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1. What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world

   By Karlston, April 1, 2024   

   • linux
   • backdoor
   • 1 comment
   • 2,183 views
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   • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
   • April 1, 2024

2. KrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”

   By Karlston, September 10, 2021   

   • ddos
   • 0 comments
   • 1,873 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 10, 2021

3. Windows MSHTML zero-day exploits shared on hacking forums

   By Karlston, September 12, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 1,584 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 12, 2021

4. Microsoft acknowledges Windows zero-day that leverages Office files for attacks

   By Karlston, September 8, 2021   

   • windows
   • zero-day
   • 0 comments
   • 1,953 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 8, 2021

5. Can a $10 Raspberry Pi break your PC’s disk encryption? It’s complicated.

   By Karlston, February 13, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,380 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 13, 2024

6. Critical flaw in Shim bootloader impacts major Linux distros

   By Karlston, February 7, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,252 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 7, 2024

7. ProtonMail deletes 'we don't log your IP' boast from website after French climate activist reportedly arrested

   By aum, September 7, 2021
   • 1 comment
   • 1,564 views
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   • Comment by straycat19
   • September 8, 2021

8. Microsoft disables a web-based app installer protocol to shut down malicious activity

   By aum, December 29, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,566 views
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   • Added by aum
   • December 29, 2023

9. DDoS attack on ChatGPT sparks concerns over coding, productivity disruptions

   By aum, November 9, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,503 views
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   • Added by aum
   • November 9, 2023

10. OpenAI confirms DDoS attacks behind ongoing ChatGPT outages

    By Karlston, November 9, 2023   

    • openai
    • ddos
    • 0 comments
    • 1,606 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 9, 2023

11. Microsoft and Google to invest billions to bolster US cybersecurity

    By Karlston, August 26, 2021   

    • microsoft
    • google
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • microsoft
      • google
      • cybersecurity
    • 0 comments
    • 1,240 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 26, 2021

12. LockBit ransomware leaks gigabytes of Boeing data

    By Karlston, November 13, 2023   

    • boeing
    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,617 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 13, 2023

13. Windows Phone has one last laugh by letting users bypass YouTube’s ad blocker

    By aum, October 24, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,498 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 24, 2023

14. Microsoft helped Indian law enforcers smash a tech support fraud operation

    By Karlston, October 20, 2023   

    • microsoft
    • scammers
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • microsoft
      • scammers
      • india
    • 1 comment
    • 1,576 views
    • 
    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • October 20, 2023

15. Around 76 locations were raided in India as part of a crackdown on phony tech support scam calls

    By aum, October 22, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,485 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 22, 2023

16. The Brave browser on Windows has also been installing VPN services; a fix is in the works

    By Karlston, October 21, 2023   

    • brave browser
    • 0 comments
    • 1,158 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 21, 2023

17. SteelSeries bug gives Windows 10 admin rights by plugging in a device

    By Karlston, August 24, 2021   

    • steelseries
    • 0 comments
    • 1,374 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 24, 2021

18. How to create a passkey for your Google account from Windows 11

    By Karlston, October 13, 2023   

    • google
    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 1,473 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 13, 2023

19. YouTube adblock measures gets Edge very wrong

    By Karlston, October 12, 2023   

    • youtube
    • ads
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • youtube
      • ads
      • microsoft edge
    • 2 comments
    • 1,733 views
    • 
    • Comment by Ha91
    • October 21, 2023

20. Patch now: This serious Linux vulnerability affects nearly all distributions

    By aum, October 7, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,529 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 7, 2023

21. Cybercrime Group Asking Insiders for Help in Planting Ransomware

    By aum, August 20, 2021
    • 1 comment
    • 1,310 views
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    • Comment by andy2004
    • August 20, 2021

22. Arrest in ‘Ransom Your Employer’ Email Scheme

    By aum, November 23, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,404 views
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    • Added by aum
    • November 23, 2021

23. AT&T breach? ShinyHunters selling AT&T database with 70 million SSN

    By aum, August 20, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,321 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 20, 2021

24. Hacker claims responsibility for T-Mobile attack, bashes the carrier’s security

    By Karlston, August 26, 2021   

    • t-mobile
    • 0 comments
    • 1,405 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 26, 2021

25. Caesars Entertainment Confirms Hack in Second Recent Casino Attack

    By aum, September 14, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 1,306 views
    • 
    • Comment by Arachnoid
    • September 14, 2023