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4201 news in this category

1. Another win for EU users? Ads in WhatsApp won't be coming this year

   By Karlston, June 20, 2025   

   • whatsapp
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 647 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 20, 2025

2. Microsoft 365 security in the spotlight after Washington Post hack

   By Karlston, June 16, 2025   

   • microsoft 365
   • security
   • 0 comments
   • 619 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 16, 2025

3. Hands on with Norton antivirus Ethereum mining: The good and the bad

   By Karlston, June 7, 2021   

   • norton 360
   • cryptomining
   • 0 comments
   • 1,916 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 7, 2021

4. Microsoft Authenticator is ending support for passwords

   By Karlston, June 30, 2025   

   • microsoft authenticator
   • passwords
   • 0 comments
   • 656 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 30, 2025

5. Microsoft is killing its password manager in Authenticator to make everyone use Edge

   By Karlston, May 3, 2025   

   • microsoft authenticator
   • microsoft edge
   • 1 comment
   • 1,125 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • May 3, 2025

6. Microsoft ends Authenticator password autofill, moves users to Edge

   By Karlston, May 3, 2025   

   • microsoft authenticator
   • microsoft edge
   • 0 comments
   • 1,138 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 3, 2025

7. Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost

   By Karlston, May 3, 2025
   • 2 comments
   • 1,371 views
   • 
   • Comment by coopers
   • May 3, 2025

8. Microsoft ditches passwords by default for new accounts

   By Karlston, May 2, 2025   

   • microsoft accounts
   • passkeys
   • 1 comment
   • 1,083 views
   • 
   • Comment by Karlston
   • May 2, 2025

9. Google pushing "Ad blockers violate YouTube's Terms of Service" banners on YouTube

   By Karlston, March 18, 2025   

   • google
   • youtube
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • google
     • youtube
     • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 1,131 views
   • 
   • Added by Karlston
   • March 18, 2025

10. Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices [Updated]

    By Karlston, March 9, 2025
    • 1 comment
    • 1,437 views
    • 
    • Comment by Tzcon
    • March 9, 2025

11. Firefox users slam Mozilla over controversial data privacy update — while ironically using "the biggest data-mining operating system in the world (aka Microsoft Windows)"

    By Karlston, March 5, 2025   

    • mozilla firefox
    • privacy
    • 1 comment
    • 1,328 views
    • 
    • Comment by Mutton
    • March 5, 2025

12. Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic

    By Karlston, March 1, 2025   

    • mozilla firefox
    • 0 comments
    • 1,098 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 1, 2025

13. Google is killing uBlock Origin. Here are your options.

    By Karlston, February 26, 2025   

    • google chrome
    • ublock origin
    • 6 comments
    • 1,978 views
    • 
    • Comment by TheEmpathicEar
    • March 3, 2025

14. TraderTraitor: The Kings of the Crypto Heist

    By Karlston, April 14, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 1,018 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 14, 2025

15. Reddit pauses its paywall plans

    By Karlston, August 1, 2025   

    • reddit
    • paywall
    • 0 comments
    • 486 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • August 1, 2025

16. Angry users react as Meta begins testing ads on Threads in the US and Japan

    By Karlston, January 25, 2025   

    • meta
    • threads
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • meta
      • threads
      • ads
    • 1 comment
    • 1,206 views
    • 
    • Comment by Karlston
    • January 25, 2025

17. Hackers get $886,250 for 49 zero-days at Pwn2Own Automotive 2025

    By Karlston, January 24, 2025
    • 1 comment
    • 1,347 views
    • 
    • Comment by funkyy
    • January 24, 2025

18. The Internet is (once again) awash with IoT botnets delivering record DDoSes

    By Karlston, January 22, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 1,088 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 22, 2025

19. Twitch: No credentials or card numbers exposed in data breach

    By Karlston, October 7, 2021   

    • twitch
    • 0 comments
    • 2,081 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • October 7, 2021

20. BootKitty UEFI malware exploits LogoFAIL to infect Linux systems

    By Karlston, December 3, 2024   

    • linux
    • bootkit
    • 0 comments
    • 1,632 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • December 3, 2024

21. QNAP patches second zero-day exploited at Pwn2Own to get root

    By Karlston, October 31, 2024   

    • qnap
    • 0 comments
    • 1,237 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • October 31, 2024

22. Security experts claim new 'Perfctl' malware could pose a risk to any Linux server

    By Matt, October 5, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,363 views
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    • Added by Matt
    • October 5, 2024

23. As Google Chrome disables uBlock Origin, Brave assures it won't, flaunts its default adblock

    By Karlston, October 18, 2024   

    • brave browser
    • manifest v3
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • brave browser
      • manifest v3
      • adblockers
    • 3 comments
    • 1,483 views
    • 
    • Comment by noeh
    • October 20, 2024

24. UltraAV says Kaspersky users were moved over for their own good and they knew it was coming

    By Karlston, September 25, 2024   

    • kaspersky
    • 0 comments
    • 1,366 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • September 25, 2024

25. Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning

    By Karlston, September 23, 2024   

    • kaspersky
    • united states
    • 0 comments
    • 1,662 views
    • 
    • Added by Karlston
    • September 23, 2024