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1. The rise of Moltbook suggests viral AI prompts may be the next big security threat

   By Karlston, February 3
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   • 407 views
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   • February 3

2. Notepad++ update feature hijacked by Chinese state hackers for months

   By Karlston, February 2   

   • notepad++
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   • 453 views
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   • February 2

3. Microsoft plans to bury its NTLM security relic after 30 years — replacing it with stronger Kerberos-based alternatives via future Windows client releases

   By Karlston, February 2   

   • microsoft
   • ntlm
   • 0 comments
   • 229 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 2

4. Your organization will soon be able to find out what extensions you have installed in Edge

   By Karlston, January 30   

   • microsoft edge
   • 1 comment
   • 282 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • January 30

5. Is Gmail’s New AI Watching You? What Gemini Really Does - and How to Turn It Off

   By Karlston, January 29
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   • 327 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 29

6. Meta has fixed the WhatsApp security bug discovered by Google

   By Karlston, January 29   

   • whatsapp
   • 0 comments
   • 254 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 29

7. Aisuru botnet sets new record with 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack

   By Karlston, January 29   

   • ddos
   • 0 comments
   • 318 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 29

8. YouTube’s latest error message is really an ad-blocker crackdown — blocking playback unless you go Premium or disable the extension

   By Karlston, January 28   

   • youtube
   • ad-blockers
   • 1 comment
   • 324 views
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   • Comment by andy2004
   • January 28

9. Microsoft reminds customers that they have complete control over their data

   By Karlston, January 28   

   • microsoft
   • privacy
   • 1 comment
   • 261 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • January 29

10. Microsoft secretly tracked a child's device with cookies in Austria, now it has four weeks to comply: "Tracking minors clearly isn't privacy-friendly."

    By Karlston, January 28   

    • microsoft
    • privacy
    • 1 comment
    • 260 views
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    • Comment by Tzcon
    • January 28

11. Samsung confirms 'Galaxy privacy layer' to stop shoulder surfing

    By Karlston, January 28   

    • samsung
    • 0 comments
    • 246 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 28

12. WinRAR path traversal flaw still exploited by numerous hackers

    By Karlston, January 28   

    • winrar
    • 1 comment
    • 411 views
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    • Comment by MrZeb
    • February 10

13. There’s a rash of scam spam coming from a real Microsoft address

    By Karlston, January 28   

    • microsoft
    • spam
    • 1 comment
    • 522 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • January 29

14. WhatsApp introduces "Strict Account Settings" to shield high-risk users from cyber attacks

    By Karlston, January 27   

    • whatsapp
    • 0 comments
    • 302 views
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    • January 27

15. Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month

    By Karlston, January 27   

    • pornhub
    • 0 comments
    • 228 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 27

16. "About any type of account imaginable" — 149 million usernames and passwords exposed, and it's way more than just Outlook, OnlyFans, and Gmail

    By Karlston, January 27
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    • 244 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 27

17. Have I Been Pwned: SoundCloud data breach impacts 29.8 million accounts

    By Karlston, January 27
    • 0 comments
    • 219 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 27

18. WhatsApp has a big security issue, and Google has exposed it

    By Karlston, January 27   

    • whatsapp
    • 0 comments
    • 332 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 27

19. Microsoft patches actively exploited Office zero-day vulnerability

    By Karlston, January 27   

    • microsoft office
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 345 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 27

20. Remove these malicious Chrome extensions now to protect your data

    By Karlston, January 26
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    • 276 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 26

21. FBI bypasses "impenetrable" encryption using BitLocker keys supplied by Microsoft

    By Karlston, January 24
    • 2 comments
    • 541 views
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    • Comment by dabourzannan
    • January 25

22. Get ready for the AI ad-pocalypse

    By Karlston, January 24
    • 0 comments
    • 333 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 24

23. Microsoft Confirms It Can Share Windows 11 BitLocker Keys With Law Enforcement

    By Karlston, January 24
    • 3 comments
    • 452 views
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    • Comment by BioHazard
    • January 25

24. Microsoft delays controversial location tracking feature in Teams

    By Karlston, January 23   

    • microsoft teams
    • location tracking
    • 1 comment
    • 314 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • January 25

25. Giving your healthcare info to a chatbot is, unsurprisingly, a terrible idea

    By Karlston, January 23
    • 0 comments
    • 318 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 23