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1. WinRAR flaw lets hackers run programs when you open RAR archives

   By Karlston, August 18, 2023   

   • winrar
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,857 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 18, 2023

2. Google says Chrome is about to get a lot more secure with default HTTPS, download warnings

   By Karlston, August 17, 2023   

   • google chrome
   • 0 comments
   • 985 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 17, 2023

3. Google announces new tools to ensure you are using safe Chrome extensions

   By Karlston, August 17, 2023   

   • google chrome
   • 0 comments
   • 936 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 17, 2023

4. Thousands of Android APKs use compression trick to thwart analysis

   By Karlston, August 17, 2023   

   • android
   • apk
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     • android
     • apk
     • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,425 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 17, 2023

5. The Plan to Better Protect US Hospitals From Ransomware

   By aum, August 17, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,109 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 17, 2023

6. Microsoft fails to fix major PowerShell Gallery security flaws even after claiming it did

   By Karlston, August 17, 2023   

   • microsoft powershell
   • security flaws
   • 0 comments
   • 1,491 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 17, 2023

7. Discord.io shuts down after the data breach incident

   By Karlston, August 16, 2023   

   • discord
   • data breach
   • 0 comments
   • 1,937 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 16, 2023

8. LinkedIn accounts hacked in widespread hijacking campaign

   By Karlston, August 16, 2023   

   • linkedin
   • hijacking
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   • 1,656 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 16, 2023

9. Raccoon Stealer malware returns with new stealthier version

   By Karlston, August 15, 2023   

   • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,508 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 15, 2023

10. Over 100K hacking forums accounts exposed by info-stealing malware

    By Karlston, August 15, 2023   

    • cybercrime
    • 0 comments
    • 1,340 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 15, 2023

11. LastPass improves passwordless logins with FIDO2 authenticator support for desktops

    By Karlston, August 14, 2023   

    • lastpass
    • 0 comments
    • 1,386 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 14, 2023

12. FBI warns of increasing cryptocurrency recovery scams

    By Karlston, August 14, 2023
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    • 1,114 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 14, 2023

13. YouTube gets more aggressive in pushing adblock warnings with countdown timer

    By Karlston, August 13, 2023   

    • youtube
    • 1 comment
    • 1,882 views
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    • Comment by jayballs
    • August 13, 2023

14. Sites scramble to block ChatGPT web crawler after instructions emerge

    By Karlston, August 12, 2023
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    • 1,413 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 12, 2023

15. The Week in Ransomware - August 11th 2023 - Targeting Healthcare

    By Karlston, August 12, 2023   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,775 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 12, 2023

16. New SystemBC Malware Variant Targets Southern African Power Company

    By aum, August 12, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,211 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2023

17. Researchers Uncover Years-Long Cyber Espionage on Foreign Embassies in Belarus

    By aum, August 12, 2023
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    • 1,182 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2023

18. How to manually scan for unknown tracker devices in Android

    By Karlston, August 11, 2023   

    • android
    • 0 comments
    • 1,605 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2023

19. A new message encryption scheme inspired by the Sudoku puzzle

    By aum, August 11, 2023
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    • 1,259 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2023

20. Teens Hacked Boston Subway Cards to Get Infinite Free Rides—and This Time, Nobody Got Sued

    By aum, August 11, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,040 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2023

21. U.S. government to investigate Microsoft's role in China-backed email breach

    By aum, August 11, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,049 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2023

22. There's a good chance your VPN is vulnerable to privacy-menacing TunnelCrack attack

    By aum, August 11, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,003 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2023

23. AMD and Intel CPU security bugs bring Linux patches

    By aum, August 10, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,512 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 10, 2023

24. Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Outlook 2013/2016 were vulnerable to Spoofing, Code Execution

    By Karlston, August 10, 2023
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    • 1,189 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 10, 2023

25. Belarus hackers target foreign diplomats with help of local ISPs, researchers say

    By aum, August 10, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,098 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 10, 2023