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1. Microsoft blocks critical Secure Boot loophole after over 7 months — fortifying Windows 11 against sophisticated firmware attacks camouflaged as verified UEFI apps

   By Karlston, January 18   

   • secure boot
   • security update
   • 0 comments
   • 590 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 18

2. Supporting Let’s Encrypt, the nonprofit making HTTPS free for all

   By aum, June 15, 2021
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   • 897 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 15, 2021

3. Cyber Ratings report: Microsoft Edge offers better malware and phishing protection

   By Karlston, December 17, 2021
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   • 1,195 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 17, 2021

4. Google Chat adds warning banners to protect against phishing attacks

   By Karlston, May 20, 2022   

   • phishing
   • google chat
   • 0 comments
   • 571 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 20, 2022

5. New Syslogk Linux Rootkit Lets Attackers Remotely Command It Using "Magic Packets"

   By aum, June 14, 2022
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   • 625 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 14, 2022

6. Privacy-focused web browsers are stuck in a rut, but why?

   By aum, October 2, 2022
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   • 716 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 2, 2022

7. A scientist’s quest for an accessible, unhackable voting machine

   By Karlston, October 28, 2022
   • 1 comment
   • 897 views
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   • Comment by aum
   • October 28, 2022

8. Glupteba malware is back in action after Google disruption

   By alf9872000, December 17, 2022
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   • 716 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 17, 2022

9. Netgear warns users to patch recently fixed WiFi router bug

   By Karlston, December 29, 2022   

   • netgear
   • routers
   • (and 1 more)

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     • netgear
     • routers
     • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,343 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 29, 2022

10. Tax prep sites gave millions of taxpayers’ info to Facebook and Google

    By aum, July 12, 2023
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    • 609 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 12, 2023

11. The Week in Ransomware - December 22nd 2023 - BlackCat hacked

    By Karlston, December 23, 2023   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,107 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 23, 2023

12. Microsoft updates Edge to fix security vulnerabilities exploited in the wild

    By Karlston, May 11, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • security update
    • 0 comments
    • 1,050 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 11, 2024

13. How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet

    By Karlston, May 28, 2024
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    • 1,304 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 28, 2024

14. Apple’s AI promise: “Your data is never stored or made accessible to Apple”

    By Karlston, June 11, 2024   

    • apple
    • ai
    • (and 1 more)

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      • apple
      • ai
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 950 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 11, 2024

15. Massive Data Leak Exposes 1.5 Billion Records from Chinese Platforms and Government

    By Karlston, February 4   

    • data leak
    • china
    • 0 comments
    • 441 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 4

16. Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days

    By Karlston, April 15   

    • android
    • phones
    • 0 comments
    • 251 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 15

17. The iOS 15 Privacy Settings You Should Change Right Now

    By Karlston, September 21, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 842 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 21, 2021

18. PANIC STATIONS Microsoft warns BILLIONS of passwords have been hacked – check yours now

    By aum, October 28, 2021
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    • 1,278 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 28, 2021

19. Raspberry Pi removes default user to hinder brute-force attacks

    By Karlston, April 8, 2022   

    • raspberry pi
    • 0 comments
    • 1,085 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 8, 2022

20. FBI warns that BEC attacks now also target food shipments

    By alf9872000, December 17, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 700 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 17, 2022

21. Dangerous Chrome zero-day exploit discovered — update your browser now

    By alf9872000, April 19, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 764 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • April 19, 2023

22. Microsoft Defender thinks you created your own Windows PC virus by writing this one line

    By Karlston, June 24, 2024   

    • microsoft defender
    • 0 comments
    • 683 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 24, 2024

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

    By Karlston, January 2   

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

24. Inside the Bust That Took Down Pavel Durov—and Upended Telegram

    By Karlston, February 4   

    • telegram
    • pavel durov
    • 0 comments
    • 736 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 4

25. Gmail: Google plans to end SMS verification in favor of QR codes

    By Karlston, February 24   

    • gmail
    • verification
    • 1 comment
    • 316 views
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    • Comment by charlien
    • February 24