Security & Privacy News

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1. 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
   • 1,391 views
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   • Added by Matrix
   • July 25, 2021

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

   By Karlston, October 18, 2021   

   • ransomware
   • revil
   • 0 comments
   • 1,664 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 18, 2021

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

   By Karlston, December 24, 2021
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   • 2,469 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 24, 2021

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

   By Karlston, January 20, 2022
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   • 1,296 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 20, 2022

5. Google fixes remote escalation of privileges bug on Android

   By Karlston, February 9, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,108 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 9, 2022

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

   By aum, March 15, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,200 views
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   • Added by aum
   • March 15, 2022

7. Microsoft Windows Security Updates April 2022 overview

   By Karlston, April 12, 2022   

   • patch tuesday
   • security updates
   • 0 comments
   • 1,893 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 12, 2022

8. New Nimbuspwn Linux vulnerability gives hackers root privileges

   By Karlston, April 27, 2022   

   • linux
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,999 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 27, 2022

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

   By Karlston, June 29, 2022   

   • routers
   • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,500 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 29, 2022

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

    By Karlston, August 18, 2022   

    • google
    • ddos
    • 0 comments
    • 1,051 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 18, 2022

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

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

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

    By alf9872000, December 3, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,235 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 3, 2022

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

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

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

    By alf9872000, February 26, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 1,264 views
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    • Comment by TheEmpathicEar
    • March 18, 2023

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

    By alf9872000, May 22, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,472 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 22, 2023

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

    By Karlston, July 5, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,245 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 5, 2023

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

    By aum, October 24, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,099 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 24, 2023

18. 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
    • 2,341 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 12, 2024

19. 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
    • 10,472 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 28, 2024

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

    By Karlston, June 26, 2024   

    • proton vpn
    • 0 comments
    • 1,059 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 26, 2024

21. Chrome’s Manifest V3, and its changes for ad blocking, are coming real soon

    By Karlston, August 5, 2024   

    • google chrome
    • manifest v3
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google chrome
      • manifest v3
      • ad blockers
    • 1 comment
    • 3,188 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • August 5, 2024

22. Microsoft clarifies it does not use your Office documents to train AI models

    By Karlston, November 27, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • 1 comment
    • 1,821 views
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    • Comment by Tzcon
    • November 27, 2024

23. Microsoft completes EU Data Boundary solution

    By Karlston, February 27, 2025   

    • microsoft
    • eu
    • 0 comments
    • 1,054 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 27, 2025

24. New Firefox privacy feature strips URLs of tracking parameters

    By Karlston, June 29, 2022   

    • mozilla firefox
    • tracking
    • 0 comments
    • 1,541 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 29, 2022

25. Beware: Tech support scammers are out to get you using Microsoft-branded USB drives

    By Karlston, August 18, 2022   

    • microsoft
    • scammers
    • 0 comments
    • 1,289 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 18, 2022