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1. Cryptocurrency wallet drainers stole $494 million in 2024

   By Karlston, January 6   

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

2. 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
   • 948 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 3

3. 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
   • 530 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 2

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

   By Karlston, January 2   

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

5. 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
   • 458 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 1

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

   By Karlston, December 30, 2024   

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

7. 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
   • 474 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 30, 2024

8. Malware botnets exploit outdated D-Link routers in recent attacks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
   • 475 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 30, 2024

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

   By Karlston, December 24, 2024   

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

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

    By Karlston, December 23, 2024   

    • captcha
    • ai
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    • 488 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 23, 2024

11. $870M in Zelle fraud losses spark lawsuit against platform, 3 major banks

    By humble3d, December 22, 2024
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    • 622 views
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    • December 22, 2024

12. Sophos discloses critical Firewall remote code execution flaw

    By Karlston, December 21, 2024   

    • sophos firewall
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    • 507 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 21, 2024

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

    By Karlston, December 21, 2024   

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

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

    By Karlston, December 20, 2024   

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

15. $2.2 billion in crypto stolen in 2024, North Korea largely to blame

    By Karlston, December 20, 2024   

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

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

    By Karlston, December 19, 2024   

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

17. 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
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    • 509 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 17, 2024

18. 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
    • 767 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 12, 2024

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

    By Karlston, December 10, 2024   

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

20. 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
    • 749 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 6, 2024

21. BootKitty UEFI malware exploits LogoFAIL to infect Linux systems

    By Karlston, December 3, 2024   

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

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

    By Karlston, December 2, 2024   

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

23. Researchers discover first UEFI bootkit malware for Linux

    By Karlston, November 28, 2024   

    • linux
    • bootkit
    • (and 1 more)

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

24. Critical 7-Zip Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code

    By Akaneharuka, November 27, 2024   

    • 7zip
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,087 views
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    • Added by Akaneharuka
    • November 27, 2024

25. Bluesky may not train AI on your posts, but others can, and users are furious

    By Karlston, November 27, 2024   

    • bluesky
    • 0 comments
    • 803 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 27, 2024