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1. Microsoft Defender adds command and control traffic detection

   By alf9872000, October 12, 2022
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   • October 12, 2022

2. Medibank says hacker accessed data of 9.7 million customers, refuses to pay ransom

   By aum, November 7, 2022
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   • November 7, 2022

3. Mali GPU ‘patch gap’ leaves Android users vulnerable to attacks

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

4. Spy software found a worker wasn't working as much as she said. Now she must repay her wages

   By aum, January 15, 2023
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   • January 15, 2023

5. Discord discloses data breach after support agent got hacked

   By Karlston, May 12, 2023   

   • discord
   • data breach
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 12, 2023

6. BlackCat ransomware fails to extort Australian commercial law giant

   By Karlston, June 9, 2023   

   • ransomware
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   • 1,353 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 9, 2023

7. Signal adds quantum-resistant encryption to its E2EE messaging protocol

   By Karlston, September 20, 2023   

   • signal
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   • 1,137 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 20, 2023

8. Google Chrome 118 is a massive security update

   By Karlston, October 11, 2023   

   • google chrome
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   • 1,143 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 11, 2023

9. QNAP takes down server behind widespread brute-force attacks

   By Karlston, October 23, 2023
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 23, 2023

10. Google services go down for subset of users, including Search, YouTube, and Meet

    By aum, August 12, 2024
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    • August 12, 2024

11. Mozilla fixes critical Firefox vulnerability exploited in the wild

    By Karlston, October 10, 2024   

    • mozilla firefox
    • update
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    • October 10, 2024

12. New Windows PrintNightmare zero-days get free unofficial patch

    By Karlston, August 6, 2021   

    • windows
    • security patch
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    • 1,807 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 6, 2021

13. Traffic Exchange Networks Distributing Malware Disguised as Cracked Software

    By aum, September 6, 2021
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    • September 6, 2021

14. FTC: Americans report losing over $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021

    By Karlston, February 23, 2022
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    • February 23, 2022

15. Caramel credit card stealing service is growing in popularity

    By Karlston, May 8, 2022   

    • credit card
    • skimmer
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 8, 2022

16. A new vulnerability in Intel and AMD CPUs lets hackers steal encryption keys

    By Karlston, June 14, 2022
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 14, 2022

17. New Iranian hacking group APT42 deploys custom Android spyware

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

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

    By alf9872000, October 12, 2022
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    • October 12, 2022

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

    By alf9872000, November 23, 2022
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 23, 2022

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

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

21. 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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    • 1,101 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 29, 2023

22. Amazon enables passwordless passkeys on iOS and the web

    By Karlston, October 23, 2023   

    • passkeys
    • amazon
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    • 1,473 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 23, 2023

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

    By Karlston, January 8, 2024   

    • twilio
    • 2fa
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    • 1,361 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 8, 2024

24. 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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    • 1,547 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 26, 2024

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

    By Karlston, May 29, 2024   

    • google search
    • 1 comment
    • 1,180 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • May 29, 2024