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1. Emotet malware now installs via PowerShell in Windows shortcut files

   By Karlston, April 27, 2022   

   • emotet malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,395 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 27, 2022

2. Emotet malware infects users again after fixing broken installer

   By Karlston, April 25, 2022   

   • emotet malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,228 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 25, 2022

3. Emotet malware campaign impersonates the IRS for 2022 tax season

   By Karlston, March 16, 2022   

   • emotet
   • phishing
   • 0 comments
   • 1,450 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 16, 2022

4. Emotet botnet starts blasting malware again after 5 month break

   By alf9872000, November 2, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 966 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 2, 2022

5. Cloudflare outage cuts off access to websites in some regions

   By Karlston, September 18, 2024   

   • cloudflare
   • outage
   • 1 comment
   • 1,410 views
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   • Comment by aeri
   • September 18, 2024

6. Cloudflare mitigates record number of DDoS attacks in 2025

   By Karlston, April 28, 2025   

   • cloudflare
   • ddos
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • cloudflare
     • ddos
     • 2025
   • 0 comments
   • 1,092 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 28, 2025

7. US sanctions Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence over Albania cyberattack

   By alf9872000, September 9, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,154 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • September 9, 2022

8. GPU giant Nvidia is investigating a potential cyberattack

   By Karlston, February 25, 2022   

   • nvidia
   • cyberattack
   • 1 comment
   • 1,665 views
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   • Comment by Dce3480
   • February 25, 2022

9. Razer bug lets you become a Windows 10 admin by plugging in a mouse

   By Karlston, August 22, 2021   

   • razer
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 2,350 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 22, 2021

10. WordPress force installs Jetpack security update on 5 million sites

    By Karlston, June 3, 2021   

    • wordpress
    • security updates
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • wordpress
      • security updates
      • jetpack
    • 0 comments
    • 1,917 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 3, 2021

11. The Week in Ransomware - August 12th 2022 - Attacking the defenders

    By Karlston, August 13, 2022   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,024 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 13, 2022

12. Mozilla Firefox to roll out DNS over HTTPS for Canadian users

    By Karlston, July 8, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,076 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 8, 2021

13. Slack's private GitHub code repositories stolen over holidays

    By alf9872000, January 5, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,321 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 5, 2023

14. Google Chrome now scans for compromised passwords in the background

    By Karlston, December 25, 2023   

    • google chrome
    • 0 comments
    • 1,036 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 25, 2023

15. Fake DarkSide gang targets energy, food industry in extortion emails

    By Karlston, June 18, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,363 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 18, 2021

16. Tor Browser 11 removes V2 Onion URL support, adds new UI

    By Karlston, November 9, 2021   

    • tor browser
    • 0 comments
    • 2,037 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 9, 2021

17. Tor Browser fixes vulnerability that tracks you using installed apps

    By Karlston, June 22, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,193 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 22, 2021

18. Tor Browser 12.0 brings Apple Silicon support, Android enhancements

    By alf9872000, December 8, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,143 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 8, 2022

19. Tor Browser adds new anti-censorship feature, V2 onion warnings

    By Karlston, July 7, 2021   

    • tor browser
    • 0 comments
    • 1,532 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 7, 2021

20. Microsoft Defender no longer flags Tor Browser as malware

    By Karlston, October 3, 2023   

    • microsoft defender
    • tor browser
    • 0 comments
    • 1,309 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 3, 2023

21. Tor launches WebTunnel Bridge as another way to bypass censorship

    By alf9872000, March 14, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,530 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 14, 2024

22. Poisoned CCleaner search results spread information-stealing malware

    By Karlston, June 8, 2022   

    • ccleaner
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,474 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 8, 2022

23. Google to auto-enroll 150 million user accounts into 2FA

    By Karlston, October 5, 2021   

    • google
    • 2fa
    • 0 comments
    • 1,017 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 5, 2021

24. Let's Encrypt is revoking lots of SSL certificates in two days

    By vissha, January 26, 2022   

    • lets encrypt
    • security
    • 0 comments
    • 1,416 views
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    • Added by vissha
    • January 26, 2022

25. Emotet malware distributed as fake W-9 tax forms from the IRS

    By alf9872000, March 26, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,152 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • March 26, 2023