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1. US govt warns Americans of escalating SMS phishing attacks

   By Karlston, July 29, 2022   

   • phishing
   • sms
   • 0 comments
   • 1,397 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 29, 2022

2. LastPass now requires 12-character master passwords for better security

   By Karlston, January 3, 2024   

   • lastpass
   • 0 comments
   • 1,464 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 3, 2024

3. Fake LastPass password manager spotted on Apple’s App Store

   By Karlston, February 8, 2024
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   • 1,188 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 8, 2024

4. LastPass: DevOps engineer hacked to steal password vault data in 2022 breach

   By Karlston, February 28, 2023   

   • lastpass
   • 0 comments
   • 1,450 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 28, 2023

5. Critical flaw in Elementor WordPress plugin may affect 500k sites

   By Karlston, April 13, 2022   

   • wordpress
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,466 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 13, 2022

6. Attackers scan 1.6 million WordPress sites for vulnerable plugin

   By Karlston, July 15, 2022   

   • wordpress
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,464 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 15, 2022

7. WordPress sites hacked with fake Cloudflare DDoS alerts pushing malware

   By Karlston, August 20, 2022   

   • wordpress
   • 0 comments
   • 1,450 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 20, 2022

8. Fake WordPress security advisory pushes backdoor plugin

   By Karlston, December 4, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,210 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 4, 2023

9. New GoTrim botnet brute forces WordPress site admin accounts

   By alf9872000, December 13, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,058 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 13, 2022

10. WordPress force installs UpdraftPlus patch on 3 million sites

    By Karlston, February 18, 2022   

    • wordpress
    • 0 comments
    • 1,490 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 18, 2022

11. Critical Jupiter WordPress plugin flaws let hackers take over sites

    By Karlston, May 18, 2022   

    • wordpress
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,437 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 18, 2022

12. Microsoft Office MSGraph vulnerability could lead to code execution

    By Karlston, June 8, 2021   

    • microsoft office
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 2,172 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 8, 2021

13. Researcher drops three iOS zero-days that Apple refused to fix

    By Karlston, September 24, 2021   

    • ios
    • zero-days
    • 0 comments
    • 1,550 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 24, 2021

14. Apple patches new zero-day exploited to hack iPhones, iPads, Macs

    By Karlston, February 10, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,232 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 10, 2022

15. Apple fixes new Webkit zero-day used in attacks against iPhones

    By alf9872000, December 13, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,025 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 13, 2022

16. New AdLoad malware variant slips through Apple's XProtect defenses

    By Karlston, August 11, 2021   

    • apple
    • xprotect
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      Tagged with:

      • apple
      • xprotect
      • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,848 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2021

17. Apple silently fixes iOS zero-day, asks bug reporter to keep quiet

    By Karlston, October 13, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,206 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 13, 2021

18. HelloKitty ransomware source code leaked on hacking forum

    By Karlston, October 9, 2023   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,487 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 9, 2023

19. CD Projekt: Data stolen in ransomware attack now circulating online

    By Karlston, June 11, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • cd projekt
    • 0 comments
    • 1,638 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 11, 2021

20. Over 90 WordPress themes, plugins backdoored in supply chain attack

    By Karlston, January 21, 2022   

    • wordpress
    • 0 comments
    • 1,606 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 21, 2022

21. The Week in Ransomware - January 5th 2024 - Secret decryptors

    By Karlston, January 6, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,564 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 6, 2024

22. Bitdefender releases free decryptor for LockerGoga ransomware

    By alf9872000, September 20, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 952 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 20, 2022

23. Ransomware gang coughs up decryptor after realizing they hit the police

    By Karlston, December 30, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,415 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 30, 2021

24. Lorenz ransomware decryptor recovers victims' files for free

    By Karlston, June 30, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,312 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 30, 2021

25. Avaddon ransomware shuts down and releases decryption keys

    By Karlston, June 11, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,851 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 11, 2021