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1. Meta fined €265M for not protecting Facebook users' data from scrapers

   By alf9872000, November 28, 2022
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   • November 28, 2022

2. Meta gets hit with a $1.3 billion fine by the EU for sending personal data to the US

   By Karlston, May 22, 2023   

   • meta
   • fine
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     • fine
     • eu
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   • 877 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 22, 2023

3. Meta links U.S. military with covert Facebook influence operation

   By alf9872000, November 23, 2022
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 23, 2022

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

   By Karlston, February 7, 2022
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   • 717 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 7, 2022

5. Meta needs explicit user consent to run personalized ads, EU watchdog rules

   By Karlston, December 7, 2022   

   • meta
   • ads
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   • 819 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 7, 2022

6. Meta releases Code Verify extension for WhatsApp Web

   By Karlston, March 11, 2022   

   • whatsapp web
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   • 800 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 11, 2022

7. Meta to fight €390 million fine for breaching EU data privacy laws

   By alf9872000, January 4, 2023
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   • January 4, 2023

8. Meta to pay $1.4 billion to settle Texas facial recognition data lawsuit

   By aum, July 30, 2024
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   • July 30, 2024

9. Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

   By alf9872000, December 23, 2022
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   • December 23, 2022

10. Meta’s ad model may be about to change

    By Karlston, December 12, 2022   

    • meta
    • ads
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    • 778 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 12, 2022

11. MGM Resorts: Slot machines go down in cyber-attack on firm

    By aum, September 12, 2023
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    • September 12, 2023

12. Microsoft 365 phishing attacks impersonate U.S. govt agencies

    By alf9872000, September 20, 2022
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 20, 2022

13. Microsoft 365 will tell your boss if you're misbehaving online

    By aum, October 20, 2021
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    • 740 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 20, 2021

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

    By Karlston, July 12, 2023
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    • 867 views
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    • July 12, 2023

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

    By Karlston, September 8, 2021   

    • windows
    • zero-day
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 8, 2021

16. Microsoft adds Authenticator Lite for Outlook on iOS and Android for better email security

    By Karlston, May 27, 2023   

    • microsoft outlook
    • ios & ipados
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      • ios & ipados
      • android
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    • 879 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 27, 2023

17. Microsoft adds new RSS feed for security update notifications

    By Karlston, October 13, 2022   

    • microsoft
    • security updates
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      • security updates
      • rss
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 13, 2022

18. Microsoft adds passkey support for all consumer accounts as part of World Password Day

    By Karlston, May 2, 2024
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 2, 2024

19. Microsoft adds tamper protection to Windows 11 security baseline

    By Karlston, October 9, 2021   

    • windows 11
    • security
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 9, 2021

20. Microsoft admits 8.5 million CrowdStruck machines estimate was lowballed

    By aum, July 29, 2024
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    • 544 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • July 29, 2024

21. Microsoft admits it couldn't really fix Windows 11 Security and Defender LSA issues

    By Karlston, May 17, 2023
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 17, 2023

22. Microsoft admits to signing rootkit malware in supply-chain fiasco

    By vissha, June 26, 2021   

    • microsoft
    • supply-chain attack
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      • supply-chain attack
      • rootkit
      • malware
      • supply chain
      • code-signing
      • security
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    • Added by vissha
    • June 26, 2021

23. Microsoft Alerts Cryptocurrency Industry of Targeted Cyberattacks

    By alf9872000, December 7, 2022
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    • December 7, 2022

24. Microsoft and Google release urgent browser security update for Risk Level 4 Drive-by exploit

    By Karlston, August 21, 2021   

    • chromium browsers
    • security updates
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 21, 2021

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

    By Karlston, August 26, 2021   

    • microsoft
    • google
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      • microsoft
      • google
      • cybersecurity
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    • 814 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 26, 2021