords" — New research suggests your favorite password manager might not be as secure as you thought

    By Karlston, February 20
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    • February 20

21. Microsoft is uploading your confidential emails to Copilot for summarization [Update]

    By Karlston, February 20
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    • February 20

22. PromptSpy is the first known Android malware to use generative AI at runtime

    By Karlston, February 20   

    • malware
    • generative ai
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    • 225 views
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    • February 20

23. Flaw in Grandstream VoIP phones allows stealthy eavesdropping

    By Karlston, February 19
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    • 227 views
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    • February 19

24. Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails

    By Karlston, February 18   

    • microsoft copilot
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    • 219 views
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    • February 18

25. Password managers’ promise that they can’t see your vaults isn’t always true

    By Karlston, February 18   

    • password managers
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    • 230 views
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    • February 18