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1. Ransomware attacks now target unpatched WS_FTP servers

   By Karlston, October 13, 2023   

   • ransomware
   • 0 comments
   • 868 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 13, 2023

2. People Can't Pay Their Mortages Due to Cyberattack at This Texas-Based Lender

   By aum, November 3, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 804 views
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   • Added by aum
   • November 3, 2023

3. Chameleon malware blocks Android fingerprint authentication to steal your PIN

   By aum, December 25, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 734 views
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   • Added by aum
   • December 25, 2023

4. Google wants to make it impossible to block YouTube ads as they may be inside videos

   By Karlston, June 13, 2024   

   • youtube
   • ads
   • 5 comments
   • 747 views
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   • Comment by UberGeek
   • June 15, 2024

5. A backdoor in mobile phone encryption from the '90s still exists

   By aum, June 16, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 842 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 16, 2021

6. More and more malware is using Discord's CDN for abuse

   By Matrix, July 25, 2021   

   • irc successor proves just as useful for hackers
   • 0 comments
   • 971 views
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   • Added by Matrix
   • July 25, 2021

7. REvil ransomware shuts down again after Tor sites were hijacked

   By Karlston, October 18, 2021   

   • ransomware
   • revil
   • 0 comments
   • 1,233 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 18, 2021

8. uBlock Origin 1.40 Update introduces a workaround to block YouTube ads that were loaded at Chrome startup

   By Karlston, December 24, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 1,983 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 24, 2021

9. If you like the data on your WD My Cloud OS 3 device, patch it now

   By Karlston, January 20, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 908 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 20, 2022

10. Google fixes remote escalation of privileges bug on Android

    By Karlston, February 9, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 696 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 9, 2022

11. Smart Devices Are Spying on You Everywhere, And That's a Problem

    By aum, March 15, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 778 views
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    • Added by aum
    • March 15, 2022

12. Microsoft Windows Security Updates April 2022 overview

    By Karlston, April 12, 2022   

    • patch tuesday
    • security updates
    • 0 comments
    • 1,405 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 12, 2022

13. New Nimbuspwn Linux vulnerability gives hackers root privileges

    By Karlston, April 27, 2022   

    • linux
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,457 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 27, 2022

14. New ZuoRAT malware targets SOHO routers in North America, Europe

    By Karlston, June 29, 2022   

    • routers
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,066 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 29, 2022

15. Google blocks largest HTTPS DDoS attack 'reported to date'

    By Karlston, August 18, 2022   

    • google
    • ddos
    • 0 comments
    • 653 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 18, 2022

16. India's Newest Airline Akasa Air Found Leaking Passengers' Personal Information

    By aum, August 30, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 572 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 30, 2022

17. Never-before-seen malware is nuking data in Russia’s courts and mayors’ offices

    By alf9872000, December 3, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 842 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 3, 2022

18. The cybersecurity market grew 15.9% year-over-year, Microsoft grew 38.6% in the space

    By alf9872000, December 19, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 604 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 19, 2022

19. Microsoft Defender will be installed automatically on many Windows devices

    By alf9872000, February 26, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 790 views
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    • Comment by TheEmpathicEar
    • March 18, 2023

20. Android phones are vulnerable to fingerprint brute-force attacks

    By alf9872000, May 22, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,045 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 22, 2023

21. AdDuplex is shutting down after 12 years of service on Windows Phone and Windows

    By Karlston, July 5, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 774 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 5, 2023

22. You can scrub your personal information from Google searches. Here’s how to do it

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

23. Telegram fixes Windows app zero-day caused by file extension typo

    By Karlston, April 12, 2024   

    • telegram
    • windows
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • telegram
      • windows
      • zero-day
    • 0 comments
    • 1,739 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 12, 2024

24. Google Chrome's new post-quantum cryptography may break TLS connections

    By Karlston, April 28, 2024   

    • google chrome
    • tls
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google chrome
      • tls
      • bug
    • 0 comments
    • 9,628 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 28, 2024

25. Proton VPN launches credential-less login on Android and expands free VPN to more countries

    By Karlston, June 26, 2024   

    • proton vpn
    • 0 comments
    • 586 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 26, 2024