Security & Privacy News

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1. Hackers are finding ways around multi-factor authentication. Here's what to watch for

   By aum, August 16, 2022
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   • Added by aum
   • August 16, 2022

2. Apple is looking to add even more advertising across the iPhone and iPad

   By Karlston, August 16, 2022   

   • apple
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 478 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 16, 2022

3. Twilio hack exposed Signal phone numbers of 1,900 users

   By Karlston, August 16, 2022   

   • signal
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   • 436 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 16, 2022

4. Microsoft Defender back to its charming best in the latest AV-TEST rankings

   By Karlston, August 15, 2022   

   • av-test
   • 1 comment
   • 591 views
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   • Comment by UberGeek
   • August 16, 2022

5. Over 9,000 VNC servers exposed online without a password

   By Karlston, August 14, 2022   

   • vnc server
   • 0 comments
   • 487 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 14, 2022

6. Microsoft is showing ads for Microsoft 365 in Office 2021

   By Karlston, August 13, 2022   

   • microsoft office 2021
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 450 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 13, 2022

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

   By Karlston, August 13, 2022   

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

8. A Single Flaw Broke Every Layer of Security in MacOS

   By Karlston, August 13, 2022   

   • macos
   • security
   • 0 comments
   • 634 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 13, 2022

9. KB5012170: Microsoft August Patch Tuesday fixes critical Secure Boot GRUB vulnerability

   By Karlston, August 12, 2022   

   • patch tuesday
   • grub
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     • grub
     • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 673 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 12, 2022

10. Microsoft blocks UEFI bootloaders enabling Windows Secure Boot bypass

    By Karlston, August 12, 2022   

    • microsoft
    • uefi
    • 0 comments
    • 617 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 12, 2022

11. Google slapped with $60 million fine for misleading customers about data collection

    By Karlston, August 12, 2022   

    • google
    • data collection
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      • google
      • data collection
      • fine
    • 0 comments
    • 351 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 12, 2022

12. U.S. Government Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Conti Ransomware Gang

    By aum, August 12, 2022
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    • 366 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2022

13. This Anti-Tracking Tool Checks If You’re Being Followed

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022
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    • 5,880 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2022

14. Smiling Dogs? Horses Made of Clouds? Captcha Has Gone Too Far

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022   

    • captcha
    • 0 comments
    • 488 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2022

15. A Linux Zero-Day Was Finally Patched After Half a Decade of Inaction With Help From Google

    By aum, August 11, 2022
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    • 306 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2022

16. What the Zola Hack Can Teach Us About Password Security

    By aum, August 11, 2022
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    • 401 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2022

17. This Mac hacker’s code is so good, corporations keep stealing it

    By aum, August 11, 2022
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    • 355 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2022

18. Cisco hit by cyberattack from hacker linked to Lapsus$ gang

    By aum, August 11, 2022
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    • 341 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2022

19. GitHub's new privacy policy sparks backlash over tracking cookies

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022   

    • github
    • tracking cookies
    • 0 comments
    • 522 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2022

20. Beware: Intel 10th, 11th, 12th Gen CPUs have ÆPIC flaw that does not need side channels

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022
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    • 339 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2022

21. Beware: Apple M1 and many AMD Ryzen chips found vulnerable to side-channel SQUIP attacks

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022
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    • 383 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2022

22. Kashmir University data breach: Hacker claims to have acquired data of one million students

    By aum, August 10, 2022
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    • 310 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 10, 2022

23. WhatsApp Announces More Upcoming Privacy Features

    By Karlston, August 10, 2022   

    • whatsapp
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 540 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 10, 2022

24. The differences between Windows account PINs and passwords

    By Karlston, August 8, 2022   

    • windows
    • pins
    • (and 1 more)

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      • windows
      • pins
      • passwords
    • 0 comments
    • 567 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 8, 2022

25. Your next Phishing email may come straight from PayPal

    By Karlston, August 8, 2022   

    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 593 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 8, 2022