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1. This Attack Pushes Windows Update to the Dark Side

   By aum, August 8, 2024
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   • August 8, 2024

2. Safari’s new ‘Distraction Control’ feature lets you hide annoying cookie pop-ups

   By Karlston, August 6, 2024   

   • apple safari
   • content blocker
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   • 1,056 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 6, 2024

3. New Linux kernel attack slips past modern defenses — SLUBStick boasts a 99% success rate

   By aum, August 7, 2024
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   • 1,077 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 7, 2024

4. Vandalism hits communication lines in France, but the Paris Olympics aren’t affected

   By aum, July 29, 2024
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   • 972 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 29, 2024

5. Google apologizes after 15 million Chrome users lost access to their passwords

   By aum, July 29, 2024
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   • 932 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 29, 2024

6. Secure Boot useless on hundreds of PCs from major vendors after key leak

   By aum, July 29, 2024
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   • 968 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 29, 2024

7. Google Chrome's newest update makes it a lot better at identifying malicious downloads

   By aum, July 24, 2024
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   • 860 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 24, 2024

8. CrowdStrike reveals cause of faulty update that led to Windows crashes

   By aum, July 24, 2024
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   • 995 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 24, 2024

9. Google isn’t killing third-party cookies in Chrome after all

   By aum, July 23, 2024
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   • 1,130 views
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   • Added by aum
   • July 23, 2024

10. Microsoft's EU agreement means it will be hard to avoid CrowdStrike-like calamities in the future

    By aum, July 22, 2024
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    • Added by aum
    • July 22, 2024

11. EU gave CrowdStrike the keys to the Windows kernel, claims Microsoft

    By aum, July 22, 2024
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    • 1,127 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 22, 2024

12. Cybercriminals Exploit CrowdStrike Update Mishap to Distribute Remcos RAT Malware

    By aum, July 22, 2024
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    • 1,069 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 22, 2024

13. Don’t Fall for CrowdStrike Outage Scams

    By aum, July 20, 2024
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    • 1,164 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 20, 2024

14. Google Warns of a New Way Hackers Can Make Malware Undetectable on Windows

    By aum, September 24, 2021
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    • 1,626 views
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    • September 24, 2021

15. Citing national security, US will ban Kaspersky anti-virus software in July

    By alf9872000, June 25, 2024
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    • 1,153 views
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    • Comment by Radpop
    • June 30, 2024

16. Car Dealers Are Idle Across the US After Second Cyberattack

    By aum, June 20, 2024
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    • 1,080 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 20, 2024

17. Manifest v3 update: Vivaldi is future-proofed with its built-in functionality

    By aum, June 19, 2024
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    • 1,571 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 19, 2024

18. Seeing Ads on YouTube? Google is testing server-side ads that break adblockers

    By aum, June 13, 2024
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    • 1,490 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 13, 2024

19. Kaspersky released a free Linux virus removal tool - but is it necessary?

    By aum, June 5, 2024
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    • 1,222 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 5, 2024

20. Latest Windows 11 Security Update Might Break Your VPN, Microsoft Confirms

    By MagicSahar, May 2, 2024   

    • vpn
    • windows11
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    • 1,011 views
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    • Added by MagicSahar
    • May 2, 2024

21. Microsoft September 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 60 flaws

    By Karlston, September 14, 2021   

    • windows
    • patch tuesday
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      • windows
      • patch tuesday
      • security patches
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    • 1,984 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 14, 2021

22. Here's how a German Microsoft software engineer's 'curiosity and craftsmanship' saved the world's internet from the 'most widespread and effective backdoor ever planted in any software product'

    By Karlston, April 9, 2024
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    • 1,601 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 9, 2024

23. Software Engineer Stops Attempt to Add Backdoor to Linux Operating Systems

    By aum, April 1, 2024
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    • 1,378 views
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    • Added by aum
    • April 1, 2024

24. New XZ backdoor scanner detects implant in any Linux binary

    By Karlston, April 2, 2024   

    • linux
    • backdoor
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    • 1,745 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 2, 2024

25. Discord starts down the dangerous road of ads this week

    By Karlston, April 2, 2024   

    • discord
    • ads
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    • 1,651 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 2, 2024