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1. How to download a backup copy of your Twitter data (or deactivate your account)

   By Karlston, October 29, 2022   

   • twitter
   • 0 comments
   • 1,431 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 29, 2022

2. Spammers Exploit IMDb to Promote Fishy Movie Piracy Sites

   By Karlston, January 8, 2023   

   • imdb
   • 0 comments
   • 1,184 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 8, 2023

3. MSI accidentally breaks Secure Boot for hundreds of motherboards

   By alf9872000, January 16, 2023
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   • 1,289 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • January 16, 2023

4. US federal agency hacked using old Telerik bug to steal data

   By alf9872000, March 15, 2023
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   • 988 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • March 15, 2023

5. Iranian APT Group OilRig Using New Menorah Malware for Covert Operations

   By aum, September 30, 2023
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   • 1,150 views
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   • Added by aum
   • September 30, 2023

6. Chinese hackers targeting remote workers in Australia

   By aum, October 14, 2025
   • 0 comments
   • 319 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 14, 2025

7. Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled

   By Karlston, May 29   

   • botnet
   • netherlands
   • 0 comments
   • 227 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 29

8. The NSA and CIA Use Ad Blockers Because Online Advertising Is So Dangerous

   By aum, September 23, 2021
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   • 1,334 views
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   • Added by aum
   • September 23, 2021

9. New GwisinLocker ransomware encrypts Windows and Linux ESXi servers

   By aum, August 6, 2022
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   • 1,041 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 6, 2022

10. Unofficial WhatsApp Android app caught stealing users’ accounts

    By alf9872000, October 12, 2022
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    • 1,120 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 12, 2022

11. Google sued over biometric data collection without consent

    By alf9872000, October 20, 2022
    • 1 comment
    • 961 views
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    • Comment by funkyy
    • October 20, 2022

12. Over 120,000 Hyundai India car owner’s information hacked, for sale on Dark Web

    By aum, December 19, 2022
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    • 1,457 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 19, 2022

13. Brave says its browser ads have click-through rates four times above the industry average

    By Karlston, March 6, 2023   

    • brave browser
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    • 1,286 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 6, 2023

14. Source code for BlackLotus Windows UEFI malware leaked on GitHub

    By Karlston, July 13, 2023   

    • malware
    • source code
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    • 1,647 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 13, 2023

15. Apple fixes Safari WebKit zero-day flaw exploited at Pwn2Own

    By Karlston, May 14, 2024   

    • apple
    • safari
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      • apple
      • safari
      • zero-day
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    • 1,585 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 14, 2024

16. India telecom watchdog directs carriers to stop spam calls, blacklist callers

    By aum, August 13, 2024
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    • 1,228 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 13, 2024

17. "Browser extensions are a blind spot for EDR/XDR, and SWGs have no way to infer their presence": Google Chrome's new Manifest V3 framework, touted as private and secure, might be a breeding ground for phishing scams

    By Karlston, November 11, 2024   

    • google
    • manifest v3
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      • google
      • manifest v3
      • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 1,199 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 11, 2024

18. 16 billion accounts suffer "the largest data breach" — Google, Facebook, Telegram, and more are susceptible to malicious attacks

    By Karlston, June 20, 2025
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    • 700 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 20, 2025

19. Microsoft patches Notepad flaw that could let attackers hijack Windows PCs

    By Karlston, February 11   

    • notepad
    • security patch
    • 0 comments
    • 229 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 11

20. Chrome fixes zero-day flaws under hacker attack — update now

    By aum, October 29, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,434 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 29, 2021

21. US seizes $3.6 billion stolen in 2016 Bitfinex cryptoexchange hack

    By Karlston, February 8, 2022
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    • 1,149 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 8, 2022

22. ‘Supercookies’ Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm

    By Karlston, June 28, 2022   

    • supercookies
    • 0 comments
    • 1,390 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 28, 2022

23. Google’s Nest Will Provide Data to Police Without a Warrant

    By aum, July 27, 2022
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    • 987 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 27, 2022

24. Apple rushes macOS, iOS, and iPadOS updates to squash 'actively exploited' bugs

    By Karlston, August 18, 2022   

    • apple
    • 0 comments
    • 1,089 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 18, 2022

25. Health system data breach due to Meta Pixel hits 3 million patients

    By alf9872000, October 20, 2022
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    • 1,058 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 20, 2022