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1. The unlikely 3 million electric toothbrush DDoS attack

   By Karlston, February 7, 2024   

   • ddos
   • 0 comments
   • 1,298 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 7, 2024

2. YouTuber breaks BitLocker encryption in less than a minute using $5 Raspberry Pi Pico

   By Karlston, February 7, 2024   

   • bitlocker
   • cracked
   • 0 comments
   • 1,731 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 7, 2024

3. Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits

   By Karlston, February 7, 2024   

   • linux
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,688 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 7, 2024

4. Mozilla’s new service tries to wipe your data off the web

   By Karlston, February 6, 2024   

   • mozilla
   • 0 comments
   • 1,338 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 6, 2024

5. Verizon insider data breach hits over 63,000 employees

   By Karlston, February 6, 2024   

   • verizon
   • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 1,321 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 6, 2024

6. Microsoft Outlook December updates trigger ICS security alerts

   By Karlston, February 6, 2024   

   • microsoft outlook
   • 1 comment
   • 1,637 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • February 6, 2024

7. 1Password is down, preventing some users from logging in

   By Karlston, February 5, 2024   

   • 1password
   • 0 comments
   • 1,448 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 5, 2024

8. The ransomware business is booming, even as enforcers shut down some major players

   By Karlston, February 5, 2024   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,299 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 5, 2024

9. KeePass 2.56 released: options search and history improvements

   By Karlston, February 5, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,229 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 5, 2024

10. Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer

    By lurch234, February 4, 2024
    • 2 comments
    • 1,653 views
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    • Comment by lurch234
    • February 4, 2024

11. Microsoft explains how Russian hackers spied on its executives

    By MagicSahar, February 4, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 1,381 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 5, 2024

12. Mastodon vulnerability allows attackers to take over accounts

    By Karlston, February 3, 2024   

    • mastodon
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,363 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 3, 2024

13. The Week in Ransomware - February 2nd 2024 - No honor among thieves

    By Karlston, February 3, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,581 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 3, 2024

14. New Windows Event Log zero-day flaw gets unofficial patches

    By Karlston, February 1, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,385 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 1, 2024

15. Linux users beware — this security flaw could allow attackers to get root on major distros, so take extra care

    By aum, January 31, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,265 views
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    • Added by aum
    • January 31, 2024

16. Online ransomware decryptor helps recover partially encrypted files

    By Karlston, January 31, 2024   

    • ransomware decryptor
    • 0 comments
    • 1,226 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 31, 2024

17. Microsoft Edge reportedly steals data from Chrome without user permission

    By Karlston, January 29, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • google chrome
    • 0 comments
    • 1,380 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 29, 2024

18. The Week in Ransomware - January 26th 2024 - Govts strike back

    By Karlston, January 27, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,769 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 27, 2024

19. In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges

    By Karlston, January 27, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • security hole
    • 0 comments
    • 1,333 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 27, 2024

20. What is X's new login method - Passkeys, a.k.a. "alternative to passwords"? And how is it different?

    By Karlston, January 25, 2024   

    • passkeys
    • twitter/x
    • 0 comments
    • 1,699 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 25, 2024

21. UK says AI will empower ransomware over the next two years

    By Karlston, January 24, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • ai
    • 0 comments
    • 1,389 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 24, 2024

22. Ambient light sensors can reveal your device activity. How big a threat is it?

    By Karlston, January 23, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,278 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 23, 2024

23. Brave to end 'Strict' fingerprinting protection as it breaks websites

    By Karlston, January 22, 2024   

    • brave browser
    • 0 comments
    • 1,678 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 22, 2024

24. Watch out for "I can't believe he is gone" Facebook phishing posts

    By Karlston, January 22, 2024   

    • facebook
    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 1,510 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 22, 2024

25. Google ends support for less secure passwords in third-party apps (workaround)

    By Karlston, January 20, 2024   

    • google
    • third-party apps
    • 0 comments
    • 1,606 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 20, 2024