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1. Microsoft Defender, Kaspersky, McAfee get worse while Avast, AVG shine in Windows web test

   By Karlston, September 20, 2023   

   • av-comparatives
   • 0 comments
   • 1,324 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 20, 2023

2. Chinese hackers are exploiting a new Linux backdoor to target national governments

   By aum, September 19, 2023
   • 1 comment
   • 1,310 views
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   • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
   • September 19, 2023

3. Microsoft researchers leak 38TB of sensitive data due to misconfigured storage on GitHub

   By Karlston, September 18, 2023   

   • microsoft
   • data leak
   • 1 comment
   • 1,852 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • September 19, 2023

4. Probe reveals previously secret Israeli spyware that infects targets via ads

   By aum, September 18, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,219 views
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   • Added by aum
   • September 18, 2023

5. The Week in Ransomware - September 15th 2023 - Russian Roulette

   By Karlston, September 16, 2023   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,460 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 16, 2023

6. Brave Browser 1.58 launches with YouTube adblocking improvements

   By Karlston, September 15, 2023   

   • brave browser
   • youtube
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • brave browser
     • youtube
     • adblock
   • 0 comments
   • 1,627 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 15, 2023

7. TikTok issued a $368 million fine for the way it handles data of young users

   By Karlston, September 15, 2023   

   • tiktok
   • data slurping
   • (and 1 more)

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     • tiktok
     • data slurping
     • fine
   • 0 comments
   • 1,480 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 15, 2023

8. WhatsApp head denies reports of ads coming to its app

   By Karlston, September 15, 2023   

   • whatsapp
   • ads
   • 1 comment
   • 1,378 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • September 15, 2023

9. Microsoft Uncovers Flaws in ncurses Library Affecting Linux and macOS Systems

   By aum, September 15, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,236 views
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   • Added by aum
   • September 15, 2023

10. How to choose the right password

    By aum, September 15, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,605 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 15, 2023

11. Google reaches $93 million privacy settlement with California

    By aum, September 15, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 972 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 15, 2023

12. Hackers Say They Stole 6 Terabytes of Data From MGM, Caesars Casinos

    By aum, September 15, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,150 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 15, 2023

13. Caesars Entertainment Confirms Hack in Second Recent Casino Attack

    By aum, September 14, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 1,304 views
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    • Comment by Arachnoid
    • September 14, 2023

14. Hackers claim it only took a 10-minute phone call to shut down MGM Resorts

    By aum, September 14, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,358 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 14, 2023

15. Hackers claim MGM cyberattack as outage drags into fourth day

    By aum, September 14, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,281 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 14, 2023

16. Microsoft Teams phishing attack targets corporate networks

    By aum, September 14, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 1,363 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • September 14, 2023

17. Update everything: Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Edge just patched a big flaw

    By Karlston, September 14, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,687 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 14, 2023

18. With 0-days hitting Chrome, iOS, and dozens more this month, is no software safe?

    By Karlston, September 14, 2023   

    • software
    • 0-day
    • 0 comments
    • 2,061 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 14, 2023

19. Microsoft: August 2023 security patches for Office, Outlook, Excel, Word, and more, are here

    By Karlston, September 13, 2023   

    • microsoft office
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,716 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 13, 2023

20. This damaging cyberattack could steal your passwords over Wi-Fi

    By aum, September 13, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,221 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 13, 2023

21. Mozilla patches Firefox, Thunderbird against zero-day exploited in attacks

    By Karlston, September 13, 2023   

    • mozilla firefox
    • mozilla thunderbird
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • mozilla firefox
      • mozilla thunderbird
      • security updates
    • 0 comments
    • 1,451 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 13, 2023

22. Password-stealing Linux malware served for 3 years and no one noticed

    By aum, September 13, 2023
    • 3 comments
    • 1,917 views
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    • Comment by Kalju
    • September 21, 2023

23. Adobe warns of critical Acrobat and Reader zero-day exploited in attacks

    By Karlston, September 12, 2023   

    • adobe acrobat
    • adobe acrobat reader dc
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • adobe acrobat
      • adobe acrobat reader dc
      • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,576 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 12, 2023

24. Free Download Manager site redirected Linux users to malware for years

    By aum, September 12, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,370 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 12, 2023

25. MGM Resorts: Slot machines go down in cyber-attack on firm

    By aum, September 12, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,155 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 12, 2023