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

   By Karlston, August 16, 2022   

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

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

   By Karlston, August 16, 2022   

   • signal
   • 0 comments
   • 648 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 16, 2022

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

   By Karlston, August 15, 2022   

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

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

   By Karlston, August 14, 2022   

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

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

   By Karlston, August 13, 2022   

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

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

   By Karlston, August 13, 2022   

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

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

   By Karlston, August 13, 2022   

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

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

   By Karlston, August 12, 2022   

   • patch tuesday
   • grub
   • (and 1 more)

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

9. Microsoft blocks UEFI bootloaders enabling Windows Secure Boot bypass

   By Karlston, August 12, 2022   

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

10. 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
    • 558 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 12, 2022

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

    By aum, August 12, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 582 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2022

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

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 6,134 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2022

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

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022   

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

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

    By aum, August 11, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 520 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2022

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

    By aum, August 11, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 611 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2022

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

    By aum, August 11, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 549 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2022

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

    By aum, August 11, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 554 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 11, 2022

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

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022   

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

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

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 539 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2022

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

    By Karlston, August 11, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 587 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 11, 2022

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

    By aum, August 10, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 509 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 10, 2022

22. WhatsApp Announces More Upcoming Privacy Features

    By Karlston, August 10, 2022   

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

23. 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
    • 811 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 8, 2022

24. Your next Phishing email may come straight from PayPal

    By Karlston, August 8, 2022   

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

25. After Pushback, DuckDuckGo's Browser Will Block Microsoft Trackers

    By aum, August 8, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 812 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 8, 2022