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1. Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge

   By Karlston, February 26, 2025   

   • microsoft edge
   • manifest v3
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • microsoft edge
     • manifest v3
     • canary channel
   • 2 comments
   • 1,486 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • February 28, 2025

2. ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results

   By Karlston, August 1, 2025   

   • chatgpt
   • chats
   • (and 1 more)

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     • chatgpt
     • chats
     • search results
   • 0 comments
   • 443 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 1, 2025

3. NextDNS adds an option to bypass age verification on websites

   By Karlston, August 16, 2025   

   • nextdns
   • age verification
   • 0 comments
   • 529 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 16, 2025

4. UK once again demands backdoor to Apple’s encrypted cloud storage

   By Karlston, October 1, 2025
   • 0 comments
   • 357 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 1, 2025

5. Google wants your entire medical history for its new Fitbit AI coach

   By Karlston, March 18
   • 0 comments
   • 218 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 18

6. Claude Desktop changes app access settings for browsers you don't even have installed yet

   By alf9872000, April 22
   • 1 comment
   • 236 views
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   • Comment by pintas
   • April 27

7. FIN7 Supervisor Gets 7-Year Jail Term for Stealing Millions of Credit Cards

   By aum, June 25, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 1,033 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 25, 2021

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

   By Karlston, July 8, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 1,077 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 8, 2021

9. Honeypot experiment reveals what hackers want from IoT devices

   By Karlston, December 23, 2021   

   • iot devices
   • 0 comments
   • 1,421 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 23, 2021

10. China claims it’s captured US NSA spy tool dubbed Trojan horse that can ‘control global internet equipment & steal info’

    By aum, March 14, 2022
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    • 1,201 views
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    • Added by aum
    • March 14, 2022

11. New Unpatched Bug Could Let Attackers Steal Money from PayPal Users

    By aum, May 23, 2022
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    • 1,056 views
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    • Added by aum
    • May 23, 2022

12. New Alchimist attack framework hits Windows, Linux and Mac

    By aum, October 13, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,016 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 13, 2022

13. Hacking group updates Furball Android spyware to evade detection

    By alf9872000, October 20, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,068 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 20, 2022

14. New stealthy Python RAT malware targets Windows in attacks

    By alf9872000, January 25, 2023
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    • 1,604 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 25, 2023

15. The DuckDuckGo Windows web browser has launched in open beta for more privacy while surfing

    By Karlston, June 22, 2023   

    • duckduckgo
    • 0 comments
    • 1,271 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 22, 2023

16. Microsoft Edge will also block uBlock Origin, but it may not be just yet (Update)

    By Karlston, February 26, 2025   

    • microsoft edge
    • manifest v3
    • 2 comments
    • 1,818 views
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    • Comment by SPECTRUM
    • February 28, 2025

17. How to share files with sensitive content securely on Windows 11

    By Karlston, April 17, 2025   

    • windows 11
    • file sharing
    • 0 comments
    • 1,137 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 17, 2025

18. Android malware NGate steals NFC data through HandyPay app

    By alf9872000, April 22
    • 0 comments
    • 171 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • April 22

19. Crackonosh virus mined $2 million of Monero from 222,000 hacked computers

    By aum, June 25, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,023 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 25, 2021

20. REvil victims are refusing to pay after flawed Kaseya ransomware attack

    By Karlston, July 8, 2021   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,374 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 8, 2021

21. Hive ransomware now encrypts Linux and FreeBSD systems

    By aum, October 29, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,483 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 29, 2021

22. Critical Sophos Firewall vulnerability allows remote code execution

    By Karlston, March 27, 2022   

    • sophos
    • 0 comments
    • 1,235 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 27, 2022

23. Email scams are getting more personal. They even fool cybersecurity experts

    By aum, July 12, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,025 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 12, 2022

24. Smart Move, Google

    By aum, November 24, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 993 views
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    • Added by aum
    • November 24, 2022

25. Linux might be your best bet for heightening your desktop computer security

    By aum, October 12, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,393 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 12, 2023