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1. Over $600 million reportedly stolen in cryptocurrency hack

   By Karlston, August 10, 2021   

   • cryptocurrency
   • stolen
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   • 1,528 views
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   • August 10, 2021

2. Hands on with Norton antivirus Ethereum mining: The good and the bad

   By Karlston, June 7, 2021   

   • norton 360
   • cryptomining
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   • 1,879 views
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   • June 7, 2021

3. Hands on with Microsoft Edge's new built-in VPN feature

   By Karlston, April 29, 2022   

   • microsoft edge
   • vpn
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   • 1,541 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 29, 2022

4. Microsoft Edge 101 patches 25 security issues

   By Karlston, April 29, 2022   

   • microsoft edge
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   • 1,569 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 29, 2022

5. Microsoft tests Edge Scareware Blocker to block tech support scams

   By Karlston, January 28, 2025   

   • microsoft edge
   • scareware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,068 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 28, 2025

6. Microsoft Edge just got a 'Super Duper Secure Mode' upgrade

   By Karlston, August 6, 2021   

   • microsoft edge
   • 0 comments
   • 1,186 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 6, 2021

7. Firefox now blocks cross-site tracking by default in private browsing

   By Karlston, June 1, 2021   

   • firefox
   • tracking
   • 0 comments
   • 1,964 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 1, 2021

8. Firefox now blocks cross-site tracking by default for all users

   By Karlston, June 14, 2022   

   • firefox
   • tracking
   • 0 comments
   • 1,482 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 14, 2022

9. Firefox adds enhanced cookie clearing, HTTPS by default in private browsing

   By Karlston, August 10, 2021   

   • firefox
   • security
   • 0 comments
   • 1,752 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 10, 2021

10. Nobelium hackers accessed Microsoft customer support tools

    By Karlston, June 26, 2021
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    • 1,114 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 26, 2021

11. Google warns 14,000 Gmail users targeted by Russian hackers

    By Karlston, October 8, 2021   

    • gmail
    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 1,180 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 8, 2021

12. Data breach at major Swedish software supplier impacts 1.5 million

    By Karlston, November 4, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 289 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 4, 2025

13. FBI: REvil cybergang behind the JBS ransomware attack

    By Karlston, June 3, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • revil
    • 0 comments
    • 1,720 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 3, 2021

14. JBS paid $11 million to REvil ransomware, $22.5M first demanded

    By Karlston, June 10, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,555 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 10, 2021

15. Chinese hackers create Linux version of the SideWalk Windows malware

    By aum, September 14, 2022
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    • 1,069 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 14, 2022

16. Japanese government agencies suffer data breaches after Fujitsu hack

    By mood, May 27, 2021   

    • data breach
    • 0 comments
    • 1,606 views
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    • Added by mood
    • May 27, 2021

17. DHS Cyber Safety Board to review Lapsus$ gang’s hacking tactics

    By alf9872000, December 2, 2022
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    • 988 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 2, 2022

18. Mozilla blocks malicious add-ons installed by 455K Firefox users

    By Karlston, October 25, 2021
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    • 1,431 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 25, 2021

19. Mozilla fixes Firefox, Thunderbird zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own

    By Karlston, May 25, 2022   

    • mozilla
    • security updates
    • 0 comments
    • 1,646 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 25, 2022

20. Firefox now shows ads as sponsored address bar suggestions

    By Karlston, October 7, 2021   

    • firefox
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,622 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 7, 2021

21. Microsoft Defender adds command and control traffic detection

    By alf9872000, October 12, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,119 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 12, 2022

22. Windows Defender: Vulnerable Driver Blocklist protects against malicious or exploitable drivers

    By Karlston, March 28, 2022   

    • windows defender
    • 0 comments
    • 1,431 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 28, 2022

23. New cloud-based Microsoft Defender for home now generally available

    By Karlston, June 16, 2022   

    • microsoft defender
    • 0 comments
    • 1,299 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 16, 2022

24. Microsoft starts killing off WMIC in Windows, will thwart attacks

    By Karlston, February 11, 2022
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    • 1,174 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 11, 2022

25. Microsoft is making it harder to steal Windows passwords from memory

    By Karlston, February 13, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,573 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 13, 2022