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1. Microsoft Warns of a Wide-Scale Phishing-as-a-Service Operation

   By aum, September 22, 2021
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   • September 22, 2021

2. CosmicStrand UEFI malware found in Gigabyte, ASUS motherboards

   By Karlston, July 26, 2022   

   • gigabyte
   • asus
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     • asus
     • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,562 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 26, 2022

3. Police arrest 55 members of 'Black Panthers' SIM Swap gang

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

4. VSCode Marketplace can be abused to host malicious extensions

   By alf9872000, January 6, 2023
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   • 1,461 views
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   • January 6, 2023

5. Yahoo was the most phished brand of 4Q'22, according to research

   By Karlston, January 24, 2023   

   • yahoo
   • phishing
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   • 1,366 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 24, 2023

6. If You Use LastPass, You Need to Change All of Your Passwords ASAP

   By Karlston, February 10, 2023   

   • lastpass
   • 1 comment
   • 1,952 views
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   • Comment by tipo
   • February 11, 2023

7. Europol busts ‘CEO fraud’ gang that stole €38M in a few days

   By alf9872000, February 17, 2023
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   • 1,124 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • February 17, 2023

8. Hacker demonstrates security flaws in GPT-4 just one day after launch

   By aum, March 24, 2023
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   • March 24, 2023

9. Microsoft acknowledges many Windows 11, Windows 10 WHQL drivers were actually malware

   By Karlston, July 12, 2023
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   • 1,309 views
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   • July 12, 2023

10. Microsoft: Defender Hardware & Firmware assessment helps you ID flawed AMD Zenbleed CPUs

    By Karlston, September 11, 2023
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    • 1,328 views
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    • September 11, 2023

11. WhatsApp says it will leave India if forced to break end-to-end encryption

    By Karlston, April 26, 2024   

    • whatsapp
    • india
    • 1 comment
    • 1,694 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • April 26, 2024

12. Forget security – Google's reCAPTCHA v2 is exploiting users for profit

    By aum, July 24, 2024
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    • 831 views
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    • July 24, 2024

13. Linux kernel impacted by new SLUBStick cross-cache attack

    By aum, August 4, 2024
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    • 1,090 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 4, 2024

14. Smart TV OS owners face “constant conflict” between privacy, advertiser demands

    By Karlston, June 19, 2025   

    • smart tvs
    • privacy
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      • smart tvs
      • privacy
      • ads
    • 7 comments
    • 1,519 views
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    • Comment by Mutton
    • June 19, 2025

15. Get ready for the AI ad-pocalypse

    By Karlston, January 24
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    • 292 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 24

16. Tens of thousands scammed using fake Android cryptomining apps

    By Karlston, July 7, 2021   

    • android
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    • 1,315 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 7, 2021

17. Meta may be forced to shutter Facebook, Instagram in EU

    By Karlston, February 7, 2022
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    • 1,113 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 7, 2022

18. Proton AG acquires SimpleLogin, an email alias service

    By Karlston, April 9, 2022
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    • 1,104 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 9, 2022

19. Largest EU copper producer Aurubis suffers cyberattack, IT outage

    By alf9872000, October 28, 2022
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    • 975 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 28, 2022

20. Android OEM key leak means sideloaded "updates" could be hiding serious malware

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

21. Should You Use Google Password Manager?

    By Karlston, February 10, 2023   

    • google password manager
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    • 1,124 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 10, 2023

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

    By aum, August 11, 2023
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    • 1,043 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2023

23. Proton acquires Standard Notes to expand its service ecosystem

    By Karlston, April 10, 2024   

    • proton
    • 0 comments
    • 1,569 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 10, 2024

24. CrowdStrike blames bug that caused worldwide outage on faulty testing software

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

25. Microsoft finally making Google Chrome as good as Edge by blocking Admin rights

    By Karlston, May 19, 2025   

    • google chrome
    • security
    • 0 comments
    • 749 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 19, 2025