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1. New Iranian hacking group APT42 deploys custom Android spyware

   By alf9872000, September 7, 2022
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   • September 7, 2022

2. All Windows versions can now block admin brute-force attacks

   By alf9872000, October 12, 2022
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   • 610 views
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   • October 12, 2022

3. Backdoored Chrome extension installed by 200,000 Roblox players

   By alf9872000, November 23, 2022
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   • November 23, 2022

4. Amazon agrees to $25 million fine for Alexa children privacy violations

   By alf9872000, July 21, 2023
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   • July 21, 2023

5. Grindr charged with a hefty fine of $6 million for sharing sensitive user data illegally

   By Karlston, September 29, 2023   

   • grindr
   • privacy breach
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   • 688 views
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   • September 29, 2023

6. Amazon enables passwordless passkeys on iOS and the web

   By Karlston, October 23, 2023   

   • passkeys
   • amazon
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   • October 23, 2023

7. Twilio will ditch its Authy desktop 2FA app in August, goes mobile only

   By Karlston, January 8, 2024   

   • twilio
   • 2fa
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   • January 8, 2024

8. Millions of IPs remain infected by USB worm years after its creators left it for dead

   By Karlston, April 26, 2024   

   • usb
   • worm
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   • April 26, 2024

9. Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation

   By Karlston, May 29, 2024   

   • google search
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   • 636 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • May 29, 2024

10. Microsoft patches Windows Kernel zero-day exploited since 2023

    By Karlston, March 12
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    • March 12

11. Priest outed via Grindr app highlights rampant data tracking

    By aum, July 23, 2021
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    • July 23, 2021

12. CISA teams up with Microsoft, Google, Amazon to fight ransomware

    By Karlston, August 6, 2021
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    • August 6, 2021

13. Inside the Lab Where Intel Tries to Hack Its Own Chips

    By Karlston, February 23, 2022   

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    • February 23, 2022

14. “Downthem” DDoS-for-Hire Boss Gets 2 Years in Prison

    By Karlston, June 14, 2022   

    • ddos
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    • June 14, 2022

15. What Are Shadow IDs, and How Are They Crucial in 2022?

    By aum, June 27, 2022
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    • June 27, 2022

16. Ransomware gang's Cobalt Strike servers DDoSed with anti-Russia messages

    By alf9872000, September 7, 2022
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    • September 7, 2022

17. Twitter source code indicates end-to-end encrypted DMs are coming

    By alf9872000, November 16, 2022
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    • November 16, 2022

18. Russian cybergangs stole over 50 million passwords this year

    By alf9872000, November 23, 2022
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    • November 23, 2022

19. Pakistan degrades access to Wikipedia and threatens to block it over "sacrilegious" content

    By aum, February 2, 2023
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    • February 2, 2023

20. India reportedly planning security screening of every major smartphone OS update

    By Karlston, March 14, 2023   

    • india
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    • March 14, 2023

21. VirusTotal apologizes for data leak affecting 5,600 customers

    By alf9872000, July 21, 2023
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    • July 21, 2023

22. It's worth listening to Google

    By Karlston, October 23, 2023   

    • google
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    • 572 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 23, 2023

23. Meta faces new AI copyright infringement lawsuit in France

    By Karlston, March 12   

    • meta
    • copyright
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      • meta
      • copyright
      • france
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    • 399 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 12

24. Facebook scatters privacy settings all over the place on mobile

    By Karlston, August 6, 2021   

    • facebook
    • privacy
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      • facebook
      • privacy
      • mobile
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 6, 2021

25. Brave improves bounce tracking protection with new Debouncing feature

    By Karlston, October 15, 2021   

    • brave browser
    • tracking
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    • October 15, 2021